The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Loved One
Book Review: A great book about two men who love one woman
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent novel about two men loving one woman. The two men are named Mr. Joyboy and Mr. Barlow and the woman they love is named Miss. Thanotogenos. This novel is suspensful because the reader does not know if Miss. Thanatogenos is going to pick Mr. Joyboy or Mr. Barlow to be her boyfriend. This is also a great novel because there are many surprises that await the reader throughout the whole story. Another thing i liked about the novel is how Mr. Joyboy and Mr. Barlow try to win Miss. Thanotogenos. The only thing that i think was missing from the novel is a little more conflict between Mr. Barlow and Mr. Joyboy. Other than that everything else in the novel was great.Book Review: A great book full of irony and satire. A MUST READ!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a great one for taking a day off and reading. It is full of rich comedy and drama as it pokes fun at Hollywood, Forrest Lawn, the English, and the Americans. Through all the comedy it really gives the reader a feel of Southern California. This book is really a MUST READ!!!Book Review: A great book full of rich humor.
Summary: 4 Stars
The Loved One is full of commedy and drama. This book pokes fun at Forest Lawn, Holywood, and rich English snobishness. This book is great to take a day off and read by the fire. This book is a definite 4 out of 5 stars and a MUST READ!Book Review: A great sendup of the Death industry.
Summary: 4 Stars
The American funeral industry deserves Waugh's satire. What I really want to know, though, is why I can't find a video copy of the movie that starred Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, and Rod Steiger. Also, the story (and the movie) is an excellent companion piece to Jessica Mitford's expose' of the funeral industry, "Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain." Amazon doesn't have it. Blockbuster and their ilk certainly don't have it. Who does?Book Review: A hard book to understand
Summary: 2 Stars
This book did not interest me. I found this book somewhat difficult to understand. When Mr. Joyboy and Mr. Barlow ask Miss Thanatogenos to marry her you would expect them to clash against each other. Since there was no hostility between the two gentlemen there was a lack of action in the book which made the novel very dull. What I found very unappealing in this book was the gruesome parts such as the dead bodies which were disfigured. This is what I would look for in a horror novel.