Sara's review
Lucky Jim (Penguin Classics)
by Kingsley Amis
Sara's review
Lucky Jim (Penguin Classics) by Kingsley Amis
Sara's review
rating:
I found myself going back and forth on this book. It's certainly funny in a 30's-screwball kinda way. And I can relate to wanting to make faces over the ridiculous intellectual posturing that goes on at college (and I go to state school!). But Dixon's just such an unapologetic sexist! I realize this was "more acceptable" or whatever in the 50's but the characterization of Margaret and many of the university wives, and even many times Christine, was so condescending, it was difficult to get past. I also wish I could have read this understanding a bit more about life in post-war Britain when the country was rebuilding and what prompted Amis to write this satire in this first place. I found the book an enjoyable read but hardly a monumental one. And at least I got to check off another from Time's Top 100 list. Not that I care about that hogwash ...
