Too hard to get through, though it was interesting to sample Disraeli's fiction.

This is (currently) my favorite book of all time! I will say, the other reviewers' negative comments on the book are very understandable; after the first two arcs, the book's plot is absolutely all over the place and rather nonsensical. To me, though, this was the appeal. It was all incredibly fun t

Disraeli's first novel, which is perhaps why the book is structured so very strangely; he seems to have thrown in every plot token he can think of: sudden death, political misfortune, making fun of the Germans (hey, it was 1830!), scenes of insane society women throwing themselves at the bishounen h

For the most part, this is awful.

The premise is highly intriguing and seemed it would be a book of political intrigue, a Victorian "House of Cards" by modern comparison. The first book is, however, dreadfully written. Disraeli, like many amateur writers, feels he has to try and show off by using an

Because it's so episodic there are three or four different bewildering endings in this one, including the actual ending. Vivian Grey is a fascinating character at first, a charmer who is successful in part because the people he wants to charm need something to interest them so badly, but it feels a