When Jack dies our protagonist is asked to write his biography.
He is an old and long time friend going back to school days. Then they were chalk and cheese. Jack goes on to become famous as a chat show host, while David the academic wastes his life in a dead end job.
Funny and absorbing in a Jewish angst sort of way. I’ll read more of this author for sure.
Score 7/10
Date read February 2009
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In parts interesting and atmospheric and in other parts dull and long winded.
I liked reading a book set in Cuba, written by a Cuban, also the sense of the love of music and books.
A detective/noir novel. Good but not great.
Score 6/10
Date read February 2009
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This novel hits the spot. My sort of book.
A grand but fading house somewhere in Dorset is the setting for this eerie story. A family who have everything breaks down and falls apart.
Told throughout by the very odd elder sister. Slightly disappointing ending but very well rated debut novel.
Score 7.5/10
Date read February 2009
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Teens novel and not bad at all.
Brother and sister are making a living pretending to conjure ghosts using Victorian type methods.
Things change when the sister finds she really is seeing ghosts and the ghosts murderer.
Score 5/10
Date read February 2009
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