The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780857053091 (0857053094)
ASIN: 0857053094
Publish date: 2014-05-01
Publisher: MacLehose Press
Pages no: 624
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Cultural,
Adult,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
France,
Suspense,
Fiction
3.5 Stars I had great difficulty in rating and reviewing this book as I would hate to discourage anyone from reading it and yet some people just wont like it and therefore I think you really have to decide for yourself if you want to really find out The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair. This w...
Marcus Goldman is a writer who studied under the tutelage of a world renowned, award-winning author, Harry Quebert. When he finds, after his huge first unexpected success, that at the age of 28 he can no longer seem to write and is faced with writer’s block, he is devastated. He suddenly remembers h...
I finished this book yesterday morning. You see, I'd gotten to about 80% the night before, and was engaged enough to get up early so I could finish before work. I am left conflicted. The first 50% of this book truly sucked. The writing was stilted, and the characterizations were, frankly, bizarr...
Joël Dicker: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair I only have two problems with this book: (1) the ludicrous and lurid plot, and (2) the stunningly amateurish writing. It was increasingly painful, but I read every bit of the book, mostly because I just couldn't believe this could be the same b...
Available now from Maclehose Press/Quercus Translated by Sam Taylor Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy. August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day a small New Hampshire town lost its innocence. That summer Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola...