by Sophie Gee, Cameron Stewart
I enjoyed the flavour of the early eighteenth century in this novel; the decadent rich and the wannabes, but the story itself was a bit thin and the ending was disappointing. Having said that, the audiobook was the perfect entertainment for long periods in traffic jams. Cameron Stewart's narration w...
Pretty much what the title of this review says. I love "The Rape of the Lock" but this book is really dull and too modern, and, quite frankly, I didn't like the writing. Show me someone is proud, don't tell me over and over and over again.
This is a sort of prequel / riff on The Rape of the Lock, told in a sort of breathless, bawdy Georgian/modern style medley. Basically, if you're the sort of person who likes this sort of thing, then this will be the sort of thing that you like. I really enjoyed it.
Meh.
I got about 30 pages into it and it wasn't working for me. Went to the reviews on Amazon and got my answer. Not worth the time.
I had to stop reading this book about 70 pages in. I cannot follow it to save my life. Does not hold my attention at all.
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