Christmas Pudding

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Summary: Christmas Pudding by Nancy Mitford
Review: A friend recommended Nancy Mitford to me and I bought "Christmas Pudding" and "The Blessing." Frankly, I don't get it with "Pudding." I thought it was as leaden as the article after which it was named (and yes, I do have a sense of humor). A week later I read "The Blessing" and loved it. If you, like me, don't care for this one, my advice is not to give up on Nancy Mitford.

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Summary: Infernal and all too Rare Screaming Laugh
Review: There is one scene in this book that struck me as so violently funny that Christmas Pudding will retain a place in my lifetime's hall of humor. Re-reading and even remembering brings on laughter that exceeds 98% of competing satires. Yet, I say that with hesitation because I've learned often that its foolish to bet on humor. ... I am a sucker for those descriptions of the most stuffy and stupid British upperclass near phobic reactions to suspected foreign invasions and insidious socialists and Germans. This scene involves what is a suspected assasination by means of an "infernal machine." I'll say no more.
There's the book- if you value that kind of pleasure/pain breakup- I hope you get it. I sure did.

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Summary: A fun and enjoyable read
Review: This is probably Nancy Mitford's funniest book. It's a light, witty romp with eccentric English upper-class characters doing silly things. And while it won't change your world in any way,reading it is a relaxing way to spend a cold, snowy afternoon. I also highly recommend Mitford's more serious novels, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate.