The Way of All Flesh Audiobook

" I have a check mark and a frowny face next to the title of this book on my paper reading list, which means I read it and I didn't like it. I'm guessing that I didn't finish it, because I don't remember a single thing about it. "

" Quite funny at first. Then it kind of dragged on a little bit. I found the end a little boring, especially when religious theory was discussed. But the author had many witty comments about society and about certain types of people. I think my favorite quote was about the protagonist's sister, Charlotte. That girls had three choices: to be pretty, sweet or clever. And as Charlotte could not be considered either pretty or sweet, she had to choose clever. "

" tongue-in-cheek, the author has a wonderful way with language - helps to know something about the historical context to fully appreciate his stabs at society. "

" Definitely a book to read over and over. Never seen anybody write like this before. "

" Although this was an entertaining book, I really don't understand how it's on the list of the Top 100. It's a rather prosaic tale about a young man deciding what to do with his life. Nothing really happens. "

" ahh, fathers and sons. "

" I got this book at a library sale. I read it a long time ago, so the most I remember about it is that it was funny. It is only funny though if you find old, dry, English humor, funny. I should read this one again. I just need to make sure I have plenty of benadryl handy, for it is a musty book. "

" This novel was well-written. There was various different views concerning family matters. It opens up people's mind about life in general. "

" Dalem.Smart. Seperti Wilkie Collins. "

" Really ahead of its time in many ways...some excellent quotes to take away "

" probably my favorite from the list so far. i love the narrator. "

" Took awhile to get into it, but once I did, it really spoke to me. Just call me Ernest Pontifex. :) "

" Although at times it dragged brutally there were some moments that made the rest worth it. "

" I didn't finish it and I doubt I'll ever come back to it. It didn't draw me in. It's just a lot of (valid) criticisms of Victorian-age parenting, Christians, social propriety and hypocrisy framed in a not-too-interesting story featuring not-too-interesting characters. "

" It took me a while to get into this novel, but after I did I really appreciated Butler's sensibility and his comments on parenting and religion in particular. "

" I wanted to like this book more--and couldn't. Ok, it was a commentary on victorian social mores and particularly hypocrisy... but it was also not that far from boring. I will reiterate another veiwers comment--not a book that stands the test of time. "

" Mostly meh but has its moments. "

" A story of mid 19th century aristocracy. A man born to wealth manages to squander a fortune before inheriting another. The story of his ups and downs and the values he discovers in himself because of them. "

" Ummm it only got interesting in the last quarter of the book. Maybe one third of the way through but that's probably pushing it. No plot. A story about a man's mostly unhappy life and it just remained blah throughout. Sad, no real growth no real progress just kind of eh so so at best! "

" This book takes quite a while to get into but it's a marvellous period piece which I enjoyed by the end. "

" Lovely. A bit slow at times, but atill a very enjoyable view of a man's learning process through various circumstances. "

" boring, oh god it was boring... "

" Fantastic book until the end. It just kind of loses momentum. Many times I found it hard to remember this book was written in the 1860s; some thoughts were progressive enough to be from the 1960s. And the wry humor was very enjoyable. "