Reviews

Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe

khoystoboy's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Extremely enjoyable and very clever. I found myself sympathising significantly more with Dundridge than with Blott throughout the narrative so the ending was slightly discontenting for me. Nonetheless I thought Sharpe lived up to his reputation and I was itching to find out where all these theatrical characters would end up. Anyone who likes a farce needs to read Tom Sharpe.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Animal death, Infidelity, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Torture

old_crockern's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

chaoticbookgremlin's review

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? No

4.0

bearforester's review

4.0

A funny book. There's not much substance to it, but it's funny and entertaining. 3.5 stars.

celiaedf12's review

3.0

Sharpe gets compared to Wodehouse on the back of my copy of this novel - nothing like as subtle and witty, of course, but I suppose Wodehouse gets hauled out as a comparison for any British writer of satirical comedy. Blott on the Landscape is a decidedly crude, un-subtle but still very funny book about Lady Maude, her gardener Blott and philandering husband (on whom she takes a particularly vicious revenge later in the book). There's also plans for a motorway to be built through Lady Maude's house, and it is on this that the plot rests. Explosions, drunken plots, a little S&M and lions ensue. It's just as crazy as it sounds.

shane's review

5.0

I really enjoyed this. I've read a couple of the Wilt novels before now but never did get round to reading this. I didn't even see the t.v. series either, so I came to it with a clear view as it were. I wasn't disappointed. There are a lot of novels that inspire reviews along the lines of 'laugh out loud' and so on but rarely do they actually deliver, but this one does. The characters are wonderfully English, even though one of them isn't, and simply draw you into their lives with such ease.

I really enjoyed this and look forward to continuing this journey through the world and imaginings of Tom Sharpe. Very enjoyable, and very funny.