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Not Untrue And Not Unkind (2009)

by Ed O'Loughlin(Favorite Author)

3.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1844881857 (ISBN13: 9781844881857)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Penguin Ireland

review 1: I have very mixed feelings about this book, but on the whole I thought it was a well written and ultimately honest attempt to address the unreal situation of some believable (if unlikable and in a couple of cases clichéd) Westerners trying to deal with several realities of late C20th Africa - described more vividly than is comfortable for armchair travellers or current affairs analysts. The Dublin sections add little to the tale. The novel is clearly pretty autobiographical, and I think the author, who probably started out as something of a prima donna, had to confront some very hard truths to produce this.
review 2: This is O'Loughlin's first novel. Somewhat Heminwayesque in that it takes place in Africa during there seemingly endless civil wars. There is a... more cast of jounalists and photographers from various countries going from one war zone to the next getting their stories. The main character, Owen, has a short affair with a female journalist from the U.S. and France. It's kind of "what's it all about, Alfie" in message. less

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