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The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis
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I enjoyed the book partly because Amis was an acute observer with an unkind eye who wrote with understanding and insight but mainly because it was and is an accurate portrayal of both the Welsh (and English for that matter) middle class. It is funny for those who know the breed and yet he conveys the desperation lying underneath some of his characters with a measure of sympathy.
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June 17, 1990 – Finished Reading
October 9, 2014 – Shelved
November 24, 2014 – Shelved as: fiction

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message 1: by Andrew (new) - rated it 4 stars
Apr 26, 2020 12:16PM

Andrew Wardle I grew up in South Wales of that period, and believe me, it's a gloriously accurate portrait. I would have been less kind, but then, I am.


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