“Despite an odd ending I did enjoy this book and his style of writing, the pages moved fast.
Discarded and disgraced lecturer from USA ends up in Paris. Struck by illness things go from bad to worse. But on meeting the mysterious Margaret Kadar his luck changes…or does it?
Score 6.5/10
Date read November 2007
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“I was so keen on this that I’ve been recommending it everyone I know, female readers seem less enamoured.
I listened to the audiobook narrated brilliantly by Michael Maloney.
Sinister tale of Engelby which begins with him at Uni and falling for a pretty girl, then we go back to Public school where things first started to go wrong. His nickname is inspired ‘Toilet’
Top title.
Score 9/10
Date read November 2007
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His second novel, and one I’d been looking forward to. Having read this backwards novel I was left wondering on the ride it had taken me. Yes worth reading and a great opening about bottles of Chateaux Petrus, just not as good as his first.
Score 7.5/10
Date read October 2007
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“New one from the author of The Kite Runner. This is all about Afghanistan and the way women are treated by the male society. A misery tale of two women who are either forced or tricked into marrying the same odious man.
Ultimately a tragic love story, bitter/sweet.
Highlights the hardship of people in modern day Afghanistan.
Score 8/10
Date read October 2007
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