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Pia
Jul 28, 2014 rated it did not like it
I chose to read this book as it was recommended to me by multiple sources, and most of the other recommendations by these sources I had enjoyed. So only naturally I thought to give this book a chance. But immediately after a 100 pages in I truly regretted picking this book up!! This book is one of the most boring books I have ever had to read! The author has sentences that seem more like paragraphs, and babbles off topic multiple times. Or over writes about a specific topic, which may be even wo ...more
Enobong
May 24, 2014 rated it liked it
Overall I enjoyed it but it was much too long-winded at parts. I have to admit to skim read most of the last third of the book. I understand the satire, I get the vanities but does that mean every character must end up deplorable? I dunno. I would have liked it more if it was 200 pages shorter
Nastya
Feb 05, 2014 marked it as to-read
Jaimee Miles
Mar 22, 2014 marked it as if-i-was-a-better-person
Jenna Isaacson
Mar 28, 2014 rated it liked it
Geraldine Whyte
Jul 26, 2014 marked it as to-read
Kayla Slaughter
Aug 08, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Scott A
Sep 27, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: bbc-top-100
Swati
Oct 26, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Julian
Nov 16, 2014 added it
Shelves: classics
samantha
Dec 26, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Gillian Turner
Sep 19, 2018 rated it really liked it
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