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Life! Death! Prizes! - Stephen May
Life! Death! Prizes!
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4.00 5
Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781408819135 (1408819139)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 245
Edition language: English
Category:
Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
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mtw1tter
mtw1tter rated it
4.0 Life! Death! Prizes!
text Life! Death! Prizes!
This is the book Martin Amis tried to write and failed with Lionel Asbo - Stephen May has a better ear for the street vernacular than Martin will ever do. Heart breaking/funny/witty/insightful but most of all, truthful in its depiction of brotherly affection in a knockabout way.
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jbradway
jbradway rated it
3.0 Life! Death! Prizes!
text Life! Death! Prizes!
This one is a high three. Stephen May creates characters you care about and incorporates moments of profundity. That's more than I normally get. Billy Smith is a great voice.The plot does stray and strain, however. Occasionally, one or other of the situation or the reaction to the situation tests my...
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Life! Death! Prizes! - Stephen May
Life! Death! Prizes! - Stephen May
Life! Death! Prizes! - Stephen May
Life! Death! Prizes! - Stephen May
Life! Death! Prizes! - Stephen May
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