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Loading... Daily Telegraph Book of Obituaries (Vol 1) (original 1995; edition 1996)by Hugh Massingberd
This collection of the lives of memorable individuals was often entertaining and never morbid. As an American I didn't understand all of the terminology and abbreviations, but it didn't detract from my enjoyment. And while I wished more than a few times that I'd known some of these characters personally, all in all it felt too long, like too many obits were included. It took me a very long time to finish. I'd recommended reading it in small doses, or picking ones to read at random, rather than reading straight through like I did. (  ) melydia | Jun 10, 2012 | 
I am a big fan of obituaries and I'm not really sure why I was disappointed in this book. The subjects are mostly British eccentrics whose obituaries appeared in the Daily Telegraph. There are at least 3 more volumes in the series and maybe they are more interesting but these were sort of repetitive in their eccentricity. (  ) R0BIN | Apr 27, 2013 | This collection of the lives of memorable individuals was often entertaining and never morbid. As an American I didn't understand all of the terminology and abbreviations, but it didn't detract from my enjoyment. And while I wished more than a few times that I'd known some of these characters personally, all in all it felt too long, like too many obits were included. It took me a very long time to finish. I'd recommended reading it in small doses, or picking ones to read at random, rather than reading straight through like I did. ( ) melydia | Jun 10, 2012 | |
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