Vile Bodies (Audible Audio Edition) Evelyn Waugh Robert Hardy Hachette Audio UK Books
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A satiric novel by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1930.
Set in England between the wars, the novel examines the frenetic but empty lives of the Bright Young Things, young people who indulge in constant party-going, heavy drinking, and promiscuous sex. At the novel's end, the realities of the world intrude, with Adam Fenwick-Symes, the protagonist, serving on a battlefield at the onset of another world war.
Vile Bodies (Audible Audio Edition) Evelyn Waugh Robert Hardy Hachette Audio UK Books
I adore his outrageous sense of humor and accurate depiction of the British. It just seemed a less substantial story than “Scoop”, “Decline and Fall” and “A Handful of Dust”. All his heroes seem the same to me, rather hapless and victims of absurd circumstances. The women are always so vacuous, shallow and obsessed with material comforts, but nevertheless entertaining. Crazy characters like Lottie, the Colonel and the drunk Major. He definitely has strong opinions about the press, publishing and British high society. Also customs agents. How I would love to write like him!Product details
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Vile Bodies (Audible Audio Edition) Evelyn Waugh Robert Hardy Hachette Audio UK Books Reviews
One warms to Adam and Nina. The Colonel is one of the most hilarious characters in literature. If laughing can make one feel better, then the Colonel is the cure for what ails one.
Though I rarely review books by classic authors who have no need of my support (or lack of) to make their reputations, I sometimes bend my rule for books that might be lesser known in an author's oeuvre. So, admittedly as a fan of Waugh, I'm going to take the time to write a few lines about Vile Bodies.
This is not one of my favorite Waugh novels. There is no plot to speak of. This book is really just a sequence of scenes that are meant to poke fun at the rich & foolish of post-WWI England; mainly, the "Bright Young Things". Though I'm sure this book was quite a riot in its day, I feel that it has aged less well than much of Waugh's work. This is also reflected in the use of what would be considered very un-PC language today. (Though, admittedly, the use of un-PC language doesn't really bother me personally.)
That being said, there's no denying that Waugh is a very funny writer and that there are plenty of laughs still to be had here. Waugh's dialogue in this novel really pops with energy. There are set pieces that can still speak to us--the couple whose state of engagement changes on an hourly basis, the writer who makes up his articles wholesale, the religious proselytizers who don't practice what they preach. In fact, there are a whole slew of ridiculous characters here which each have a moment or two in the sun.
Whatever its deficiencies, there's a reason some writers have their books still read over 80 years after they are first published the worst book of a great author is better than most of the books out there. And I wouldn't say this is Waugh's worst. It's definitely worth a read.
A quick read, but charming in its farcical action.
While not his finest novel of this period, it contains some memorably witty scenes while capturing the dawn of modern tabloid culture.
This excellent satire about 1920's British "Bright young things" started a bit slowly for me but steadily picked up steam as it went along. By the time the tale had ended ( too soon I might add ) it had offered numerous laugh out loud passages. This was one of the funniest books that I've read in quite awhile...reminded me why I loved the other works by Waugh that I had read years ago.
Robert Hardy's reading of "Vile Bodies" leaves much to be desired. He reads too fast, does not always enunciate properly, and changes the volume (loudness) of his voice to such a degree that the quiet parts are difficult to catch. He is a good actor, on stage and screen, but he needs more training as a book reader.
I have read a half dozen or so books by Evelyn Waugh. I enjoy his style of writing but I am occassionally left wondering what was the point of the book. For example, "Brideshead Revisited" read like a classic of literature but I still haven't figured out its' purpose 8 years later. Well, I enjoyed it so what's the big deal. Yet this is the same author who wrote "A Handful of Dust" which was quite a moving experience for me when I read it. Fortunately, one learns right away in "Vile Bodies" that this is a satire on the "Noble Society" in the decade or so after WWI. It may not have had a point but it was a lot of fun reading it. I laughed out loud several times during the book. Waugh seems to enjoy poking fun at the idle rich (and formerly rich) and his gift for writing clearly extends into humor. The ending caught me a bit off guard. Once again I think I failed to grasp a meaning where there might have been one. No regrets, though I had fun getting there just the same.
I adore his outrageous sense of humor and accurate depiction of the British. It just seemed a less substantial story than “Scoop”, “Decline and Fall” and “A Handful of Dust”. All his heroes seem the same to me, rather hapless and victims of absurd circumstances. The women are always so vacuous, shallow and obsessed with material comforts, but nevertheless entertaining. Crazy characters like Lottie, the Colonel and the drunk Major. He definitely has strong opinions about the press, publishing and British high society. Also customs agents. How I would love to write like him!
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