A review by marshmallowbooks
Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero by Ron Singer, William Makepeace Thackeray
4.0
I am a fan of old books, like this one. This one did take me longer than usual to read: six months, beat only by David Copperfield which took me over a year to read, because I took a year-long break in the middle of it.
The subtitle is "A Novel Without a Hero," and truly, it does leave you kind of wondering who to root for. Some of the characters are wimpy and some are selfish, and some are just mean and conniving, and some are stubborn. There is only one character I liked throughout: Major Dobbin. And I liked how his story ended up, as well, so that was nice.
I did enjoy how the author adds some commentary about "Vanity Fair" in general, that is, people in general trying to climb the social ladder and the things they'll do in their attempts, sometimes regardless of ethics, morals, the greater good, etc. He had some witty comments to make that I thought added to the story, although at times they were a bit of a tangent and I skipped paragraphs until the plot was back on track.
The subtitle is "A Novel Without a Hero," and truly, it does leave you kind of wondering who to root for. Some of the characters are wimpy and some are selfish, and some are just mean and conniving, and some are stubborn. There is only one character I liked throughout: Major Dobbin. And I liked how his story ended up, as well, so that was nice.
I did enjoy how the author adds some commentary about "Vanity Fair" in general, that is, people in general trying to climb the social ladder and the things they'll do in their attempts, sometimes regardless of ethics, morals, the greater good, etc. He had some witty comments to make that I thought added to the story, although at times they were a bit of a tangent and I skipped paragraphs until the plot was back on track.