Author of cold comfort farm5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Also the fact that not all the secrets were revealed is very gothic, we thought more of the time that the secrets were nothing big and scary but just a literary device. Once you realise this is a parody there is an awful lot more to laugh at including the massive amounts of references to gothic books of the time with people "taking to their beds" something i think we would all like to do at one time or another. ![]() For example, we all found it hilarious when Urk charged out of the farmhouse with Merium. Having said this there are a few moments in the book that are laugh-out-loud funny but mostly towards the end of the novel. This ensures that you go into the book understanding that it's a parody and not something that is as funny as a stand alone novel. The book group have one major thing to say about this book, and that is you must read the prologue to the book! Possibly read the prologue after having read the book as well as before. ![]()
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