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"I've spent enough of my life in this play," Thackery writes through the voice of a character, about halfway through this novel. And therein lies the rub as the jokes/events are too oft repeated. One of them appears in what seems like dozens of variations: A woman loves her husband best in public.
Or, A Man loves his wife best when other men look at her. Two good jokes, over and over, does not make a novel great. Best scene: Becky graduates and throws her graduation gift from the school out the ...more
Or, A Man loves his wife best when other men look at her. Two good jokes, over and over, does not make a novel great. Best scene: Becky graduates and throws her graduation gift from the school out the ...more
May 18, 2019
Pamela
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Despite discovering some great modern books recently, my heart belongs to those friends of my youth, the chunky 19th century novels. So it was both a joyful and a comforting experience to read this long deferred classic of Thackeray's.
The romance of Amelia and George, the devotion of William Dobbin, the tragi-comic figure of Jos Sedley, the scheming cynicism and greed of Becky Sharp - these were all brilliantly conveyed. The satire is not dated, because greed, snobbery and romance all exist in e ...more
The romance of Amelia and George, the devotion of William Dobbin, the tragi-comic figure of Jos Sedley, the scheming cynicism and greed of Becky Sharp - these were all brilliantly conveyed. The satire is not dated, because greed, snobbery and romance all exist in e ...more
Jul 27, 2017
Ashley Jacobson
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Sep 07, 2020
Criss
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Feb 13, 2021
Bowler
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Oct 05, 2021
Francis
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