The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold Audiobook

" I really disliked this book. I read to the end because it was pretty short and I wanted to find out how the situation was resolved, but it was just weird and not entertaining at all. The writing is fine, but the story is just not interesting and I can't see why people like it. "

" light reading. captivating in an old-fashioned way. well written, of course; it's eveyln waugh at his most relaxing and i like traveling by ship anyway. "

" This is a very different sort of book from Waugh's others. The most familiar elements are the unrelenting bits of racism and his usual mode of satire. The fact that it's based on real aspects of his life makes it somewhat terrifying, but the execution was great. How he knew and didn't know they were just voices, how he kept rationalizing things and how contradictions weren't a big issue. The back of my book contained a few short stories which I didn't have time to read, but which I intend to get to. "

" Anyone who has ever intelligently and cleverly hallucinated - and yes, such a thing is possible - will doubly appreciate this story. It is remarkable what crumbs of truth concerning social norms and condemnations emanate through the subconscious under the influence of alcohol, drugs, fever, and mental issues. "

" This is an interesting little book, more for what it reveals about Evelyn Waugh than for the actual story. It is an autobiographical account of Waugh's experience hearing voices during a trip to Ceylon. Waugh pokes fun at his "ordeal" in rather amusing ways, but it does not reach the level of comic genius achieved by Waugh's earlier satire. "

" My first book by Waugh, and a good one to start with. Quite playful. I plan to read it again sometime soon, and when I do I will give it an updated and proper review. "

" Hilarious, even though I listened to most of this when I was lying on the couch feeling completely ill and nauseated. "

" I remember calling him "Penfold" in my head because of Danger Mouse. Weird, I know. "

" It felt like Right Ho Jeeves meets 1984. By turns, it had the lightness of a Wodehouse and the haunting feel of Orwell. Overall very funny. This was my first Waugh, definatley won't be my last. "

" Good for a number of snickers. I suppose you might say that the end proves it to be a bit of a hat trick, but there's a lot of fun to be had in the meantime. Fans of self-loathing will not be disappointed by this one. :) "

" Don't read this while on a cruise or while travelling alone. It will make you go insane. Otherwise, great book. "

" What a great book book by a great writer. Waugh takes his own experiences with alcohol and drug-fed self-delusion as a starting point for this very entertaining saga. "

" Don't read this while on a cruise or while travelling alone. It will make you go insane. Otherwise, great book. "

" The would have been an excellent short story. "

" Hilarious, fabulous, troubling, revealing and bonkers. "

" Good for a number of snickers. I suppose you might say that the end proves it to be a bit of a hat trick, but there's a lot of fun to be had in the meantime. Fans of self-loathing will not be disappointed by this one. :) "

" Funny, tongue-in-cheek ocean voyage into madness, supposedly the author's actual experience. Goes on a bit too long and of course is not the least bit believable. "

" Amusing and harrowing in almost equal measure. "

" first Waugh I read "

" I really disliked this book. I read to the end because it was pretty short and I wanted to find out how the situation was resolved, but it was just weird and not entertaining at all. The writing is fine, but the story is just not interesting and I can't see why people like it. "

" Some funny bits. Though mental illness is scary. "

" What a great book book by a great writer. Waugh takes his own experiences with alcohol and drug-fed self-delusion as a starting point for this very entertaining saga. "

" first Waugh I read "

" The would have been an excellent short story. "

" My first book by Waugh, and a good one to start with. Quite playful. I plan to read it again sometime soon, and when I do I will give it an updated and proper review. "

" Funny, tongue-in-cheek ocean voyage into madness, supposedly the author's actual experience. Goes on a bit too long and of course is not the least bit believable. "

" Amusing and harrowing in almost equal measure. "

" Some funny bits. Though mental illness is scary. "

" Hilarious, even though I listened to most of this when I was lying on the couch feeling completely ill and nauseated. "

" Hilarious, fabulous, troubling, revealing and bonkers. "

" It felt like Right Ho Jeeves meets 1984. By turns, it had the lightness of a Wodehouse and the haunting feel of Orwell. Overall very funny. This was my first Waugh, definatley won't be my last. "

" light reading. captivating in an old-fashioned way. well written, of course; it's eveyln waugh at his most relaxing and i like traveling by ship anyway. "

" light reading. captivating in an old-fashioned way. well written, of course; it's eveyln waugh at his most relaxing and i like traveling by ship anyway. "

" What a great book book by a great writer. Waugh takes his own experiences with alcohol and drug-fed self-delusion as a starting point for this very entertaining saga. "

" The would have been an excellent short story. "

" Hilarious, even though I listened to most of this when I was lying on the couch feeling completely ill and nauseated. "

" very odd little book, but brilliantly executed "

" My first book by Waugh, and a good one to start with. Quite playful. I plan to read it again sometime soon, and when I do I will give it an updated and proper review. "

" bizarre little novel which uses stream-of-consciousness and an untrustworthy narrator to poke fun of an egocentric. it was fun at times, though difficult – to watch the bug squirm – even if the bug had bitten first. "

" Don't read this while on a cruise or while travelling alone. It will make you go insane. Otherwise, great book. "