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Brideshead Revisited
 

Brideshead Revisited

by Evelyn Waugh

One of Waugh's most famous books, Brideshead Revisited tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder, and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. Taking place in the years after World War II, Brideshead Revisited shows us a part of upper-class English culture that has been disappearing steadily. (read review)

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Tinky
  • Rated 5 stars

“Waugh’s beautifully realized elegy to paradises lost, and a fascinating Christian novel that doesn’t seek to appear so. Like its hero Charles Ryder, Waugh’s novel seems agnostic, yet half expects to encounter a miracle. “Brideshead” has some of Waugh’s most serious and lovely prose, a host of wonderful characters on hand and glows with the autumnal glamour of aristocratic England between the wars.

What the sumptuously bad recent film version got wrong -- they left out the Wavian...”

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  • Rated 4.262548 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Bookworm111

    bookworm111 said:

    “Is anyone planning on seeing the theatrical version of "Brideshead Revisited"? I've seen some of the previews and it sounds as though they're not quite being faithful to the book. I heard a clip where Sebastian says to Charles something like "You don't care about me, you just want my sister" or words to that effect. When did Sebastian ever say that in the book? I remember that he was long out of the picture when Charles became involved with Julia. It looks as though the filmmakers are trying to focus on the relationship of Julia and Charles when the book is so much more than that.”

    posted Saturday, July 26 2008 ( | view 11 replies )
  • dlaff

    dlaff said:

    “I thought this was an incredible book, a great escape as well as dealing with larger issues of faith. I did find it helpful however to watch the BBC series along with it.”

    posted Sunday, May 4 2008
  • Spinner

    spinner said:

    “If you have a hard time with this book, stop reading it. Pick up The Complete Stories by E.W. and read "Winner Take All" and "Charles Ryder's Schooldays" they are applicable to Brideshead if not exact tie ins, and will in two short stories, give you a better feel for his writing style and sensibility, which admittedly, is very specific”

    posted Friday, March 7 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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