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| Original Title: | Dreams of Leaving |
| ISBN: | 0747526974 (ISBN13: 9780747526971) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rupert Thomson
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.45 | 829 Users | 25 Reviews
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| Title | : | Dreams of Leaving |
| Author | : | Rupert Thomson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1996 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (first published 1987) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Novels |
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New Egypt is a village somewhere in the south of England. A village that nobody has ever left. Peach, the sadistic chief of police, makes sure of that. Then, one misty morning, a young couple secretly set their baby son Moses afloat on the river, in a basket made of rushes. Years later, Moses is living above a nightclub, mixing with drug-dealers, thieves and topless waitresses. He knows nothing about his past - but it is catching up with him nevertheless, and it threatens to put his life in danger. Terror, magic and farce all have a part to play as the worlds of Peach and Moses slowly converge.Rating Epithetical Books Dreams of Leaving
Ratings: 3.45 From 829 Users | 25 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books Dreams of Leaving
One of my favorite novels of all time. I'll read and re-read anything by Rupert Thomson; he's that good.Observations are at times slow and sporadic and at other times frank and engaging. There was interesting enough storytelling here to entice me to make it to the end.
This is one of the worst books Ive ever read, which is sad, because the writing isnt terrible. Its the story thats terrible. The story rambles and detours and runs away with itself and tortures you as you believe the ending will resolve the story but it never does. This book wouldve been so much better as a short story. It is predictable and every piece of it that is new or interesting is never properly addressed. Skip it!
Quite an interesting plot. The way he has written and explained the plot it's very interesting. There are moments when you're just into the book and there are some dull moments as well. I would say the ending didn't blow me away and it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Nothing which can make you question the writer but something which will leave you imagining a lot of things. The read is interesting, I must say!
Absolutely loved this! It's sad and beautiful and funny. The characters are wonderful and you feel like you actually know them and properly care about them. It's a book about family and what that means and about growing up and changing. Highly recommended
A deeply infuriating book. So many things were good but I think the author just tried to throw a sink and bath mat at it too. The idea of the village itself is fascinating, yet half of the book is set away from it and at the end the story of the village is left hanging. And the random placing of sudden things to help the plot along - like a darkroom handily available after 400 pages. Drove me mad. There is some really beautiful writing and ideas. But it swung too far between 2 and 4 stars on a
One of the few books in my life that I couldn't finish.
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