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Vile Bodies

Name: Vile Bodies
Author: Evelyn Waugh

by Evelyn Waugh

1930•Comedy•255 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originalrealisticsimpleglossysocial commentaryself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeAn original 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: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Waugh’s second novel, published in 1930, is a satire of upper class modern society, savagely parodying the so-called ‘Bright Young Things’ of the nineteen twenties.

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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

ComedyDramaSocial commentarySelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Social life and customsSocialitesUpper classSatireEnglish AuthorsNineteen twentiesTreasure huntingManners and customs

Details

Author: Evelyn Waugh
Published: 1930
Pages: 255
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Source: Open Library

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