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Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh
6 reviews
akane_shio's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Homophobia
autiquarian's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I felt that this was a perfectly entertaining book, well-written too, but just cannot understand why it’s labelled by critics as ‘the Oxford novel’; I fortunately did not read it expecting a campus novel, but if you are I would put it aside unless you also enjoy the novel’s other, more prevalent, themes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol
Moderate: War
Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
felidmostfoul's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Infidelity
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Homophobia and War
ru_th's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Manchmal spüre ich den Druck der Vergangenheit und der Zukunft von beiden Seiten so stark, dass für die Gegenwart kein Platz mehr ist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
zoepargoff's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
sophiemundy13's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.25
bit exciting in the middle an affair (!!) but the rest of it was just a bit of a slog, but i guess i'm glad i read it?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide
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