(Drivebycuriosity) - Evelyn Waugh belongs to the most important English writer of the 20th century and he is loved for his "dark and wicked satire" (libertiesjournal ). I enjoyed the anthology "The Complete Stories Of Evelyn Waugh" (my review ) and liked the TV-adaption of his novel "Brideshead Revisited".
Unfortunately his novel "Vile Bodies" does not work for me (amazon). The satirical novel, set in the 1930s, follows a decadent and hedonistic group of wealthy young London socialites. There is no plot - just some random episodes - and I did not care about the characters, whom I find unbelievable. There are some funny ideas but they do not compensate for the general weakness. Waugh could do better.
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