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A Kind Of Vanishing (2000)

by Lesley Thomson(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0954930940 (ISBN13: 9780954930943)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Myriad Editions

review 1: Great book! "literature" not "writing". Some of you may not agree with me. It may not be easy reading for some...... I've read the other reviews of this book ... and some are critical but it's easy for some readers to be negative. .... However this is not a book for those seeking a "light" (brain- and heart-dead) read ... and there's lots of unmemorable writing around ... this isn't one of those books ...but even if I did suspect who was behind the crime early on, there were twists and turns to kept me guessing and it did not detract from the quality, intensity and drama which kept me engaged throughout .... it is incredibly imaginative and poignant putting oneself into the mind of two 9 year olds from normal yet abnormal familes in the context of a horrifying crime, y... moreet one explored with insight and perception ... rarely does one see a piece of literature of this quality around ... and I can forgive the occasional minor trangressions, notably, near the end, the details of how the crime was committed were revealed though no-one was still alive to testify to it ... AND I think that this deserves to be made into a film ...
review 2: I have just finished this book and thoroughly enjoyed it even if I found a few bits of the story a touch far fetched. I read Lesley's other book too and was not keen but found this one much easier to read. It is not easy to say too much about it without giving the story away but suffice to say that it will keep you reading, intrigued and wondering throughout. I will now look for further reading from this author. less

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