2.85k reviews for:

Brideshead Revisited

Evelyn Waugh

3.87 AVERAGE

plile's review against another edition

3.25

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jennmaries98's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

berkleyshane's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

airinefferin's review against another edition

5.0

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This might be one of my favorite classic read!

klabe15's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sbudz's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

purcellain's review against another edition

4.25

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wildly different from his other books. Waugh at his best - or perhaps just at his most nostalgic? Reading this in 2025 feels strangely prophetic, in any case.

nerdclaire1's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I think I ruined this for myself by leaving it behind for a week as the flow was interrupted and I just did not enjoy the remainder of it much. 

jenrefiction's review against another edition

4.5

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

catfactory's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes