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A review by kmlanahan
Snobs by Julian Fellowes
3.0
This is a short book (5 cds, maybe, with an extra cd of and interview with the author). It is a comedy of manners, a story of social climbing, preservation of the aristocracy, and steadfastness.
I appreciated the way the author (who reads the book) helped explain the class structure in England and how it worked. The novel (or novella, not quite sure) doesn't moralize, it just presents the system, and shows the struggle to break into it (by non-peers) and the struggle to keep it.
The story itself is a simple one of marriage, dissolution, and reconciliation. The interesting parts for me were the explanation of how class worked, and how difficult it can be in one's heart to make the leap.
It's not a great book, but it is entertaining, and especially if you think you'd be a good aristocrat, worth reading or listening to.
I appreciated the way the author (who reads the book) helped explain the class structure in England and how it worked. The novel (or novella, not quite sure) doesn't moralize, it just presents the system, and shows the struggle to break into it (by non-peers) and the struggle to keep it.
The story itself is a simple one of marriage, dissolution, and reconciliation. The interesting parts for me were the explanation of how class worked, and how difficult it can be in one's heart to make the leap.
It's not a great book, but it is entertaining, and especially if you think you'd be a good aristocrat, worth reading or listening to.