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Booker Winner 2004

Advantages: characters, writing, plot
Disadvantages: not a novel everyone would love

...'The Line of Beauty' by Alan Hollinghurst won the Booker Prize in 2004, going up against novels by Achmat Dangor, Sarah Hall, David Mitchell, Colm Toibin and Gerard Woodward. Hollinghurst had written three novels previous to this one. The book follows ...

heatherrr13 25.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Line of Beauty - Alan Hollinghurst

80s revival

Advantages: Easy to read, beautifully written, good chapter length
Disadvantages: None

Introduction ******************** The Line of Beauty is an excellent read which was recently turned into a 3 part series by Queer as Folk director Russell T.Davis. While I enjoyed the televisation I didnt feel it captured the same joys and horrors that ...

Shoka 22.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Line of Beauty - Alan Hollinghurst

A TASTE OF LESBIAN VICTORIANA

Advantages: Well plotted and written, evocative of the period and the traditional genre
Disadvantages: Three part structure caused the sotry to stall slightly

In writing ‘Fingersmith’ Sarah Waters has not only written a fantastic historical thriller but she has shown her literary skill and knowledge by mimicking the Victorian mystery melodrama genre with great aplomb. The story deals with two young girls bot ...

Mauri 05.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Fingersmith - Sarah Waters

A Pearl Of A Novel

Advantages: Fantastic book, I couldn't put it down, amazing story and characters
Disadvantages: None

On starting to read another book by Sarah Waters (The Little Stranger), I decided that it was about time that I got around to reviewing the last book I read by her: Fingersmith. I read this book over the space of only a few days back in September and just ...

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Review of Fingersmith - Sarah Waters

WHITE GLOVES THAT HIDE SECRETS.

Advantages: A wonderful story.
Disadvantages: Not suited to those who do not like historical fiction.

Tempted by my first experience of the written work of Sarah Waters, and her book "Affinity", I bought this book with high expectations. The story is set in London, the year 1862. We are introduced to the characters that are to form the foundation of t ...

thingywhatsit 05.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Fingersmith - Sarah Waters