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pitäisit paljon Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin, niin näet, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. very strange book. i started this in june maybe and finished it in august. what is all this about "the international gesture for ____"? not very likable characters and autograph forging and searching and kitty ? . the subjects below says humourous stories and picaresque literatire! (  ) mahallett | Aug 17, 2009 |  The opening chapter of this is excellently written, and falsely compels you into believing that the rest of the story will be. Unfortunately, about halfway in, I began to feel disappointed, and was in continued hope that the novel would improve. Unfortunately, the ending was very poorly written, leaving me feeling unsatisfied. It is a shame because I don't doubt the literary genius of Zadie Smith, however this is a novel that both me and my friend would recommend you avoid. (  ) kezumi | May 3, 2009 | The first half of this book is fantastic. The second half drags, but has flashes of brilliance. The obssesions of the autograph hunter were magnificent. I will admit that I enjoyed this book more than "White Teeth". If you collect anything this book will resonate with you. (  )1  RossWilliam | Mar 22, 2009 | I listened to this one in the car. Zadie Smith is one of my favorite contemporary authors, and her storytelling is lush and vivid. [book:The Autograph Man] was a story about a young man in search of his identity through the stumbling search for religion and an illusive autograph. (  ) rfewell | Jan 27, 2009 | Liked it better than White Teeth, less than On Beauty. (  ) emmahickey | Nov 29, 2008 |  ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Amazon.com (ISBN 037550186X, Hardcover)When Alex-Li Tandem is 12 years old, his father takes him and his friends Adam and Rubinfine to a wrestling match at the Albert Hall in London. By the end of the evening, the pivotal events of Alex-Li's youth have occurred: he has met Joseph Klein, a boy whose fascination with autographs proves infectious; his friendships with Adam and Rubinfine are cemented; and his father has dropped dead. This is enough action for an entire book, and in fact things slow down dramatically after page 35 of Zadie Smith's sophomore novel The Autograph Man. When we meet Alex again, he is a grown man, an autograph dealer and devoted slacker, suffering the physical and spiritual after-effects of a three-day romance with a drug called "Superstar." While under its malign influence, Alex has managed to wreck his sports car, alienate his girlfriend Esther, and--possibly--forge the rare autograph of his idol, the 1950s movie star Kitty Alexander. Will his friends save him from the embarrassment of trying to sell this suspect autograph? Will they pull him together in time to perform Kaddish on the 15th anniversary of his father's death? Although not as enthralling or politically resonant as White Teeth, Smith's hallowed debut, The Autograph Man amply demonstrates her ability to juggle several main characters, several themes, and a host of plots and subplots, with the occasional purely comic episode thrown up in the air beside them like a chainsaw or a cheesecake. Readers will want to step away to a safe distance during the chaotic final scenes. --Regina Marler(haettu Amazonista Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) Ensimmäinen testikierros on päättynyt. Käy ryhmässä Open Shelves Classification tutustumassa asiaan. |
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