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Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp

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tinaha083's review against another edition

5.0

This book was delightful. It was funny and poignant in spots. I’ve never read anything set in the interwar years (I’m referring to fiction. I’ve read several mysteries set/written then but the point of those was to solve a crime, not to give a portrait of a moment in time.) I don’t generally find that time period to be interesting, particular because it focuses so much of war. And while war looms on the horizon here, it’s not dreary or depressing. It’s almost a snapshot, especially because it was written at a time when WWII was going on, and was meant to be something that captured the time period just before. The characters are all wonderful. Cluny is hilarious and very likable, and her interactions felt normal to me. I’d highly recommend this to any lover of modern classics, or the interwar period.

supertenn115's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

korin_catbyte's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

1.0

It's not that I didn't like this book it's just like why Cluny why

siguirimama's review

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

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4.0

Hey, das war wirklich nett! So ein bissle "Downton Abbey" trifft Harold Fry... Naja, ok, das muss ich wohl etwas detaillierter erklären: Die Story spielt im England der 1930ger Jahre, kurz vor Ausbruch des 2ten Weltkriegs. Es kommt ein Landsitz in Devon darin vor, seltsam verschrobene Charaktere und insgesamt ist es eine richtig nette, runde Geschichte. Hat mir echt gut gefallen, ein sehr schönes "Zwischendurchbuch". Jetzt muss ich direkt mal gucken, ob es von der Autorin (die wohl schon verstorben ist) noch mehr zu lesen gibt.