Books by Christos Tsiolkas
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review 1: This is an interesting but bracing story about a high school swimmer attending a posh prep-school on an athletic scholarship. He is ill-equipped to handle the cruel taunts and careless snobbery of his classmates. His solace is the lap lane. Driven by a fierce competitive spirit a...
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review 1: I have had this book on my TBR pile for quite some time and was very much looking forward to reading it. Then, when reading the reviews, I felt less motivated as the reviews were not great. But. I am SO happy that I did pick it up and read it. Very different from anything I've re...
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review 1: I was wavering between three stars and four then realised that this is not a book that calls for a moderate response. When I thought about it in the context of the time during which it was published I felt more generous. There is a juvenile melodrama to the book that can be a bit...