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Book Review of The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus
Author: Stephen Fry
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


Amazing book. The main character. Ted, may be a bit hard to swallow. He's a pompous know-it-all blowhard, but the way the novel is constructed makes up for it. In epistolary form, you get to see him as others do, and he's in turns a goofy drunk, as well as an insightful genius whose hard demeanor belies his tenderness.