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Posted by sdb on September 14, 2007, at 16:44:22
The loved one by Evelyn Waugh
I read this in school. I liked it. It is maybe a little strange for some people.
Posted by Poet on September 22, 2007, at 17:26:05
In reply to The loved one by Evelyn Waugh, posted by sdb on September 14, 2007, at 16:44:22
I'm going to see if the library has it. I've seen the movie and it is strange to say the least.
Poet
Posted by Racer on September 24, 2007, at 11:45:14
In reply to Re: The loved one by Evelyn Waugh, posted by Poet on September 22, 2007, at 17:26:05
I love Evelyn Waugh! My favorite might be "Black Mischief," or possibly "Put Out More Flags." Maybe it's "Vile Bodies" -- another that was made into a movie, called "Bright Young Things." Actually, his first one, "Decline and Fall," is also brilliant -- just a howl all the way through.
Waugh is one of my very favorite writers. As if that wasn't clear enough for anyone to make out...
Posted by sdb on September 25, 2007, at 17:17:40
In reply to ANYTHING by Evelyn Waugh!!, posted by Racer on September 24, 2007, at 11:45:14
> I'm going to see if the library has it. I've >seen the movie and it is strange to say the >least.
>Poet
--------------> I love Evelyn Waugh! My favorite might be "Black Mischief," or possibly "Put Out More Flags." Maybe it's "Vile Bodies" -- another that was made into a movie, called "Bright Young Things." Actually, his first one, "Decline and Fall," is also brilliant -- just a howl all the way through.
>
> Waugh is one of my very favorite writers. As if that wasn't clear enough for anyone to make out...So I am going to read a loved one more by Evelyn Waugh :-)
Did not know that there are movies also. Thanks for the hint...
warm regards
sdb
Posted by Sigismund on September 25, 2007, at 18:06:00
In reply to Re: ANYTHING by Evelyn Waugh!! }} Racer, Poet, posted by sdb on September 25, 2007, at 17:17:40
I thought I would enjoy 'Put Out More Flags'.
That's the one with Guy Crouchback?
Anyway I couldn't get through it for one reason or another.What's a good one to start with?
(Apart from Brideshead.)
Posted by Poet on September 28, 2007, at 11:46:30
In reply to Re: ANYTHING by Evelyn Waugh!! }} Racer, Poet, posted by Sigismund on September 25, 2007, at 18:06:00
Hi Sigismund,
I haven't read much Waugh (stop yelling, Racer) though I did ready and enjoy "A Handful of Dust."
On Racer's recommendation I just ordered "Vile Bodies" from the library, after I read it then I will get "The Loved One." I will submit book reports with proper margins.
Poet
Posted by sdb on September 29, 2007, at 11:35:49
In reply to Re: ANYTHING by Evelyn Waugh!! }} Racer, Poet, posted by Poet on September 28, 2007, at 11:46:30
> Hi Sigismund,
>
> I haven't read much Waugh (stop yelling, Racer) though I did ready and enjoy "A Handful of Dust."
>
> On Racer's recommendation I just ordered "Vile Bodies" from the library, after I read it then I will get "The Loved One." I will submit book reports with proper margins.
>
> PoetThanks for your recommendations. "the loved one" is the only book I read by Evelyn Waugh and I loved it. But there will be some time left in my holidays for a second one by E.W.
warm regards
sdb
Posted by Poet on October 7, 2007, at 13:49:07
In reply to The loved one by Evelyn Waugh, posted by sdb on September 14, 2007, at 16:44:22
Ah, those bright young things. I'm ordering The Loved One from the library next.
Poet
Posted by Racer on October 9, 2007, at 13:38:54
In reply to Re: ANYTHING by Evelyn Waugh!! }} Racer, Poet, posted by Sigismund on September 25, 2007, at 18:06:00
> I thought I would enjoy 'Put Out More Flags'.
> That's the one with Guy Crouchback?
> Anyway I couldn't get through it for one reason or another.
>
> What's a good one to start with?
> (Apart from Brideshead.)No, Guy Crouchback is from the "Sword of Honor" trilogy -- "Men at Arms," "Officers and Gentlemen," and "The End of the Battle." "Put Out More Flags" is Basil Seal, who "stars" in several other books, including "Black Mischief," which is sometimes seen as racist, alas. (I think it's great fun, and so clearly satirical that it probably shouldn't be taken seriously enough for any such accusation.)
For the first taste of Evelyn Waugh, I think I'd offer up his first novel, "Decline and Fall," followed closely by his second -- which includes many of the same characters -- "Vile Bodies." As Poet said to me privately, it really wasn't Agatha Runcible's fault that someone placed a large object in front of her...
They're mostly fun books. "Brideshead Revisited" is a bit maudlin at times, but it's still enjoyable. I named my kitten after the teddy bear.
I hope that you enjoy anything you might choose to read.
Posted by Poet on October 20, 2007, at 19:33:00
In reply to Re: ANYTHING by Evelyn Waugh!! }} Racer, Poet, posted by Racer on October 9, 2007, at 13:38:54
It's a very quick and enjoyable read, the characters are wonderfully warped though as I read it I see the actors who played them in the film. Which is okay, I love the late Robert Morris.
Link to movie: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0059410/
I don't know what I'll read next, time to visit the library site and see what they have. I love a library system that sends the book from any county library to the one nearest me. Though I still have that issue with used books and wash my hands way too much, but I can't afford to buy new. One must suffer for enjoyment.
Poet
Posted by Squiggles on November 21, 2007, at 19:48:25
In reply to The loved one by Evelyn Waugh, posted by sdb on September 14, 2007, at 16:44:22
Great satire, but mean, without the
melodramatic tones in Aldous Huxley's
"Antic Hay" for example. He's a good
writer, but i wouldn't want to sleep with
him. :-)Squiggles
Posted by Sigismund on November 29, 2007, at 2:12:51
In reply to Re: The loved one by Evelyn Waugh, posted by Squiggles on November 21, 2007, at 19:48:25
>He's a good
writer, but i wouldn't want to sleep with
him. :-)Well no. Me neither. And that goes for Kingsley Amis too.
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