A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh

A Handful of Dust

Evelyn Waugh

320 pages first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny medium-paced
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Evelyn Waugh's celebrated tale of decadence and social disintegration, now in a beautiful hardback edition with a new Introduction by Philip Eade After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 2,321 reviews

Moods

funny: 66%

dark: 51%

sad: 31%

reflective: 29%

emotional: 21%

adventurous: 20%

lighthearted: 13%

challenging: 12%

tense: 10%

mysterious: 4%

relaxing: 2%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%


Pace

12% of readers chose fast
53% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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