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Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
I highly recommend reading the abridged version of Vanity Fair. There is way too much unnecessary information in this book. It took me six weeks to read this book because there was so much to sift through in order to get to the actual story. I read it during my breaks at work because it had no appeal to me, so I just could not get into it enough to read at home. I find that classics are very hit and miss and this was definitely a miss. Honestly, I don't even see the historical value in this book. I am glad that I am done it, but I strongly suggest not reading this if you do not have to. It does not have worth today.
I did not like Becky Sharp. I found that all she did was use people for her own benefit and showed no remorse. It was easy not to like her. Amelia, although timid, at least holds her own. She stays true to herself and absolutely dotes on her little boy. Jos is just such a lazy bafoon. I did not care what happened to him. I felt really bad for Dobbin, who seemed to get treated pretty poorly by everyone in the story. I wish he could have experienced more happiness. I'm glad George left the book when he did because I was beginning to really not like him. It is easy to see why this book is called Vanity Fair. Thackeray does a great job of creating very vain characters for his Fair.
I found the overall story fell flat. The conclusion seemed rushed and slapped together. Like, Thackeray needed to end the book and bam! it was now done. I'm not sure exactly which message he wanted to send to his readers because of his constant ranting and lack of conclusion.
Yes, Thackeray rants, a lot! He is constantly going on about the characters, the setting, the world, life, and talking to the reader. He keeps saying what the reader wants, what they don't want, etc. Dude, just leave me out of it and write a story!
I did not like Becky Sharp. I found that all she did was use people for her own benefit and showed no remorse. It was easy not to like her. Amelia, although timid, at least holds her own. She stays true to herself and absolutely dotes on her little boy. Jos is just such a lazy bafoon. I did not care what happened to him. I felt really bad for Dobbin, who seemed to get treated pretty poorly by everyone in the story. I wish he could have experienced more happiness. I'm glad George left the book when he did because I was beginning to really not like him. It is easy to see why this book is called Vanity Fair. Thackeray does a great job of creating very vain characters for his Fair.
I found the overall story fell flat. The conclusion seemed rushed and slapped together. Like, Thackeray needed to end the book and bam! it was now done. I'm not sure exactly which message he wanted to send to his readers because of his constant ranting and lack of conclusion.
Yes, Thackeray rants, a lot! He is constantly going on about the characters, the setting, the world, life, and talking to the reader. He keeps saying what the reader wants, what they don't want, etc. Dude, just leave me out of it and write a story!