Vanity Fair Audiobook

" Becky Sharp is one of the great characters of all time. She's up there with Lily Bart and Scarlett O'Hara. This maybe "a novel without a hero" but it's certainly a novel with a heroine. Becky is not exactly likeable but since when did likeable characters become a plus in a novel? And of course this novel is as relevant today as it ever was. Banking scams and failures, greedy social climbers, thwarted love stories. Nothing new under the sun but satire razor sharp and so very fun to read. "

" So after a semester in which I had three different literature classes, I have no idea why I read this. And I spent the whole book wondering why I was reading it. Now, having finished it, I still wonder why I read it. At least it was interesting-ish, I guess. "

" I have no idea why I subjected myself to this. "

" It took me a long time to get into this book; partially due to my lack of a reading regime, but also because I found it boring. "

" Almost done and have enjoyed every bit of it. Thackeray really takes you inside the world of Vanity Fair. "

" One of my favorite books of all time. There was a very good movie version made a few years ago by A & E I believe. "

" Not bad, but not brilliant either. I personally didn't find the characters particularly endearing either, and some downright contemptible (Becky) and even repugnant. Felt a bit sorry for poor Rawdon Snr though. "

" An excellently crafted trip through the follies of human nature from the loftiest aristocrat to the humble grocer. One just hopes to avoid meeting oneself on the tip of Thackeray's pen! "

" Magnificent! Truly the best satire's I have ever had the pleasure of reading. It is now one of my favorite novels! "

" I really enoy books from this time, and I fell into this book. It was a wonderful read, and although it is long, it is worth the time. "

" Great satire, and echoed multiple times in Gone with the Wind though MM claimed not to have read it. Amelia is utterly tedious and doesn't deserve Dobbin, but the ending still feels right for the characters and not pat. "

" I read this longer ago but it was my favorite book at that time so I still give it a 5 stars. Do not attempt to watch the movie. You simply can't capture everything in a movie. "

" Holy crap, one of the best B-tch stories ever. Becky Sharpe is one of the most conniving, double-dealing, little miscreants ever created on the page. The movie really declawed her. she didn't marry the brother and run away to India as happy wife, she married him and killed him for the insurance! "

" Absolutely love it! This masterpiece depicts the ascent and decline of Vanity Fair's players. A delightful novel displaying English society in the 1900s. The omniscient narrator's voice is priceless. "

" I still adore those first (novels) or (stories) i read in my childhood. They will always be my favorites regardless of their concepts or way of writing ! "

" Hard to believe this book was written so long ago. Seems so modern. Very sarcastic and tongue in cheek. I really like it. Read it in high school, but didn't remember too much. "

" The book was not quite as sharp as I expected it to be and at times moved slowly, but overall I enjoyed it. "

" Unfortunately, they just don't write books like this anymore. "

" When I was a young girl in the 50's, a very wealthy lady gave this book to me as a gift. It was a beautifully bound, gilt-edged work of art. I remember reading it and thinking it was the best book I had ever read. I have cherished this book for over 60 years, and intend to read it again. "

" Read for grad school and came up with some interesting interpretations "

" Who doesn't know a Becky Sharp? The social commentary of the book is relevant even now and I loved it. I managed to read around 500 pages in one sitting yesterday! "

" Nobody is better than Becky Sharp or Dobbin. Love this book. "

" This book was mammoth at nearly 700 pages, but I enjoyed it right up to the ending. Becky generated a lot of complicated emotions in me, but in the end, in a strange way she redeemed herself to me. "

" This book was mammoth at nearly 700 pages, but I enjoyed it right up to the ending. Becky generated a lot of complicated emotions in me, but in the end, in a strange way she redeemed herself to me. "

" From a modern perspective, it's difficult to not think Amelia is an utter wet blanket and root for Becky despite her more unsavoury attributes but apart from that and the occasional waffle (paid by the word, were we?), I enjoyed this a lot more than I have many other classics. "

" From a modern perspective, it's difficult to not think Amelia is an utter wet blanket and root for Becky despite her more unsavoury attributes but apart from that and the occasional waffle (paid by the word, were we?), I enjoyed this a lot more than I have many other classics. "

" It was ok. I think it clever enough, but I didn't like all the characters, and the improv meant the story was a weird monster.... "

" It was ok. I think it clever enough, but I didn't like all the characters, and the improv meant the story was a weird monster.... "

" Fabulous story of the ascent and maybe descent of Becky Sharp, written by the acid brother of Jane Austen. "

" Fabulous story of the ascent and maybe descent of Becky Sharp, written by the acid brother of Jane Austen. "

" Margaret Mitchell SWEARS she never even read Vanity Fair before writing Gone With the Wind, but the plots are ridiculously similar. Becky Sharp is almost as wonderfully salty as Scarlett O'Hara. "