A review by glitterbomb47
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

5.0

Thackeray's voice seemed self-conscious at first, but I quickly came to enjoy his frequent interpolations. His characters are so vivid and real - much more so than in any other Victorian literature I have read (which I think has been limited to Dickens before this). Apparently people of the day thought he was very cynical because all his characters are flawed. I, however, loved that about this book. I am irritated by glorified heroes and heroines. Even the characters that I cared for, and rooted for, were at times stupid, stubborn or foolish. Great book.