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Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

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2.0

My brother saw the movie and said it was great - "very funny." So I bought the book on whim (scanning the shelves at the book store). I found it hard to read because of the language. It didn't really read "hilarious" - has a very dry humor. I have since seen the movie and have an "easier" opinion / perspective. And it's only then that I realized it was originally written in 1932 - THAT explains a LOT!

kbcozy22's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is a very interesting read. It is meant to be a parody of melodramatic novels of the time. Some of it was funny/amusing and sometimes I felt I was missing something. This could partially be the dry british humor. The characters were definitly caricatures of the type of people found in a melodrama and it definitely had over the top moments. Overall it was an enjoyable read but I have to ponder on it. P.s. would make a fascinating comedic play.

shareen17's review

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3.0

I didn't quite love this book. Almost. I love the main character, Flora. I love the contrast of her no-nonsense, let's-get-this-done attitude with all the crazy, melodramatic wallowing of the people around her. She's fun to know. But this book was rarely laugh out loud funny to me. I found all the Thomas Hardy parody kind of clunky and hard to get into. Apparently, most people disagree. Everyone's got their own sense of what's funny.