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Decline and Fall

Name: Decline and Fall
Author: Evelyn Waugh

by Evelyn Waugh

1928•Comedy•254 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalfresh & originallinearglossysocial commentaryself destruction/implosionfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeA fresh comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.6 / 5

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About This Book

Subtitled "A Novel of Many Manners, " Evelyn Waugh's notorious first novel lays waste the "heathen idol" of British sportsmanship, the cultured perfection of Oxford, and the inviolable honor codes of the English gentleman.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaHistoricalSocial commentarySelf destruction/implosionFool triumphant

Subjects

Social life and customsManners and customsUpper classBoysTeachersEducationMedicineEngland

Details

Author: Evelyn Waugh
Published: 1928
Pages: 254
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Source: Open Library

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