anglo-saxon attitudes

Anglo-Saxon Attitudes by Angus Wilson (St. Martin’s Griffin, 1996)

Enjoyed it, but felt it could have used some fine-tuning.  But perhaps its charm and singularity come from that unabashed use of cartoony elements: caricature, coincidence.  An odd, somewhat silly book, but also endearing.  Full of bright bold un-nuanced characters, it would make a terrific miniseries; great roles for British character actors.