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elliep22 's review for:
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This feels like an achievement. What a journey!!
The variety of mostly unlikeable characters was intriguing and the ending fairly satisfying.
These were some of my favourite commentary quotes.
"At any rate, never have any feelings which may make you uncomfortable, or make any promises which you cannot at any required moment command and withdraw. That is the way to get on , and be respected, and have a virtuous character in Vanity Fair."
"It is the pretty face which creates sympathy in the hearts of men , those wicked rogues. A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her if she has a plain face."
"You poor little earthenware pipkin, you want to swim down the stream along with the great copper kettles. All women are alike. Everybody is striving for what is not worth the having."
"As they say the persons who hate Irishmen most are Irishmen, so, assuredly, the greatest tyrants over women are women."
"That must be a strange feeling when a day of our life comes, and we say, "tomorrow, success or failure won't matter much; and the sun will rise, and all the myriads of mankind go to their work or their pleasure as usual, but I shall be out of the turmoil."
The variety of mostly unlikeable characters was intriguing and the ending fairly satisfying.
These were some of my favourite commentary quotes.
"At any rate, never have any feelings which may make you uncomfortable, or make any promises which you cannot at any required moment command and withdraw. That is the way to get on , and be respected, and have a virtuous character in Vanity Fair."
"It is the pretty face which creates sympathy in the hearts of men , those wicked rogues. A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her if she has a plain face."
"You poor little earthenware pipkin, you want to swim down the stream along with the great copper kettles. All women are alike. Everybody is striving for what is not worth the having."
"As they say the persons who hate Irishmen most are Irishmen, so, assuredly, the greatest tyrants over women are women."
"That must be a strange feeling when a day of our life comes, and we say, "tomorrow, success or failure won't matter much; and the sun will rise, and all the myriads of mankind go to their work or their pleasure as usual, but I shall be out of the turmoil."