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Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold | Evelyn Waugh
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Gilbert Pinfold is a reclusive Catholic novelist suffering from acute inertia. In an attempt to defeat insomnia he has been imbibing an unappetizing cocktail of bromide, chloral, and creme de menthe. He books a passage on the SS Caliban and, as it cruises towards Ceylon, rapidly slips into madness.Almost as soon as the gangplank lifts, Pinfold hears sounds coming out of the ceiling of his cabin: wild jazz bands, barking dogs, and loud revival meetings. He is convinced that an erratic public-address system is letting him hear everything that goes on aboard ship . . . until instead of just sounds he hears voices. And not just any voices. These voices are talking, in the most frighteningly intimate way, about him!
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Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold | Evelyn Waugh
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First #bookclub read of the year turned out unexpectedly good. It's a story of progressive #insanity, caused by drugs and alcohol, written in satirical, sometimes even humorous manner. Conspiracies that Gilbert developed in his imagination were funny, but also creepy, when he wandered too far from reality. I was surprised to find out that this novel is autobiographical. Clear 5🌟
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Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold | Evelyn Waugh
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I've yet to read Waugh. This sounds fantastic. #bookmail

StacksNShelves Same. But every time I see his name, all I can think of is that scene in Lost in Translation where Scarlet Johansson says "Evelyn Waugh was a man..." 7y
vivastory @StacksNShelves I forgot about that scene. I think a viewing is called for. 7y
Hobbinol You're right--sounds amazing! 7y
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saresmoore Yes! I just read the synopsis of this. It sounds very relatable. ... Oh, just me? Stacking it! 7y
vivastory @saresmoore Is it the cocktail of bromide & creme de menthe or hearing barking dogs & revival meetings? 🍸 💀 🐶 ⛪ 7y
saresmoore @vivastory It must be the dogs and revival meetings. In fact, just add some train ambience and the sound of fireworks and/or gunfire and it's a typical night in my neighborhood! 🙃 7y
vivastory @saresmoore Love trains, all the rest not so much 7y
saresmoore @vivastory I really love the trains, too. I try to just ignore the rest. 7y
RowReads1 I ❤️ Waugh. I haven't read that one. 7y
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