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I loved this book. Flora Poste is now one of my favorite literary characters. She talks like a P.G. Wodehouse character, but has a deep empathy and understanding for the people in her life. And the inhabitants of Cold Comfort Farm, Flora's distant relatives, need all the care she can provide. This novel has a crazy cast of characters (somewhat summarized by the cartoonish cover), of whom my favorite is probably Aunt Ada Doom, who once saw something nasty in the woodshed.
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A pleasant little romp in the English countryside. I think I missed a lot of the jokes because I don't read enough of the Thomas Hardy novels Cold Comfort Farm seeks to lampoon.
Bonus "what the heck was that??" moments (per Wikipedia):
The story was set in the future. Although the book was published in 1932, the setting is an unspecified near future, some time after 1946 since an "Anglo-Nicaraguan War" of that year is alluded to in the experiences of some characters. The book contains technologic ...more
Bonus "what the heck was that??" moments (per Wikipedia):
The story was set in the future. Although the book was published in 1932, the setting is an unspecified near future, some time after 1946 since an "Anglo-Nicaraguan War" of that year is alluded to in the experiences of some characters. The book contains technologic ...more
I would give this one million stars if I could.
excellent, sparkling satire.
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