Vanity Fair : A Novel without a Hero

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Summary: a difficult book
Review: This classic is very difficult to read. Not only is it boring, but the way it's written is weird and jumpy. I did not enjoy the book. I only got through a few chapters before I gave up. It is also very long.

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Summary: Oldie but goodie !!
Review: I love mysteries and new books, but it's always good to get back to the oldies but goodies; those big honking books with tons of characters and plot twists and descriptions of parties and clothes and social mechanations. They take time and a little effort, but boy are they worth it!
This one has a lead character that you sympathize with even when you want to smack her.(You will really want to belt her when you see how she neglects her husband and son). Becky Sharp is a poor orphaned young women in the 1800's with very limited choices; she can be a governess and depend on the kindness of the families who employ her or try to marry well. She is very smart, beautiful and an expert manipulator. Why not? There is no one else to look after her, so she must do it herself.
This book is also very witty. Please give it a try.