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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can see this book being studied in a literature class as a brilliantly written satire. But it is not the book I should have read when I was depressed. The one character who had any life in him died. I just found it sad. And the ending chilling.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't like this nearly as much as Decline and Fall, but it was still a good read. The bit at the end where Tom randomly runs off to Brazil was hell of annoying, but I did like the twist of the Dickens-obsessed hermit and the overall darkness of the ending.
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the first novel that I've read by Evelyn Waugh and I must say I appreciate his wit and sense of humor. He likes to poke fun at the Brit upper-class, almost maliciously so, but it sure makes for damn good reading.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fun but disappointing
3.5 stars
Brenda and Tony are a British couple with a decent amount of wealth. Oh, and they have a young son. A young son, that Brenda feels fine leaving at home while she scoots into London to galavant and socialize. While in London, she starts keeping the company of another gentleman who seems not that into her but still agrees to spend time with her.
This book had a certain dry humor to it. I don't believe that we were meant to like any of the characters. I read it more as a commentary of certain wealthy Brits of the time.
Brenda and Tony are a British couple with a decent amount of wealth. Oh, and they have a young son. A young son, that Brenda feels fine leaving at home while she scoots into London to galavant and socialize. While in London, she starts keeping the company of another gentleman who seems not that into her but still agrees to spend time with her.
This book had a certain dry humor to it. I don't believe that we were meant to like any of the characters. I read it more as a commentary of certain wealthy Brits of the time.
adventurous
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes