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    4 Stars Wildly Amusing 04/12/2011
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    Advantages Advantages Contains more or less the whole of human experience

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Maybe a little left-field for some

    When your first novel has been successful, it adds pressure onto the second. This is the situation facing Joe Dunthorne, as his debut ''Submarine'' won several awards, was adapted into a film and came highly praised by The Bookbag. This means ''Wild Abandon'' has to be rather good to keep his reputation intact. Kate and Albert are two teenagers growing up in a commune in Wales. Kate is becoming more and more unsatisfied with the restraints of this life, whilst Albert is devoted to Kate and eagerly anticipating the end of the world. In the meantime, life in the commune is falling apart as ... more
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