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jeffw 's review for:
Changing Places
by David Lodge
[b:Changing Places|69933|Changing Places|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1390253085s/69933.jpg|1055072] by [a:David Lodge|6570|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1289704088p2/6570.jpg] is a funny and at times a cleverly written academic fiction.
I have a rather high threshold for comedy and this book made me laugh out loud numerous times. The humor is dry, clever, sometimes subtle, and sometimes self-deprecating.
Some of the later chapters, Lodge wrote in different styles. There is a epistolic chapter, one made of newspaper clippings, and the last chapter is written as a one act play. For me, the newspaper clippings were annoying, but the other styles worked well.
Maybe because of the last chapter, the whole story put me in mind of a Neil Simon-like play.
Very much recommended. I will definitely be reading [b:Small World|69930|Small World|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1372769311s/69930.jpg|3359979], the next in the series soon.
I have a rather high threshold for comedy and this book made me laugh out loud numerous times. The humor is dry, clever, sometimes subtle, and sometimes self-deprecating.
Some of the later chapters, Lodge wrote in different styles. There is a epistolic chapter, one made of newspaper clippings, and the last chapter is written as a one act play. For me, the newspaper clippings were annoying, but the other styles worked well.
Maybe because of the last chapter, the whole story put me in mind of a Neil Simon-like play.
Very much recommended. I will definitely be reading [b:Small World|69930|Small World|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1372769311s/69930.jpg|3359979], the next in the series soon.