“My first LDB novel, having been put off by all the hype from Capt Morelli’s thingamie.
Did I like it, yes very much.
This is a delightful novel of rural England in around the fifties. Based in the south of Surrey, he brings in lots of characters, from eccentrics to young lads out fishing for the Big Girt.
Lovely and recommended.
Score 8.5/10
Date read January 2011
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“This guy is a comedian, but he can write too.
Trouble is after 6 days of finishing this book I couldn’t for the life of me recall this book.
I know I read something and I remember enjoying it.
Score 5/10
Date read January 2011
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“Pulitzer winning novel from 1982.
To sum it up…this covers slavery, orphans, love, lesbians, singing, family, American negroes, African negroes. It has it all.
Hope is the real message. Maybe I’ll watch the film.
Alice Walker narrates the audiobook.
Score 7/10
Date read January 2011
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“A gothic novel. Well constructed and engaging book.
I liked the bastadised English that Florence uses.
An odd book which one never quite knows what is real or true.
Great atmosphere in the rotting and rambling gothic New England house.
Good stuff and I’ll read more by him.
Score 7.5/10
Date read January 2011
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