Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalcomedyfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryrags to richesinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, polished novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George.
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- Author
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- Published
- 1847
- Pages
- 699
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- Source
- Open Library
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