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laticsexile's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Gosh. Where to start.
I lived in Manchester in the early 80’s. Went to the Hacienda and other places mentioned in the book. I have also been touched by some of the issues in the second half of the book.
There are some magic turns of phrase, but somehow it feels a bit like a pitch for a film vehicle for the likes of McGregor and McFadden, with maybe a cameo role for Pat Nevin. Some of the dialogue in the first half feels slightly off, but it’s a really good book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
A mashup of High Fidelity and Trainspotting with a flourish of Iain Banks.
I lived in Manchester in the early 80’s. Went to the Hacienda and other places mentioned in the book. I have also been touched by some of the issues in the second half of the book.
There are some magic turns of phrase, but somehow it feels a bit like a pitch for a film vehicle for the likes of McGregor and McFadden, with maybe a cameo role for Pat Nevin. Some of the dialogue in the first half feels slightly off, but it’s a really good book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
A mashup of High Fidelity and Trainspotting with a flourish of Iain Banks.
haileyreads_'s review against another edition
4.0
so sweet and so terribly depressing ?? dying sucks
lakesandpoets's review against another edition
3.75
“I couldn’t say what bravery is, but it must resemble something like the way Tully remained himself.”
heffalumpwoozle's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
enzopilarta's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Flimsy not really likeable characters. A little bit of a male intellectual/cultural masturbatory exercise.
sssandy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mollywetsch's review against another edition
5.0
yeah this book fucked
exactly what I needed to read on the downtown B train in 85 degree weather just as I'm starting to lose hope in humanity and forget what good music feels like. just pure vibrant, genius prose that actually, genuinely spills off the page. Andrew O'Hagan is a god amongst men and this unfortunately deserved the booker.
exactly what I needed to read on the downtown B train in 85 degree weather just as I'm starting to lose hope in humanity and forget what good music feels like. just pure vibrant, genius prose that actually, genuinely spills off the page. Andrew O'Hagan is a god amongst men and this unfortunately deserved the booker.
tierneyspence's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bethanhowe's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5