100 word review: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

I didn't finish this book. I gave up after about three volumes (there are nine). Tristram isn't born for over 150 pages because of the narration. He digresses to the point where you have completely forgotten the plot of the novel. When his father and uncle are having a conversation, before telling you the conversation, the narrator tells you about his father’s philosophy of children's names and his uncles groin injury caused in war. It’s meant to be funny and isn't, mainly because of the 300 year difference between when the book was written and when I am reading it.

Robyn