A review by lulotteum
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh

dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

so actually brideshead revisited is my favorite book ever. and one of my goals is to read a bunch of other books written by evelyn waugh.
actually i didn‘t enjoy reading this particular book. i know about irony and humor and all other things that are related to his other works. but this was too much. (thankfully) dark humor isn‘t my thing.
and one of the last lines where a dead woman is being compared to a dead dog… shit i know that it shows the stupidity of the main character but actually TF.

i‘ve read vile bodies and liked it way more. so it‘s not about the style. it‘s about the plot.

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