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A Dead Hand

by: Paul Theroux (author)

ISBN: 9780241144749 (0241144744)

Edition language: English

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Travel, Cultural, Mystery, Contemporary, India, Crime

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Osho rated it

12 years ago

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An uneven novel from Theroux, ranging from 2 to 5 stars. Low stars for repetition, unconvincing character development with abrupt changes, and obvious plot with a limp conclusion; high stars for parallelism (albeit sometimes heavy handed), rich description, and overall idea. A good edit would have t...

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Bibliofiend's Bookbag rated it

13 years ago

http://bibliofiendlm.booklikes.com Bibliofiend's Bookbag 2.0 A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta

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Never judge a book by its cover - until you do - and the cover was the best thing about it. 2.5 stars.

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Chris' Fish Place rated it

14 years ago

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More of a 2.5; I might round up later.I am really not sure how I feel about this book. On one hand, it does make me want to read Theroux's travel writing. I like his style.On the other hand, it's just plain strange. It starts out as a mystery/travel piece, morphs into some quasi romance book, the...

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