The Loved One
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The Loved One

by Evelyn Waugh

1948•Comedy•159 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancefresh & originalunsavourylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA stylish comic novel that is small-scale, fresh and moving. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Following the death of a friend, the poet and pets' mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park.

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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

ComedyDramaRomanceSocial commentaryComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

CaliforniaMotion picture industryCemeteriesFuneral rites and ceremoniesFuneral homesUndertakers and undertakingDewey decimal Classification

Details

Author
Evelyn Waugh
Published
1948
Pages
159
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