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: Cold Comfort Famr
Summary: 4 Stars
This writing tells of Flora Poste, knowledgeable young woman from London who goes to live with some strange relations in Sussex that she had never seen before, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. She knows their people who live on farms in Sussex are bound to be deeply unhappy, Amos about religion, Judith about her son Seth, Reube about his muddy fields, Elfine about her poetry and Aunt Ada Doom with something can never forget that she saw something nasty in the woodshed when she was two. The Starkadders are a mad, violent lot, very rustic in that farm, and Flora would like to tidy up their very untidy lives. The writing tells how she finally succeeds in doing, against all the odds and with many funny incidents. Stella attributed much of the success of Cold Comfort Farm to coming at exactly the right time.Book Review: Ignorance under the Sukebind
Summary: 4 Stars
Read regularly for many belly laughs. Loved especially the descriptive passages cued by the **. Could be read as parody not only of Hardy's "Tess" etc. but also of modern psychlogical and counselling theory. Flora has a decidedly pragmatic view of people and their problems and is convinced of the rightness and immediacy of her methods - very refreshing! Much, much better than the film (as always). Stella's ability to set a scene and to describe character are unmatched! The reader feels that he/she has entered into the atmosphere-the fragrance of the Sukebind is so STRONG! Loved the names of the people and especially the cows!Book Review: A wicked satire and a wonderful book in its own right
Summary: 4 Stars
'Cold Comfort Farm' should be appended to copies of 'Wuthering Heights' as an antidote for the kind of teenage girl who becomes all moony after reading about Heathcliff (having been one myself, I feel qualified to give this advice). 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' are wonderful and essential reading, but to read a book that so wickedly deflates their melodrama is a delight. Flora Poste is a joy, and the characterisation of her ridiculous relatives is spot-on. Read 'Cold Comfort Farm', it is a pleasure.Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm is a classic
Summary: 4 Stars
I am reading this book for a course in fiction and film and am writing a piece analyzing both the novel and the film Cold Comfort Farm. I love the book. Excellent writing: strong motifs gives the text depth, such as the flower motif tied to the main character's name, Flora, alluding to the beauty and selflessness she comes to exemplify. The story line is simply beautiful and clever, the characters are wonderful and silly; I highly recommend the book (and the film!).Book Review: what a fun book
Summary: 4 Stars
I can not for the life of me understand why this book is not better known. It is such a fun book- the characters are eccentric and funny. The language is elegant and concise. You can not read this book without laughing.