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Party Going
Party Going | Henry Green
3 posts | 5 read | 7 to read
A group of rich, spoiled and idle young people heading off on a winter holiday are stranded at a railway station when their train is delayed by thick, enclosing fog. PARTY GOING describes their four-hour wait in a London railway hotel where they shelter from the grim weather and the throngs of workers on the platform below.
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keepingupwiththepenguins
keepingupwiththepenguins
Party Going | Henry Green
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Mehso-so

If you didn‘t enjoy Mrs Dalloway, then this is not the book for you. It‘s more readable, yes, and less intensely modernist, but at the end of the day, it‘s still a short book that takes a long time to read, about a bunch of privileged white people lolling about and preparing for a party. Full review here: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/party-going-henry-green/

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gradcat
gradcat
Party Going | Henry Green
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#adventrecommends Day 19 @emilyrose_x
I love this book, but I‘m not sure it‘s for everyone. You might say that it‘s short on plot, but long on character development. Published in 1939 (UK), it is cutting indictment of the upper class, along with a psychological investigation into the public & private masks we wear in social situations. A group of narcissistic wealthy people are due to board a train for France, but are delayed owing to fog. ⬇️

gradcat (Cont) Green provides us with a fly-on-the-wall view of their subsequent stay in the railroad station hotel. There aren‘t many nice people in this book, but if you enjoy loads of terrific dialogue, often delivered with Schadenfreude, you‘ll enjoy this book. I think you will find that the novel is still relevant today. 6y
Aimeesue That is a wonderful, horrible cover! 6y
gradcat @Aimeesue Isn‘t it? It captures the crux of the book so well....🎭 6y
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AlizaApp
AlizaApp
Party Going | Henry Green
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Pickpick

A group of young people are trying to leave London for a party in France but get stranded in the train station and its hotel due to fog. A reissue from the 30s but still resonates today.

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