Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (Audiobook)

from unlikelyaristotle

As characteristic for novels written in that period of time, or at least ABOUT that era (19th century England), Vanity Fair is an extremely wordy book. It pushes the boundaries of rambling, in my opinion, but still, the story is always a good one. What I love about it is, the theme is one that is...

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I wonder if anyone who works for the magazine Vanity Fair has ever read the book. I would think that if they had, they wouldn't call it Vanity Fair because Thackeray was (very effectively in my opinion) making fun of the kind of people who live that type of life style. (Maybe someday I'll write m...

from unlikelyaristotle

As characteristic for novels written in that period of time, or at least ABOUT that era (19th century England), Vanity Fair is an extremely wordy book. It pushes the boundaries of rambling, in my opinion, but still, the story is always a good one. What I love about it is, the theme is one that is...

from wrmjr66

This one took me a long time to read. It's a good book--I'd say about 60% of it is a great book--but it wanders and lags a bit too much for me. The characters are either interesting but inconsistent (like Becky Sharp) or consistent but uninteresting (like Dobbin). None of the characters are ultim...

from rainpebble

Vanity Fair by William Peace Thackery This review will read a bit strangely as I wrote it while reading the book and commented on each 'part' as I finished it. Spoilers ahead!~! I enjoyed this read tremendously and I found much to admire in our little Becky Sharp. She had a lot on the ball and wa...