The Old Devils
by Kingsley Amis
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Read in August, 2007
Good. Smart, exceptional dry wit and sarcasm. For a comedy, a bit tragic, but even some of the tragedy is a bit funny. My hesitation with giving it a higher rating is that I didn't get all of the Welsh references, so I fear I missed even more funniness.
I really appreciate when an author parallels or mirrors the beginning and the end of a novel, or ends things the way they began. It gives the novel a sense of completion, even if there isn't a proper ending to the book. Amis deployed tha...more
I really appreciate when an author parallels or mirrors the beginning and the end of a novel, or ends things the way they began. It gives the novel a sense of completion, even if there isn't a proper ending to the book. Amis deployed tha...more
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Read in January, 2004
Simply delightful [also realistic] glimpse into lives of group of retired friends in Wales and England. Their trials and tribulations, underlying anxieties and jealousies.
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Disliked the characters. I think I was supposed to. It worked too well.
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