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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Marie Benedict’s books. Her writing is intelligent and well researched. I was excited to receive a copy of THE MITFORD AFFAIR for review. Right from the start, I could see that this novel on the Mitford family was well researched, unfortunately this is where my compliments stop. I found this book to be slow and boring at times. I kept waiting for something of substance to happen. The characters were not as captivating as in her other books. I am not a fan of self-centered, and delusional characters and there were a lot in this book. And it did not stop there, this family had way too many odd nicknames that had nothing to do with the actual name of the characters. This made it hard to keep track of them all. This love affair with fascism and Hitler was unsettling and tempted me to stop reading many times. From what I have seen on Goodreads, many people enjoyed this book so don’t let my review stop you from getting a copy if you are curious about the Mitford family and their involvement with the up-and-coming factions before WWII.
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I’m a big fan of Benedict, and this book is typical of her. I’m not new to the Mitford stories, but I did like the focus on the three extreme sisters and knew going into the book that Nancy would be our heroine. There were some typos that indicate a rushed publication, as I know this was a highly anticipated release, but I think this is a fault of her editors. I will continue to follow Benedict and look forward to learning more about history’s unsung female leads to which we owe so much.
I had never heard of the Mitford sisters before reading this book, so it was a fascinating read!
Decent historical fiction about the Mitford sisters. I didn't really know anything about them or their connection to WWII and Hilter. Could have been a bit shorter as it bogged down in parts.
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting IRL people and chewy ethical dilemmas give the book good bones. The novel wanders back and forth between fiction, imaginative recreation and biography in a way that can be disconcerting but remains an interesting read.
I found Nancy's first person POV a bit off even though the overall depiction seems very consistent with what I've read of an by Nancy née Mitford. It's possible that having read Nancy's novels, I'm unconsciously expecting her writing here as well. The attempts to get at Diana and Unity's thinking are interesting if (unsurprisingly) often unpleasant to read.
I found Nancy's first person POV a bit off even though the overall depiction seems very consistent with what I've read of an by Nancy née Mitford. It's possible that having read Nancy's novels, I'm unconsciously expecting her writing here as well. The attempts to get at Diana and Unity's thinking are interesting if (unsurprisingly) often unpleasant to read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War