The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
by Laurence Sterne
Taste attributes: comedydramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatesurrealglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leadsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn inventive, weighty comic novel: slow-paced and surreal. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Laurence Sterne's great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it. Part novel, part digression, its gloriously disordered narrative interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate 'hero' Tristram Shandy, the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter, the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby, and a host of other characters.
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- Author
- Laurence Sterne
- Published
- 1759
- Pages
- 526
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- Open Library
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