A review by sungmemoonstruck
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

 I last read this sprawling social satire in high school and really enjoyed revisiting it. Thackeray takes on a wide swathe of society and history, from the petty machinations of a baronet’s family to the Napoleonic Wars to the glittering heights of London high society, and expertly skewers it. Unsurprisingly for such a long book, there’s parts where the narrative slows down but I mostly found it to be an absorbing and pleasingly dense read. I’m also a Becky Sharp apologist for life. I love a cunning, scheming heroine and seeing Becky try to maneuver her way through the layers of English society was so engrossing.