A review by mcsangel2
A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh

4.0

This is kind of an odd novel. The first three quarters is what Waugh did best: glimpses into the lives of the aristocracy in the days of country house parties, hunts, and entertaining in London. I ate it up. Enjoyed it much more than I did "Brideshead Revisted", even though I kept thinking how despicable the characters were.

Then in the last quarter of the book....the story really kind of goes off the rails. I swear Waugh got bored and decided to write the most ridiculous ending he could think of, to see if his editors would still go for it. Okay then.