Miss Mapp (Abridged) Audiobook

" One of the funniest books ever written. I've read it many times. "

" Entertaining book set in 1930s (I think) England - in a small town. About the quirky characters who live there. It's a little annoying in places but a nice quick read. "

" Mapp and Lucia are hilarious creations. Because social-climbing and back-stabbing never get old. "

" An absolutely wonderful read; if you like farce and fun, this is the author for you! "

" Pure laugh out loud fun. This is the second time I have read it, and there were plenty of fresh laughs. "

" You know - I remember loving this book when I read it as a younger person. Now it just comes off as kind of mean. EF Benson clearly hates these people (and they are pretty loathsome). I might be going soft, but I kind of like to root for the folks I spend time with in the fictional world. Which is why I gave up on Entourage. To be fair, these people are far less loathsome than the dudebros on Entourage. But, I think I might be straining the comparison a bit. "

" I like the characters but not the plot "

" This book introduces the nosy and scheming Miss Mapp and the eccentric inhabitants of Tilling, Quaint Irene being a special favourite of mine. Laugh out loud funny, and beautifully written, a pure pleasure. "

" Introducing Miss Mapp, Lucia's counterpart and soon-to-be nemesis from another village. Lucia isn't in this one, but it sets up the rest of the series beautifully and is hilarious in its own right, of course. "

" I liked Elizabeth Mapp a bit better that the Lucia character in this series. But all are turn-of-last-century anglophilic humor and quite predictable story lines "

" I can't think of many things as seamlessly executed as these books. "

" Spotted this on Bettie's list and thought I'd check it out - and it was worth it all right! Amazing cattiness and one-upmanship leads to hilarious consequences. I am definitely looking out for more of this series. My thanks to Bettie! "

" Not funny to me. Wish I could find a book that would make me laugh. "

" This was about Miss Mapp and how she would sit in her garden room and watch all the people come and go on the High Street. She was involved in a lot of gossip in making it and also a topic. There were a lot of interesting characters and this author does write with some humor as well. "

" I'm reading the series for the 7th time and am currently reading this one. What fun! "

" This series continues to entertain, but the introduction of Miss Mapp, who is a meaner-spirited character than Lucia, was not quite as enjoyable. "

" I am a little embarrassed that I enjoy these silly novels about English village life in the 1920s so much, but it's kind of a relief to read something where nothing very bad ever happens and the characters do things like drink tea and erect elaborate tableaux vivants. A game of bridge, anyone? "

" Short exposition on a the faux pas resulting from choices made from snobbery rather than fact as a jumping-off point. Funny. "

" Love this a wonderful re-read "

" An oldie, but very funny "