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I love Edith Wharton. She wrote critically and sometimes sarcastically about the New York aristocracy that she was part of. Her books are not gripping, action packed page-turners. They are not so much about *what* happens as they are about the individual characters and how they handle whatever is happening given the privileges and limitations afforded them by their social standing. All the things I love about Wharton, I am finding in Fellowes. The only real difference is the time and the setting. Now we are in late 20th Century England instead of late 19th Century New York, but the approach is similar. Edith Lavery reminds me of Lily Bart, trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs. I would not say that this is a book for Downton Abbey fans. This is the author's first novel and it doesn't have the depth of Downton but it is still an enjoyable read and I'm going look for another Fellowes novel soon.


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Snobs Julian Fellowes 9780312336936 Books Reviews

First and foremost, the author is an excellent writer. Witty repartee, complex sentences, and well-drawn characters abound in this somewhat satiric look at contemporary class distinctions and social climbing in merry old England. It just goes to show one that the more things change, the more things stay the same.

When a pretty middle-class blond receives a marriage proposal from a somewhat cloddish Earl, she accepts with alacrity. The question is why? Is it love or is it something else altogether? After they marry, a film company descends upon the Earls ancestral home, as does a certain devilishly handsome leading man, leading to all sorts of marital complications. It also calls for some soul searching.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary England, this could just as easily have been set two centuries back, as many of the same considerations still hold sway socially. This is a thoroughly entertaining novel, and a delight to read.
Is more apropos for the title. Very funny, if a bit repetitive at times, but all in all a jolly good read on a cold, early winter afternoon. Let me be clear, though, you shouldn’t read this book if you dislike the silliness of the British upper classes (this includes aristos and upper middle class). If, however, you get a kick out of social climbing and ineffable ignorance, enjoy! Fellowes has some keen social insights in a Jane Austen-like way, and paints some interesting characterizations while telling a fast moving Cinderella story. Whether you root or not for the heroine to “make it through” or sink back into obscurity, you’ll be glad that you’re not in her shoes. So much work! It was difficult not to think of Kate Middleton and her background as she slide into a social set so far above her middle class, though very well to do, upbringing. She and Edith Lavery even had similar jobs (maybe that’s non-jobs) while they stood by waiting for Prince Charming to come to the point. One hopes Duchess Kate had and has an easier time of it than Edith, though the fun is in the scandal and snobbery!
Julian Fellowes may, in his most vain moments, consider himself amongst the great writers he clearly loves to be associated with. Unfortunately, he possesses absolutely no understanding of what it means to be a truly decent human being.. The concept is entirely foreign to the very way he views the world. This lack of understanding shows in every piece of his work I've been exposed to. Without this basic knowledge there can be no greatness. All of us don't secretly want to be at the top of the heap patting ourselves on the back for our humanity on the rare occasion when we're not urinating on, while plundering the resources of, those we feel "beneath" us. Please stop insulting those amongst us who don't share your, obviously deeply embedded , world view, Mr. Fellowes.
I enjoyed this book and read it while on vacation, so I had a lot of free time. The pace is not the fastest, but I liked it a lot. I loved the narrator but the rest of the characters are to (sorry) snobs to appeal to me. Maybe because I am from another country I can't really believe that the British aristocrats continue to live like this! It was interesting to take a look into those places where I will never be welcomed (and where apparently everybody would be rude). There are some humorous observations which I really enjoyed!
As a Downton Abbey fan, I just had to try a Julian Fellowes novel. This is his first novel and you will see the mind that created all that brilliant Downton writing. Snobs is a look at the class system in England that will make you laugh and sometimes just shake your head. Great characters and their relationships. I loved it.
I found 'Snobs' a bit hard to get into. The story line isn't all that gripping, and the characters are not all likable. Yes, I guess they are snobs, and about as boring as you could get. What I found irritating to the nth degree was the overuse of foreign language phrases in Italics. There was at least one on nearly every page. Enough already, we get it, and we aren't amused anymore. One other reviewer had it right; this would have been better as a series or a movie.
Excellent! JUlain Fellowes is a very wittily bitchy writer, which also means he often surprises with the acuity of his insights. He is also a pretty good storyteller, and he moves things along at a fair old lick. Plus the fact that he seems to give an insiders key to the obscure codes of the aristocratic (if not exactly noble) classes. All the while portraying the same classes as being faintly ridiculous and no more dangerous to the body politic than a group of flat-earthers. How nice to be able to look down on them as we look up to them!
Definitely worth reading
I love Edith Wharton. She wrote critically and sometimes sarcastically about the New York aristocracy that she was part of. Her books are not gripping, action packed page-turners. They are not so much about *what* happens as they are about the individual characters and how they handle whatever is happening given the privileges and limitations afforded them by their social standing. All the things I love about Wharton, I am finding in Fellowes. The only real difference is the time and the setting. Now we are in late 20th Century England instead of late 19th Century New York, but the approach is similar. Edith Lavery reminds me of Lily Bart, trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs. I would not say that this is a book for Downton Abbey fans. This is the author's first novel and it doesn't have the depth of Downton but it is still an enjoyable read and I'm going look for another Fellowes novel soon.