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Ordinary Thunderstorms (2009)

by William Boyd(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061876747 (ISBN13: 9780061876745)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Harper

review 1: I enjoyed this book in spite of what I felt was a very stupid decision on the main characters part. That said, that decision is what makes the rest of the story develop. You can't help but put yourself in his position and wonder "what would I have done and how you would have survived?". I really enjoy William Boyd's writing but am waiting for another 'Brazzaville Beach', 'Any Human Heart' or 'A Good Man in Africa'
review 2: Nothing like the sort of high brow John Le Carre thriller I was expecting. I put off reading it for a while because I thought it would be an effort - something of a complex read. But whilst it wasn't at all challenging to read, it was a really interesting and quite engrossing only because Boyd has created such a strong central character in A... moredam (John 1603/Primo!).Yes the plot was disappointing after the initial set-up; the intrigues and mysteries never fully explored or resolved. In fact this seems really a book about social norms, perceptions and identity in a modern society - anything other than a political thriller or crime / murder mystery really. That was just something to wrap around it, but for large portions of the book Boyd seemed to lose interest in Dr Wang's murder and how solving that could allow Adam to re-join society in his previous role. In fact, Adam never seems to really regret leaving anything about that life behind, and takes to hiding out and living rough like a duck to water - it's all very implausible. Yet this can be an enjoyable read if you can only suspend all disbelief. less

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