Reviews

Christmas Pudding by Nancy Mitford

isoney's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

staticdisplay's review against another edition

3.0

this story has a bit of a laugh at British aristocracy, whose lives are portrayed as vapid and lived with High Drama when none was needed at all. almost nothing happens. the writing is fairly effective in conveying character, often through dialogue, and it's quite silly at times. I was reading entirely for the Christmas elements (although I do plan to read more of Nancy Mitford's writing), and there were some brief moments of Christmas detail (presented with the same flippant and somewhat cynical appraisal as everything else). minus some points for derogatory language about groups of people.

hazelnuss's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

jaiden_gray_'s review against another edition

funny fast-paced

4.0

mg_ocio's review against another edition

5.0

51/2022 Seguimos con el plan de leer a las Mitford en 2022 y llegamos a esta novela coral, ambientada en una casa en el campo, alrededor de la cual se juntan más de una docena de personajes, cada uno con sus particularidades y deseos: la señora interesada en la caza, la debutante que odia la temporada, los parientes pobres, la prima enamoradiza, el sinvergüenza arribista…

Hay de todo y está todo bien y además dice una expresión que voy a hacer mía al referirse a un señor que pretende con mucha pasión a una señora “me aburre hasta el coma”

Aquí Nancy Mitford se ríe de todos y es fabulosa. Me lo he pasado fenomenal.

lostingothicmusic's review against another edition

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

3.0

rusty37's review

funny lighthearted

3.5

sea_bream's review against another edition

3.5

Lecture distrayante (parfois déroutante, mais je blâme mon absence de familiarité avec ce type de livres) qui propose toute une galerie de personnages un peu grotesques dont l'autrice n'a de cesse de tourner en dérision en usant d'un humour tout anglais. Pas vraiment d'intrigue, mais ça se lit bien.

louise_cardani's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

itziars's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Me ha gustado cómo esta escrito, la escritora me ha parecido muy graciosa y quiero leer más libros suyos. Pero el libro en sí me ha parecido aburrido, no tenia una historia muy potente y no me ha envanchado nada.