{"id":11142,"date":"2018-10-04T20:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T00:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=11142"},"modified":"2024-01-29T20:10:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T01:10:04","slug":"the-gentlemans-guide-to-vice-and-virtue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/11142","title":{"rendered":"The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue<\/a><\/em> (2017) Mackenzi Lee<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in Europe in the 1700s<\/p>\n

Henry \u201cMonty\u201d Montague is a rake. He was kicked out of Eton, is constantly in drunk, and is the despair of his parents. <\/p>\n

He is also in love with his best friend, Percy.<\/p>\n

In a last ditch attempt at reform, Henry is being sent on a Grand Tour with Percy, and Henry’s younger sister, Felicity is going along for the first part, before being sent to finishing school.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder my watch,\u201d Lockwood says, \u201cthere will be no gambling, limited tobacco, and absolutely no cigars.\u201d <\/p>\n

Well, this is turning a bit not good. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo visitations to any dens of iniquity,\u201d he goes on, \u201cor sordid establishments of any kind. No caterwauling, no inappropriate relations with the opposite sex. No fornication. No slothfulness, or excessive sleeping late.\u201d <\/p>\n

It\u2019s beginning to feel like he\u2019s shuffling his way through the seven deadly sins, in ascending order of my favorites. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd,\u201d he says, rust on the razor\u2019s edge, \u201cspirits in moderation only.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It took several tries for me to get started on this book. Mostly because Monty is so dissolute, I had a hard time caring what happened to him. <\/p>\n

But I quite liked Percy, and I really liked Felicity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to throw you out of school if you behave this way.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it took Eton years to catch on to your larks, and I\u2019m a fair amount cleverer, so I\u2019m not concerned.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been stripping the covers off amatory novels and swapping them with medical textbooks for years so Father wouldn\u2019t find out. He\u2019d rather I read those trampy Eliza Haywoods than study almanacs on surgery and anatomy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But slowly we discover more about Monty, and learn why Percy puts up with him. And that he isn’t quite as much of an ass as he seems.<\/p>\n

I want to run away right then but there\u2019s just Percy in the cabin and water on either side, and the person I most want to run away from is me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He really does turn out to be far better than he seems at first, and you do end up rooting for him, if only to get his life in order.<\/p>\n

But mostly it’s a fun romp, and quite enjoyable.<\/p>\n

I am better than the worst things I\u2019ve done.<\/em> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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