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The Alternative Hero (2009)

by Tim Thornton(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0307271099 (ISBN13: 9780307271099)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Knopf

review 1: I fictional story about the experience of growing up with your favarote rock music, amazing fun to read. A pathetic adult having trouble leting go of the past, also fun to read. I was more than halfway through this book before I finallty realized there is no such band as the Theiving Magpies. That's how well written I found this book, it felt so familiar, with all kinds of references to real bands that I like/liked. I felt like the main character could have been a buddy of mine. However, if this kind of subject matter isn't your cup of tea, clearly you may not feel the same way.
review 2: If I hadn't been in bed with the flu, and walking to my bookshelves in the next room hadn't seemed like too large a task, I probably wouldn't have finished this book. I am no... moret a music person, so the endless lists of "right" bands and songs didn't do a thing for me. This book also needed some serious editing. The modern-day relationship between Lance/Geoff and Clive/Alan didn't provide a firm enough anchor for the ridiculous onslaught of flashbacks. And the ending was terribly precious. less

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