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A review by bannedfrombookclub
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
So this book sat on my shelf for such a long time, but I'd always thought it was going to be a bit of a stuffy slog so there was always other things to read. Then, while trawling reviews for one of one of my favourite books, The Secret History, someone said they'd already read this book and it was called Brideshead Revisited.
So I found it on audiobook - the one by Jeremy Irons (incredible choice) and I think that guy in the comments was right but he didn't have to be mean about it. Brideshead Revisited is like a proto-ancestor for the Dark Academia genre.
✅️ starts from a flash-forward, memory centred story telling
✅️ exclusive academic setting (at first)
✅️ misuse of substances
✅️ financially rich but emotionally poor characters
✅️ general sense of doom
✅️ gay
✅️ every single character is kind of a horrible person.
Really enjoyed the book.
So I found it on audiobook - the one by Jeremy Irons (incredible choice) and I think that guy in the comments was right but he didn't have to be mean about it. Brideshead Revisited is like a proto-ancestor for the Dark Academia genre.
✅️ starts from a flash-forward, memory centred story telling
✅️ exclusive academic setting (at first)
✅️ misuse of substances
✅️ financially rich but emotionally poor characters
✅️ general sense of doom
✅️ gay
✅️ every single character is kind of a horrible person.
Really enjoyed the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism