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Wealhtheow
Oct 15, 2007 rated it did not like it
Shelves: historical
Waugh once again turns his piercing eye toward high society...and once again creates a thouroughly unlikeable novel. Every single character is either completely cruel and selfish or an absolute idiot; both types are utterly unrealistically written. After Waugh killed off a small child just to demonstrate Brenda's unfeeling nature, I lost all patience with the book. Waugh mistakes unmitigated vitriol for a discerning eye, and lacks empathy for any of his characters. ...more
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Mir
Jul 05, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: realism
Oh. I guess Julian Fellowes read this. ...more
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Rachel
Feb 10, 2010 rated it really liked it
Much funnier than Brideshead Revisited, but at the same time tragic - a tragicomedy, if you will. Think Anna Karenina from a satirist.
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Elizabeth
Feb 09, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
It was GREAT! DOUBLE GREAT!
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Jeff
May 11, 2007 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kay
Jun 29, 2007 rated it really liked it
Juniar
Aug 28, 2007 rated it it was ok
Shelves: novel
J. Trott
Oct 13, 2007 rated it really liked it
Bette
Mar 12, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: british
Kunal
Sep 20, 2009 rated it really liked it
Zack
Oct 08, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: boxall-1001
Kathe
Jan 26, 2010 rated it liked it
Sharon
Jun 23, 2010 marked it as b-list
Jane-Rebecca
Jul 14, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: books-read-in-2009
Terri FL
Sep 20, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own
Holly
Apr 28, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: classics
Nanci Svensson
Aug 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
Dorothy
Jun 12, 2014 rated it liked it
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Jul 02, 2015 rated it liked it
Emily
Sep 10, 2015 marked it as to-read
Martine
Nov 01, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: calibre
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