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imzelfish 's review for:
National Velvet
by Enid Bagnold
Iconic, colourful, and hilarious.
I've read some reviews that say it's not funny, and I couldn't disagree more. But I think perhaps the old-fashioned British sarcasm is lost on some readers, if they're not familiar with the style.
The language, particularly the dialogue, is a little tricky to begin with but once I got used to it, it was easy to read. I tried to read it as a child but couldn't make sense of it - I think it's probably more for the older reader, despite being about a child.
Only loses one star for not following Velvet through the race! I wanted to experience it with her!
I've read some reviews that say it's not funny, and I couldn't disagree more. But I think perhaps the old-fashioned British sarcasm is lost on some readers, if they're not familiar with the style.
The language, particularly the dialogue, is a little tricky to begin with but once I got used to it, it was easy to read. I tried to read it as a child but couldn't make sense of it - I think it's probably more for the older reader, despite being about a child.
Only loses one star for not following Velvet through the race! I wanted to experience it with her!