A review by penguin_emperor_of_the_north
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

4.0

I liked it, the prose style was a little odd. Felt very flowy where scenes didn't often have a hard start or stop, they just flowed into each other. In the first half where the plot covers a shorter time span it wasn't difficult to follow but in the second half the plot starts to have some time jumps and I had to rely on context clues to pick up on when it was. It wasn't too hard to follow and i usually knew when it was but once or twice I had to pause and figure it out.

And it really came together at the end. It was the kind of book where the plot meandered, not really plot driven so there were times I was wondering where it was all going but it kept me engaged and the payoff was pretty good.

The ending was satisfying too. A balance of heartbreaking and hopeful for the characters' futures.