1 month ago
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What a fantastic novel. I have not seen the Kubrick adaption yet but I am definitely interested in it.
Barry Lyndon is a novel that uses the unreliable narrator to perfection. Redmond Barry unintentionally exposes himself and artitocracy as being shams in basically every chapter. His actions and his perception of honour simply put eviscerate the gentry's ideals.
What I really loved about the novel is that occasionally there is a footnote that counters Barry's tale and directly judges his character. No one is neutral on this novel and that is delightful.
I highly recommend it and I know the movie changes the narration from unreliable first person to omniscient third person so I'm excited to see how that change changes the whole story.
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