bookeboy's review
5.0
Love this. Read it non-stop. To write entirely from an unsympathetic point of view, highlighting the good in others through negatives alone, without once breaking character and ruining the joke, is a tall order. I wondered whether Elizabeth von Arnim could keep it up all the way through. She does. She never flinches. It would have been so easy to give in and go against character to achieve the desired end, but von Arnim doesn't and we are left the more satisfied for her efforts.
lisamck's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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