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The Flying Man (2012)

by Roopa Farooki(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Middle Grade & Children's

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review 1: This was mildly engaging, kind of like a not as good White Tiger. The central character is a selfish man who doesn't want to settle down or commit to one identity, so spends his life flitting around the world, trying to avoid attachments, but against his will, people become attached to him. The thing I didn't really get was why people would be attached to him - he seems too flighty and only thinks of himself, and certainly once he loses his looks and charms, I wasn't sure why anyone was drawn to him!
review 2: I really enjoyed Roopa Farooki's last novel, The Way Things Look to Me, so I have been looking forward to this one. And it did not disappoint. I thought this was a very well-crafted character study and a master class in how a novelist can make a thoroughl... morey unlikable protagonist sympathetic. This is a deceptively simple book; there is a lot going on beneath the surface and it must have been incredibly difficult to pull off. One of my favorites on the Orange longlist this year. less

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