Cold Comfort Farm (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Stella Gibbons
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Book Reviews of Cold Comfort Farm (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
Book Review: Outstanding Wit
Summary: 5 Stars
Cold Comfort Farm is a superbly written parody of the typical 1900's novel of English country life. Flora after being educated and raised in comfortable affluence finds upon the death of her father she is pennyless. After much deliberation and advice to the contrary from her friends she decides to become a parasite on her relatives. Her relatives the Stackadders are a strange collection living on Cold Comfort Farm deep in rural england ruled by an old woman who once saw "something nasty in the woodshed." Flora intrudes and moves the stackadders lives firmly into the 1900's. A brilliant satire that is so rich in description and humor that you appreciate more each time you read it.Book Review: A funny book
Summary: 5 Stars
When I read Precious Bane, by Mary Webb, I heard that Cold Comfort Farm was a delicious spoof of it. Precious Bane is all dark and sober and dreary, as it tells of rural English life. Cold Comfort Farm, first published in 1932, is grotesque and airy and ends unbelievably happily. Flora, with a hundred pounds a year, goes to Cold Comfort Farm to visit her very odd relatives. She at once takes it upon herself to transform the people there. I laughed so much--it is really funny, especially the first half.Book Review: Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a must for anyone who grew up immersed in "Rebecca" and "Wuthering Heights", but has since moved on. It captures the genre dead-on and sets it on its edge, and never drags. The suitor who has the true authorship of the Bronte sisters' works all figured out is not to be missed--gee, if I'd read this book in time, I could have used that in some of my college papers!Book Review: Funny and charming at the same time...I laughed out loud
Summary: 5 Stars
If you liked the movie, you'll love the book! I was totally captivated by the Flora character and often found myself laughing out loud at some of the antics the other characters would get themselves into. Very contemporary for its time and I'm sure will stand the test of time as well.Book Review: An absolute joy
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the movie twice; for some reason I left the book sitting on my shelf for almost a year before I picked it up. What a mistake! Get this book! It is a delight to read, Ms. Gibbons has a true gift. It's all too rare that I come across a book that I enjoy as much as I did this one.