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Sara
Aug 19, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: kindle-purchase, humor
I have been planning to read this for some time, and had it on my Kindle from a “deal” a few years back--so, when the Classics group chose it, I decided the time was right. I find it so hard to write a review about a book that does nothing for me. I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it--it is just floating around in la-la land for me.

It is meant to be a farce, a parody of society, but it misses the mark for me and just comes off as a bit silly and unrealistic (so the thing that makes it what it is ...more
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Maria
Feb 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Reread this book exactly 10 years after reading it for the first time and somehow I loved it even more! The first time I really REALLY liked it but this time around I loved it! It is so freakishly well done and it ACTUALLY MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD IN REAL LIFE. I loved the dramatic satirical bits. They were so over the top that it added to the fun of the book. Our young protagonist Flora Poste is a character we can all learn a lot from, I for one definitely take inspiration from her assertiveness ...more
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Elanna
Dec 24, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: checked, library, humour-satire, england, novels, favourites, classics, 1001-libri
Hilarious. This novel gives D.H.Lawrence what he deserves: advice about hygiene and a good laugh.
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Grace
Dec 24, 2022 added it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mccrum-s-100-greatest, 2020-print-books
#57 in my chronological read of McCrums 100 greatest.
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Laura (Reading is a Doing Word)
Aug 02, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics-trad-and-modern
Charming and chuckle inducing!
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Zsa Zsa
Sep 24, 2011 rated it really liked it
Samantha
Dec 17, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jenn
Jan 21, 2013 marked it as 1001-books-to-read-list
Shelves: available-at-marshall-library
Perlie
Feb 17, 2013 rated it liked it
Anna
Apr 13, 2014 rated it it was ok
Carol
May 27, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: best, humor
Rita
Nov 19, 2014 marked it as to-read
Karawan
Sep 25, 2015 marked it as to-read
Roxy
Oct 29, 2016 marked it as to-read
John
Apr 19, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Heather
Dec 16, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2017-reading
Ashlee
Apr 03, 2018 marked it as to-read
Toni
Aug 15, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own-paperback
Megan Parrott
Dec 27, 2018 marked it as to-read
Rachel
Mar 23, 2020 marked it as to-read
Heather
Aug 17, 2020 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction, classics, world-books, audio
Janet
Nov 20, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Sharranya
Oct 13, 2020 marked it as to-read
Jill
Feb 12, 2021 marked it as to-read
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