gmhmeredith 's review for:

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Some parts of this book are interestingly written but it's just far too long and convoluted. I would struggle to actually recount the story of this book, much less explain how it warranted 800 pages. I understand that it's of it's time but good lord the racism is horrendous. The author writes as if far beyond the people in the story and presents them with contemption but honestly seems just as contemptuous, by virtue of thinking his book warrants 800 bloody pages