Boot being sent to the Republic of Ishmaelia by the Daily Beast.
Unlike Decline and Fall, these misunderstandings are not malicious – but they end up with the wrong Mr. Like Decline and Fall, Scoop opens with a series of coincidences and misunderstandings (unlikely, but not impossible) which propel the central plot. Well, Scoop continues in this vein – ridiculous and farcical things happen, people are mean and selfish, but always with a covering of good-humour – helped, chiefly, by the incredibly loveable lead character. I found the first couple too cruel for my liking, then thought The Loved One had the perfect mix of barbed wit and affection. This is my fourth Evelyn Waugh novel, and I still haven’t read Brideshead Revisited. But it’s great, and very funny, so better late than never, I’m getting my review specs on (they’re the same as my usual specs, by the way.)
A few bloggers seem to have been reading Evelyn Waugh at the same time as each other – Rachel wrote about Decline and Fall and Ali wrote about Vile Bodies– only my review is coming rather belatedly, as I finished Scoop (1938) about a month ago.
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