Mon libraire m'avait dit que c'était drôle! J'ai changé de libraire: ce n'est pas drôle, c'est rasoir! L'auteur essaye tous les styles même l'épistolaire, nous barbe avec ses connaissances en théologie qui ne font pas avancer l'histoire. Bref je me suis ennuyé. ( )

Ever read an acclaimed novel and then were disappointed that you couldn't find one sympathetic character? That will never happen with a David Lodge book! He obviously cares for his characters, and you will too, though most are just good-hearted, loyal British academics with frail egos and a tenuous grasp on life in middle-age—I know, hilarious! Paradise News is his best book and a very sweet story. Lodge is the British Richard Russo: unfailingly compassionate, a keen social observer and very funny. Enjoy! ( )

Ever read an acclaimed novel and then were disappointed that you couldn’t find one sympathetic character? That will never happen with a David Lodge book! He obviously cares for his characters, and you will too, though most are just good-hearted, loyal British academics with frail egos and a tenuous grasp on life in middle-age—I know, hilarious! Paradise News is his best book and a very sweet story. Lodge is the British Richard Russo: unfailingly compassionate, a keen social observer and very funny. Enjoy!

Reviewed by: John

What happens when a Brit goes to Hawaii, but not for vacation. ( )