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Scoop

by: Evelyn Waugh (author)

Evelyn Waugh was one of literature's great curmudgeons and a scathingly funny satirist. Scoop is a comedy of England's newspaper business of the 1930s and the story of William Boot, a innocent hick from the country who writes careful essays about the habits of the badger. Through a series of... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin

Edition language: English

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Classics, Novels, Humor, Writing, Comedy, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, Cultural, Africa, Book Club, 20th Century, Journalism

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The Butler Did It rated it

6 years ago

http://mrsbaty.booklikes.com The Butler Did It 5.0 Satire at its best

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So let's just acknowledge two things. First, Evelyn Waugh was not a pleasant person. Anything you read about him makes that clear. Second, this book is full of racism. There's no way to get around that. Once you've acknowledged those two issues, this book is fabulous. Satire at its best! Wil...

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BrokenTune rated it

11 years ago

http://BrokenTune.booklikes.com BrokenTune 2.5 Scoop

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For nearly two weeks now, the bent and creased copy of Scoop sitting on my desk has been staring at me. Patiently. Waiting whether I was going to write a review or not. On finishing the book I had exactly two feelings about it: 1. As far as satire of the press goes, Waugh created the most deli...

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the reader of books rated it

11 years ago

http://amymarie.booklikes.com the reader of books 3.0 Scoop (Penguin Modern Classics)

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Possibly the most funny out of everything I've read by Eeeeeeeeevlyn Waugh and I find journalists boring.

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Edward rated it

11 years ago

http://Edward.booklikes.com Edward 3.0 Scoop

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Bettie's Books rated it

11 years ago

http://bettie.booklikes.com Bettie's Books 4.0 Scoop

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bookshelves: published-1937, play-dramatisation, fraudio, amusing, war Read in August, 2009 ** spoiler alert ** togsA NEW Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical 1938 novel.Unambitious writer William Boot is mistaken for a successful journalist and sent to cover a war in Africa....

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