Scoop (Penguin Modern Classics)

Me while reading: "Didn't expect such a scathing example of the casual bigotry of foreigners towards natives."
Me after learning a little more about Waugh: "Oh that wasn't the satire part."

A lot more silly fun than I expected, the fake out in the first chapter sets the tone for the rest of the story. It's definitely of its time but the satirical view of journalism is genuinely hilarious and evergreen.

I'd probably give this 3.5 stars (the 3 star, liked it, 4 star really liked it, is a terrible rating system, which means most books I give 3 stars, I never read, or finish, anything that would be 1 star and there are only a few books ever written that would get 5).

It was witty and a fun read. But then it is pretty dated (or perhaps is just straight out racist).

Droll, Barney, very droll.(26)