Review of 'Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This is one of those rare classic books that I have enjoyed. One of the worst books ever was "to the lighthouse" where they don't go to a lighthouse, this book the main character dude goes to Brideshead and he also revisits it, yay! The book does what it says on the cover.
The subject matter is quite dark, addiction, war, death and religion are all covered in detail. I'm not even slightly religious but I found the death scene and the religion surrounding it to be very moving. The writing by Evelyn Waugh is so good that for a brief moment it almost saved me from hell. The characters are all very strong, none of them blend into the background, my favourite was Anthony Blanche, his long dialogues were fun to read, I could sit and listen to him all day long.
This is the first book by EW …
This is one of those rare classic books that I have enjoyed. One of the worst books ever was "to the lighthouse" where they don't go to a lighthouse, this book the main character dude goes to Brideshead and he also revisits it, yay! The book does what it says on the cover.
The subject matter is quite dark, addiction, war, death and religion are all covered in detail. I'm not even slightly religious but I found the death scene and the religion surrounding it to be very moving. The writing by Evelyn Waugh is so good that for a brief moment it almost saved me from hell. The characters are all very strong, none of them blend into the background, my favourite was Anthony Blanche, his long dialogues were fun to read, I could sit and listen to him all day long.
This is the first book by EW I've read and I'm now hooked, I'll be checking out more soon.
