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funnyprettysexymac 's review for:
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh
This is easily one of the best books I’ve ever read - an ultimate favourite !
I’m not giving the book five stairs purely because I disagree with many of the running themes in the text (it is pretty racist), as it is definitely a reflection of its time. I would never want to excuse racism, but it is also unclear whether the racism comes from the character of Tony himself or Waugh. It is very important to read this text with an understanding of the idea of Waugh’s dystopia - never to excuse the racism but to somewhat explain it.
But I love the way Waugh writes. The story was incredible and I think biographical and background information really heightens my understanding of the text and made my experience so much better!
Would highly recommend, but big warning for racism - it runs though the entire text but the third part of the book is explicitly racist.
I’m not giving the book five stairs purely because I disagree with many of the running themes in the text (it is pretty racist), as it is definitely a reflection of its time. I would never want to excuse racism, but it is also unclear whether the racism comes from the character of Tony himself or Waugh. It is very important to read this text with an understanding of the idea of Waugh’s dystopia - never to excuse the racism but to somewhat explain it.
But I love the way Waugh writes. The story was incredible and I think biographical and background information really heightens my understanding of the text and made my experience so much better!
Would highly recommend, but big warning for racism - it runs though the entire text but the third part of the book is explicitly racist.