A review by angelayoung
Conference At Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

1.0

I don't intend to write much about books I haven't liked because it's churlish. Every book takes an aeon to plan and to write and to make all the decisions that must be made for it: the effort that goes into the writing of a book should be praised to the skies and if a reader doesn't like the subject matter or style then she should quietly move on and find the next book whose subject matter and style she does like. After all this isn't a professional review forum and I'd rather use it to write about the books I've loved and spread the word about why I've loved them. But I'm writing about this one (which I did not love) because I didn't get it and I'm hoping that perhaps someone can tell me why I didn't? I read it in a book group some time ago - I even suggested it because I'd never read it (not, I realise, a good reason for suggesting a book to a book group) and most - I think all in the group except me - thought it hilarious. But I didn't laugh once. I didn't even smile. What's wrong with me?