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amybethharrison 's review for:
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
I enjoyed this book in the reading. The language is just gorgeous, and much of the conflict between the main character and his lover seems to be as much about the conflict between older and newer versions of England emerging and disappearing around WWII as the love affair. However, after discussing it in book club, I realized just how self-focused the main character is--it's all about his search to be a part of this family either as friend or lover to the detriment of even his own children. In this need, Charles seems to be in love with the style of life, house, living and people as much as any one person. Later I wasn't sure if the book was more about infatuation than love. The pressures of religion cut close to home for me; I found the end particularly devastating.