The Stars' Tennis Balls
Stephen Fry,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Random House of Canada, Limited
Stephen Fry,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Random House of Canada, Limited
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780091801519 (0091801516)
Publish date: October 31st 2000
Publisher: Hutchinson
Pages no: 388
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Crime,
Modern
Ah, how to give my opinion without sounding like I'm being paid for it? This was a terrific book, not just because it was written by Stephen Fry, but because it was well executed and exciting from cover to cover. I mean that literally; it is unusual for me to read all prefacing and afterward materia...
It took me quite a while to get into the story, but having gotten past the first part which reads like an excerpt from Moab, I could not put it down. I had - on purpose - not read any reviews for this book, and am now glad about that as most reviews only make the comparison to The Count of Monte C...
A chilling little tale about a prank on a school chum that goes very very badly. Very dirivative of Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo but handled quite well.