jodilynclayton 's review for:

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

4.0

funny medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was an interesting mix of humor, travelogue, and Victorian sentiment. For this reason I had a hard time finishing the book despite its brevity. I did adore the humor! Jerome's gift with wit reminds me of Wodehouse. One of those books where I wanted to read the funny bits out loud to someone except it is so tied to what has gone on before, it is difficult to know where to begin (besides the fact, my family wouldn't really "get" what was funny). I wonder why 19th century books like this are overlooked and Tess of the Depressingville is shoved down one's throat. I guess great humor isn't as classic as terrible tragedy is. Either way a great read if you can overlook the lapses into romanticism.