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Books : Cold Comfort Farm (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)by: Stella Gibbons
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 Rating:  - NauseatingSeeing all the positive reviews of this book, I can't resist contributing my own dissenting voice to warn the unwary. I found this book completely insufferable, the central character is a smug, self-important, patronising busybody and the tone is sickly sweet. The reader is supposed to be entranced by her efficient common sense and good heart, allied to what apparently passed for wit in certain circles in the 1930's. Personally, I would make her a candidate for the most annoying heroine in the history ... Read More Rating:  - One of my all time favourite booksWoo, I couldnt add to those excellent synopsis/reviews! This is a book I never tire of and I look forward to reading it again each year. I wouldnt read the forward which has been added in this edition though. At least,not until you have read the book first. Who wants to read all the best lines out of context? Then reading the book would be a bit like hearing a joke after being told the punchline. So buy the book, but skip the intro. Rating:  - Very witty, with a lot of innovative writingThis book is tremendous: inbreeding, superstition, cousins marrying: it's just like Weardale! There are some memorable characters and the book isn't spoilt by spelling out what was in the woodshed, or what wrong was done to Flora's father; the question "And did the goat die?" sums up the unconventional nature of the humour. Bearing in mind that this was written at about the same time as the crashingly tedious works of PG Wodehouse it is a welcome contrast and still feels suprisingly modern in its style. Rating: - Feel good satire: very funThere is not much that I can add to the very accurate review below but I just finished reading this book and really enjoyed it so I felt I should share this information with other Amazon users. This book is infused with a humour that I can only describe as a lighter version of the satire of Evelyn Waugh. It is one of the funniest books I have ever read, up there with Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Some sections made me laugh out loud which is always a good sign. The writing style ... Read More Rating: - Cold cold comfort"There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm." That rather ominous announcement sets the tone for "Cold Comfort Tale," a slyly comic tale about a modern young woman who decides to "tidy up" a backward Sussex farm. Gibbons' deft sense of humour and entertaining characters bring alive what could have been just another coming-of-age novel. Young Flora Poste unexpectedly finds herself orphaned, with only a tiny yearly allowance. But instead of getting a job and apartment, she ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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