Travels with My AuntTravels with My Aunt
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What it's about
Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager whose great passion is dahlias, meets his eccentric Aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral, and is swept into her adventurous life: travels with her Black lover, Wordsworth, encounters with a strange cast of characters, and an old flame wanted by Interpol for twenty years.
Why it's worth reading
It was one of the ten best-selling books of 1970. It's Graham Greene at his funniest.
You'll love it if you liked
The End of the Affair
The Honorary Consul
A Man Called OveGood to know
It's a comic novel, much lighter than Greene's best-known work.
By the numbers
- Readers41 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller32 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #27 of the 35 humor books we rank
- #632 of the 762 classics we rank
- #2199 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
Funny, Adventurous, Uplifting
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Quick answers
Is Travels with My Aunt worth reading?
Yes. It was one of the ten best-selling books of 1970. It ranks #2,199 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 61.9 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Travels with My Aunt about?
Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager whose great passion is dahlias, meets his eccentric Aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral, and is swept into her adventurous life: travels with her Black lover, Wordsworth, encounters with a strange cast of characters, and an old flame wanted by Interpol for twenty years.
How long does it take to read Travels with My Aunt?
About 6 hours (254 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Travels with My Aunt?
If you liked it, try The End of the Affair by Graham Greene, The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene or A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.