Snobs by Julian Fellowes

I read Snobs (Amazon £5.59) on the plane back from the US. The NYT said of it, "When you read a book, you're lost in time. All the more reason to read Snobs. It will distract you pleasantly. It's like a visit to an English country estate: breezy, beautiful and charming."

It is funny, sad, alarming, cringeworthy all at the same time. It makes you laugh at the pretences of the pretencious and wonder at the things people do for social advancement. And though these people own estates and what not their foibles are the same as people you know. While it is a book about Snobs, it is really a book about human nature and that we can all relate to.

Their is nothing very weighty about this, unless you get the hardback, but it is certainly a pleasant enough way to spend some time! And Julian Fellowes has a nice writing style, relaxed and very funny.

Posted by Paul in Recommended Books Entertainment at March 31, 2005 05:43 AM | 0 Comments