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Brideshead Revisited

Evelyn Waugh

Start date: April 1, 2013

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Oct 22, 2007 Gail rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2009, classic-british, old-favorite

An outstanding book about the Flytes and their friends, this book was very moving. One becomes impatient with many of the characters, but one is nevertheless swept along in the irresisitable swell of destruction that overtakes them. Parts are laugh-out-loud comical, as expected from Waugh, but overall this is a deeply pathetic book. Good to read and re-read. I've seen that some reviewers here think that the homosexual theme is hidden; gee, I thouhgt it sort of screamed, "Hey! Look here! We're al ...more

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Jun 27, 2008 Kelly rated it did not like it

Requried reading for morality during junior year of HS. Really did NOT enjoy it at all, but I can't remember why. It was one of Mr. Costa's favorite reads, and I remember him asking me why I didn't like it, and not really being able to pinpoint exactly why that was. Can't remember much about the plot - probably because I didn't want to. ...more

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Apr 13, 2013 Ann D rated it really liked it

Interesting story about the doomed Catholic Flyte family. Loved Waugh's wit. Not sure what to make of a rather unfavorable view of Catholicism by a devout Catholic writer. ...more

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Oct 12, 2008 Ricki rated it liked it

reread this for my in person Book club. Less appealing than the telly series of old, certainly doesn't make me want to go and see the film. I found it mannered,lacking continuity as it abruptly bounced location or time and somewhat trite. However, I was interested to note that he converted to Catholicism in 1930, wrote this in 1945 and yet although I believe he was supposed to be a devout Catholic and conservative. In my humble opinion, the picture that he painted of the Catholic beliefs and soc ...more

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Mar 16, 2013 Kenneth P. rated it liked it

I spent my childhood listening to Catholics talk about being Catholic. It's just as annoying in literature as it is in life.

What's more, I found the ending to this book heavy-handed to the point of being laughable. ...more

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Oct 31, 2007 Monica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: saw-the-movie

Here's a case where the series was so terrific you couldn't help but want to extend the pleasurable experience and read the book. Then many years after the series aired I watched the whole shebang again. Interesting to learn that the character is based on Sir Harold Acton whom I was introduced to by his book "The Villas of Tuscany". Not so sure that's a good thing but it is an enjoyable story just the same. ...more

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