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ianl1963's review against another edition
4.0
dated vocab. and situations, but spot on with respect to snobs. the resonance with today is striking.
rclyburn's review against another edition
3.0
I recommend if you like Three Men in a Boat. Pure satires are not for me; I like a little plot with my satire.
june_englit_phd's review against another edition
2.0
On being a huge fan of "vanity fair", I bought this in the hope that it would be another "can't put down", humorous book. I have to admit, I gave up half way through reading it, as I just didn't seem to "get it" at all. Sorry Thackeray, despite being a 19th century novels fan, I just wasn't keen on this one.
rupertowen's review against another edition
I am still working my way through this book. Thackeray wrote it as periodicals for a paper and so there isn't a narrative directly to follow which felt a bit arduous reading it "chapter" by chapter, I have been enjoying it although, Thackeray is deft with his wit and severe with his criticism of "snobs" although as he goes along he begins including himself as a "snob" which initially he denied outright earlier on in the novel. I will write a more comprehensive review when I complete it.
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