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The Last Weekend (2010)

by Blake Morrison(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0701184841 (ISBN13: 9780701184841)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Chatto & Windus

review 1: Had this on audiobook and still couldn't get through it. Terrible characters, with the main character being a total shit, and there is no chance of any empathy towards him or the others in this dirge of a book. By the third chapter I couldn't care less about them or their bet and the guy picked to narrate the book seems to have been selected for his condescending tone of voice, which irritated even more. Maybe this book is better if you read it yourself but I doubt it.
review 2: I read this after watching the television series so I did already know what was going to happen, but this did not detract from the enjoyment and I still found myself hoping that something else would happen. The Last Weekend is set over a bank holiday weekend in August and as the time pr... moreogresses you get the feeling that something terrible is going to happen. The characters that Blake Morrison has created are varied and interesting although the character of Ian is not likeable and it becomes clear throughout that he twists the truth. I did enjoy the book and the way it slowly unfolded until you know what happens but for me I felt that there was something missing from it to make it really really good, but it is a good psychological thriller all the same. less

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