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Boxer, Beetle (2010)

by Ned Beauman(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0340998393 (ISBN13: 9780340998397)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Sceptre

review 1: I absolutely loved the intricate way in which this book was plotted. I almost want to read it all over again in order to notice the details I will have undoubtedly missed at the start. The characters are well created, although not fleshed out, I suppose it's hard as the book is do short, disappointingly so I thought. I don't think I will read another book with a beetle breeding sub plot or one which is as well imagined and well executed as this. Brilliant read.
review 2: I feel a little tricked by the jacket copy that promised hilarity. Beauman's more recent novel is pretty funny, but this one isn't at all--it's just cleverly plotted and mildly absurd. And I'm not a fan of novels that inject realist narratives with mildly absurd characters and situations tha... moret aren't actually LOLworthy ... or sympathetic ... or thought-provoking ... or anything really. Yeah, this fell flat for me. less

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