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304 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141180908
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 05 July 2001
Description
With his distinctive dark wit, Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall is a masterful social satire sending up the social mores of 1920s England, edited with an introduction by David Bradshaw in Penguin Modern Classics. Expelled from Oxford for indecent b...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,203 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 66%
adventurous 21%
reflective 21%
dark 14%
relaxing 9%
challenging 5%
mysterious 5%
sad 5%
emotional 4%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 51% | A mix: 32% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 39% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, MisogynyModerate
Alcoholism, Child death, SexismMinor
Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts
304 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141180908
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 05 July 2001
Description
With his distinctive dark wit, Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall is a masterful social satire sending up the social mores of 1920s England, edited with an introduction by David Bradshaw in Penguin Modern Classics. Expelled from Oxford for indecent b...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,203 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 66%
adventurous 21%
reflective 21%
dark 14%
relaxing 9%
challenging 5%
mysterious 5%
sad 5%
emotional 4%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
tense 1%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 51% | A mix: 32% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 39% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 26%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, MisogynyModerate
Alcoholism, Child death, SexismMinor
Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts