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More Than You Can Say (2011)

by Paul Torday(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0297858246 (ISBN13: 9780297858249)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

George Weidenfeld & Nicholson

review 1: The writing of this novel was beautiful, everything described in a off-hand sort of way, completely regardless of the depth it withholds.'More than you can say' is a story of life after military service, of love, of crime, of wrongs and misdirection. It is the story of a man who lost his way and never found it again, never cared to. This story tells of a man named Richard who goes to serve in Afghanistan, hearing, seeing, and doing the unspeakable. He comes back, his family and girlfriend eagerly welcome him home, but Richard just cannot seem to adjust. His attempt at civilian life falls apart. On his own, Richard falls to a rut of gambling, drinking, and sometimes work. Then something strange happens, he gets kidnapped from the side of the road. The man behind the event e... morends up offering him a very odd deal, ten thousand pounds if Richard will marry a girl chosen by kidnapper. Richard agrees, and off we go on a roller coaster of action, suspense, and reflections on the war in Afghanistan. I, personally, was unable to expect a single event in the flow of a well thought out plot.The story ends in a sort of loop, ending almost exactly where it began. What that means, I won't give away, but I will say that despite the melancholy of an open ending, what happens between the beginning and then, is a wild ride and definitely worth the read.
review 2: I am beginning to think that the first Paul Torday novel one reads, becomes ones favourite. To me nothing since measures up to the Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce. Though that said, I really enjoyed the twists and turns of this book, from a man walking all night in his tux to the James Bond adventures. One goes through different emotions connecting with the characters, one minute feeling empathy for them, the next cold detachment. It must be said that Torday is a truly gifted writer and there is something for everyone hidden within these pages. If I could, this novel would get 3.5 stars. less

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