The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith
is a Victorian classic. We are reading the diary of middle class Charles Pooter
and experiencing life with him.
I gave this 4.5 out of 5 stars. I found this a fantastic
read. It was cute, sweet, funny and wonderfully charming. It felt like a taste
of life of the times, if a bit romanticized with no extremes taking place (just
normal life kinds of ups and downs).
The writing style is warm and conversational and easy to follow.
The characters are delightful. Charles is so comedic in describing events,
conversations and in the bad jokes he apparently enjoys so much. He seems to
live a kind of whimsical life in spite of the humiliations and/ or negatives
that life throws his way.
I enjoyed this even more than I thought I would. Perhaps it
is the days we are living through, but this was just the breath of fresh air
that I was needing.
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