Books by Howard Jacobson
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review 1: Like Jacobson's other Booker prize winner, "The Finkler Question," this novel is also a must-read. Unfortunately I mean that more in the sense of an academic exercise than an enjoyable experience. As in TFQ, Jacobson is dealing with the knotty issue of anti-semitism, but he does ...
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review 1: Stream of consciousness narrative. I usually like English humor. It's more verbal than American humor but this was just empty word salad. The narrator/protagonist is narcissistic, detached and says and experiences nothing to draw you in. I couldn't get past the first 30 pages. Th...
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review 1: The "Finkler" in question is an inside joke. One you'd find out within the first 10 pages of reading.At first, I was perturbed by the low rating on goodreads for this Novel, and the numerous reviews that claimed this was unreadable.I must admit, it wasn't an easy read, simply due...
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review 1: The Act of Love is a very interesting book, beautifully written, but highly desexualized and starved of real feeling considering the nature of the subject it details, in favour of a more rational, academic analysis and explanation of the kind of man who would give up his wife for...
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review 1: Curioso el cambio del título, del original "El acto de amor" (The Act of Love) al español "Un acto de amor". Como si la novela tratara de un caso concreto, de la forma peculiar en la que Felix Quinn experimenta el amor hacia su esposa, y no del acto de amor en general. Felix inte...
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review 1: "Whatever it is" is a collection of Jacobson's columns for the Independent newspaper.This was a joy to read – Jacobson has a beautiful way with words – mellifluous if you like. His topics are wide ranging - from menacing cyclists to porn for the Prince,from popular culture to pol...