nika87 's review for:

A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh

4.0

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At first I was so sure that it would be a funny silly book with some adultery in it, through the half of the book, I realized that I couldn’t be more wrong. After killing John off, I got really mad at the book but still continued reading to finish and see what happens. I was real surprised all right, I like the writing, and the author has a way of showing humour, I still laugh at it 2023. As one would say, he’s a real funny chap. However! I felt that sometimes these reactions felt so lukewarm that it was real hard to feel anything with the characters. I don’t if it’s just my anger with killing John Andrews off but I really felt that emotions were focused on rather less and more about the actions and the bigger picture which I suppose is fine for some as a preference but it made me feel like it diminished the writing. Other than it was fine, a little depressing, hated the ending but it was good. I liked his writing and humour.