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earwicker 's review for:
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
Much is made of the role of Roman Catholicism in this book, but to me it's more of a parody of the upper class. Effete and dandy Sebastian Flyte abandons his teddy bear for a gin bottle, his dour sister Julia sets about looking for a nice widower to marry and comes up with a witless Canadian businessman... the sheer vapidity of it all results in a spiritual implosion that begs for some kind of meaning to fill the void. Voila, religion! The tabernacle lamp still alight in the rubble at the end of the book is such a ham fisted symbol that it's almost a cliche. In the hands of a genius like Waugh (a comic genius, in my opinion) it's a glimmer that deserves close scrutiny.
Regardless, this is a great book. These characters truly jump off the page (which is remarkable, considering how little they actually do.) If you like the English language, you won't be disappointed.
Regardless, this is a great book. These characters truly jump off the page (which is remarkable, considering how little they actually do.) If you like the English language, you won't be disappointed.