Wow, this was unlike anything I've ever read before! And that is high praise in it's own right!I'm not even really sure what I'm going to write in this review because, to me, there is no explaining what was so amazing about this book - all I can think is that Ms. Thomas has an absurd (in the very go...
I hate writing reviews like this, but this book was a total snooze fest, I slogged through all 464 pages hoping there was going to be a pay off, and well, it never came. The characters were boring and one dimensional, the storyline was all over the place and preachy (and I usually don't mind a littl...
PopCo was the novel Scarlett Thomas wrote before The End Of Mr Y, though it's now being re-marketed after the success of the former. I found it as compelling as Mr Y but not as satisfying, particularly the ending.It's the story of Alice, a twenty-something working for a global manufacturer of kid's ...
Think Philip Pullman with sex. The End Of Mr Y is a story about a young woman who, during the course of her PhD, discovers one of the rarest books in the world, and one that is reputedly cursed. Her study of the book and its enigmatic author who disappeared immediately after writing it, leads her ri...
Although having a fairly interesting story line, this writer tries to be too clever. If i had wanted a crash course in 2nd and third year philosophy (which was painful enough) i would read my old notes. The main character also annoyed me and the end is a mystery (maybe i'm just not clever enough)......
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