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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
Window into attitudes and lives of a distant past. Easy to read, easy to forget.
3,5/5
Nancy Mitford es lo mío.
Me he divertido mucho con este librito sobre un grupo de variopintos personajes que van a pasar la Navidad a la mansión de Lady Bobbin, una aristócrata más bien insoportable.
Aunque al principio me costó un poquito concentrarme en la historia y personajes, de la mitad al final no podía parar. Me encanta la reflexión constante que hace del matrimonio, ¿Casarse por amor? La peor de las ideas, ¿Por dinero? Solo si el tipo es un millonario.
Nancy Mitford es lo mío.
Me he divertido mucho con este librito sobre un grupo de variopintos personajes que van a pasar la Navidad a la mansión de Lady Bobbin, una aristócrata más bien insoportable.
Aunque al principio me costó un poquito concentrarme en la historia y personajes, de la mitad al final no podía parar. Me encanta la reflexión constante que hace del matrimonio, ¿Casarse por amor? La peor de las ideas, ¿Por dinero? Solo si el tipo es un millonario.
So so funny - the characters were all ridiculous and the majority just living purely for leisure, and seeing them all come together for a few weeks caused inevitable chaos
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Although this book is about a bunch of appalling upper class people being appalling and upper class, they're not irredeemably awful making this book much more readable. There's little plot to speak of which is a shame as there was scope for one (the illicit accessing of Lady Maria's diaries) but you do get swept up in the misadventures of the characters, of which there are plenty. There's also a lot of humour, some of it very dark which I don't think would fly these days but which isn't too obscure for a modern audience. (Content warning - there's also use of the n-word at one point.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcohol
This book was wonderfully mad. I'm really glad I stumbled upon this in waterstones and now I want to read all of Nancy Mitford's books.
A funny look on the upper classes in the 30s where they're all pretty delusional about their place in the world and yet no one minds.
The first chapter had me laughing out loud and carried me through the book. I'm sure she had a lot of fun reading this.
A very little read which has cheered up my Christmas no end. I usually avoid older books but this has given me courage to be more bold with what I read.
A funny look on the upper classes in the 30s where they're all pretty delusional about their place in the world and yet no one minds.
The first chapter had me laughing out loud and carried me through the book. I'm sure she had a lot of fun reading this.
A very little read which has cheered up my Christmas no end. I usually avoid older books but this has given me courage to be more bold with what I read.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No