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Marie Phillips
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Square Eyes
Do they still say that if you watch too much television you’ll get square eyes? Or is that an expression that went out of fashion when kids started spending all their time in front of the internet? Putting aside the obvious riposte (televisions aren’t square, they’re rectangular) I can report that I have been doing extensive research in this area and have come to the scientific conclusion: no, you
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For a book that’s supposedly a letter to a woman to tell her about the narrator’s relationship with her late father, it certainly takes a very long time to get to him, and then skates over that part extremely fast. “Can you go into more detail about m ...more |
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| Family saga about grown-up kids brought together by a big event (in this case: the death of the father) is one of my favourite genres, and this does not disappoint. I could have hung out with these characters forever (and indeed suspect this had been ...more | |
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| Rose Tremain is an incredibly elegant writer, and this book has a beautiful economy to it, but I’m always frustrated by a story where something is obvious to you but not to the narrator. Special mention for the magnificent character of Pet. | |
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| DNF. Lacks the economy of the best noir. I found it a trudge, but if you fall in love with the world of it, it might be for you | |
"Francis Spufford's last two novels were both five-star reads for me, so I was more than excited to get my hands on his new one. But I'm afraid to say I didn't get on with it at all.
The action takes place in an alternative version of the US. It's the " Read more of this review » |
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“Just shut up. Shut the fuck up, you stupid, uptight, don't drink, don't smoke, don't fuck, don't do anything that might almost be interpreted as fun, sanctimonious little fucking virgin. Fuck, fuck, fucking fuck, I've had enough. I'm not going to this fucking meeting, I don't care what happens to the fucking family, you can tell Athena what the fuck you like, just as long as you get out of my fucking face and stay out of it. - Apollo”
― Gods Behaving Badly
― Gods Behaving Badly
“There's no direction I can go in. If I met someone else, what meaning would there be left? If the pain goes, does that mean I never loved her? How can I get over it? I can't, I mustn't. But what else am I going to do?”
― Gods Behaving Badly
― Gods Behaving Badly
“Hello," She said.
There was a long silence.
"Hello," said Artemis again.
"Are you talking to me?" said the tree. It had a faint Australian accent.
"Yes," said Artemis. "I am Artemis." If the tree experienced any recognition, it didn't show it. "I'm the goddess of hunting and chastity," said Artemis.
Another silence. The the tree said, "I'm Kate. I work in mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs."
"Do you know what happened to you, Kate?" said Artemis.
The longest silence of all. Artemis was just about to repeat the question when the tree replied.
"I think I've turned into a tree," it said.
"Yes," said Artemis. "You have."
"Thank God for that," said the tree. "I thought I was going mad."
Then the tree seemed to reconsider this. "Actually," it said, "I think I would rather be mad." Then, with hope in its voice: "Are you sure I haven't gone mad?"
"I'm sure," said Artemis. "You're a tree. A eucalyptus. Subgenus of mallee. Variegated leaves."
"Oh," said the tree.
"Sorry," said Artemis.
"But with variegated leaves?"
"Yes," said Artemis. "Green and Yellow."
The tree seemed pleased. "Oh well, there's that to be grateful for," it said.”
― Gods Behaving Badly
There was a long silence.
"Hello," said Artemis again.
"Are you talking to me?" said the tree. It had a faint Australian accent.
"Yes," said Artemis. "I am Artemis." If the tree experienced any recognition, it didn't show it. "I'm the goddess of hunting and chastity," said Artemis.
Another silence. The the tree said, "I'm Kate. I work in mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs."
"Do you know what happened to you, Kate?" said Artemis.
The longest silence of all. Artemis was just about to repeat the question when the tree replied.
"I think I've turned into a tree," it said.
"Yes," said Artemis. "You have."
"Thank God for that," said the tree. "I thought I was going mad."
Then the tree seemed to reconsider this. "Actually," it said, "I think I would rather be mad." Then, with hope in its voice: "Are you sure I haven't gone mad?"
"I'm sure," said Artemis. "You're a tree. A eucalyptus. Subgenus of mallee. Variegated leaves."
"Oh," said the tree.
"Sorry," said Artemis.
"But with variegated leaves?"
"Yes," said Artemis. "Green and Yellow."
The tree seemed pleased. "Oh well, there's that to be grateful for," it said.”
― Gods Behaving Badly
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