Yes. I too thought about this Georgian entry in terms of the viewer or reader. I remember intensely disliking the narrator/main character of Brideshead Revisited and wondered, at the end, why the novel as a whole was so wonderful. Same with Lolita. I like the distinction between like/dislike and degrees of familiarity. Akin to GS’s in habitation and dislikable but interesting.
Yes. I too thought about this Georgian entry in terms of the viewer or reader. I remember intensely disliking the narrator/main character of Brideshead Revisited and wondered, at the end, why the novel as a whole was so wonderful. Same with Lolita. I like the distinction between like/dislike and degrees of familiarity. Akin to GS’s in habitation and dislikable but interesting.
(Tried to "like" your comment, but wouldn't let me.) Funny because the actor, Jeremy Irons, who played Charles in the movie version of Brideshead also reads one of the best audio versions of a book I've listened to: Lolita.
Yes. I too thought about this Georgian entry in terms of the viewer or reader. I remember intensely disliking the narrator/main character of Brideshead Revisited and wondered, at the end, why the novel as a whole was so wonderful. Same with Lolita. I like the distinction between like/dislike and degrees of familiarity. Akin to GS’s in habitation and dislikable but interesting.
(Tried to "like" your comment, but wouldn't let me.) Funny because the actor, Jeremy Irons, who played Charles in the movie version of Brideshead also reads one of the best audio versions of a book I've listened to: Lolita.