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Loving, Living and Partygoing (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) (Paperback)

by Henry Green (Author)
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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books; Reissue edition (25 Feb 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140186913
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140186918
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars LOVING is one of the best novels I have read, 6 Jan 1999
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I have read both of the three-novel volumes published by Penguin, and while I think even the worst of these is at least good, LOVING shines out as one of the best novels that I have ever read. Set in Ireland during WW II and consisting almost entirely of dialogue (no narrative voice worth noting), it tells a poignant yet hopeful story of love in the upper and servant classes of a country castle and estate. The ending is one of the very best that I have encountered, rivaling my other favorite endings (BROTHERS KARAMOZOV, THE WHITE HOTEL, and POSSESSION).

I had serious reservations about the Modern Library list of the 100 Greatest English Novels of the 20th century, but I was delighted to see that they included LOVING.

LIVING is not as strong as the other two books, but PARTY GOING, while not the masterpiece that LOVING is, is nonetheless a very, very fine book indeed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Such a treat, 4 Jun 1999
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All three of these novels are terrific, but I think PARTY GOING is really Green's masterpiece. It's one of the funniest accounts of the Bright Young Things ever written, but it veers beyond Waugh to say much more serious things about class, modernity, social maneuvering, and abovve all compassion--Miss Fellowes' determination to take care of the dead pigeon, while initially absurd, comes to reach almost Shakespearean proportions in its utter pathos and dignity.

Green is always overlooked by fans of British social comedy simply because his prose is initially so surprising. But there's a real cult around his writings, and if you start with LOVING (the most accessible of his novels, and one of the best), you'll quickly see why.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Loving" is one of the better books of the century., 25 Dec 1998
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"Loving" is one of the better books of the century. In prose that is singularly musical, Green limns the lives of the English servant class. Somehow, also, the book is about war, honor, and human love. Please read it-- Green is to good a writer to be ignored.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Raunce Rules
For lively dialogue, dry wit, and memorable characters, you can't beat Henry Green, and Loving is one of his best.
Published on 10 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Three great masterpieces, like nothing else
In England, Henry Green is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of the century - he writes down exactly how people talk in real life, not how they talk in books. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars This novel is like...Ah never mind...It just sucks
Loving is one of the worst novels I have ever read. The dialogue--which other reviewers praised --is too fake and rehearsed to sound in the least natural. Read more
Published on 4 Jul 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars A love story without a whole lot of love.
While unmistakably Green is a skilled if idiosyncratic novelist, and the focus of its attention is on a quite charming story of love between two servants in an English/Irish... Read more
Published on 24 Aug 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars HENRY GREEN: BRILLIANT!!!
If you love human beings and/or are one, you willl love Henry Green's books! Also check out: Nothing, Doting, Blindness; his autobiography, Pack My Bag; A Self-Portrait; and, if... Read more
Published on 9 Jul 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant writer whose books, alas, are seldom read.
"Loving" and "Nothing" are exceptional books and fuse literary experimentation with social satire. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars An insinuatory and thrilling novel (Party Going).
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE READ THIS? The best book on Pre-WWII London ever written? Please! Ignore what Burgess said in 99 NOVELS, you can discuss it! Read more
Published on 17 Jan 1997

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