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Indlæser... A Spot of Bother (Vintage) (original 2006; udgave 2007)af Mark Haddon
Work InformationEn smule ubelejligt af Mark Haddon (2006)
  
» 13 mere Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.   David.llib.cat | Dec 23, 2023 |  It's the eve of Katie and Ray's wedding. She...doesnt know what she wants (is it just Ray's house, moneyt and fact he's a good father to her young son?) Ray's possibly the only likeable character- tho his determination to hold onto Katie means he starts to lose that accolade... Meanwhile Katie's father, George, is sliding into some kind of crisis- convinced his eczema is cancer...and made much worse when he discovers his wife is having an affair with his friend... Meanwhile Katie's brother is pining after his gay lover.... When you reach page 420 and are seriously considering ditching it rather than wade through 80 further pages...a bit of a turkey. (  ) starbox | Apr 18, 2022 |  ) AnnKlefstad | Feb 4, 2022 |  ) Triduana | Jan 25, 2022 | Here's my full review: http://www.sholee.net/2018/05/mpov-spot-of-bother.html (  ) Sholee | Sep 9, 2021 |
 “A Spot of Bother” isn’t nearly as audacious, and in other hands and other media, its plot elements wouldn’t amount to much, maybe a weepy nighttime soap or a lesser Steve Martin comedy. But Haddon is too gifted and too ambitious to write a hacky second novel. In fact, he’s so wondrously articulate, so rigorous in thinking through his characters’ mind-sets, that “A Spot of Bother” serves as a fine example of why novels exist. Really, does any other art form do nuance so well, or the telling detail or the internal monologue?  Just as he flawlessly mastered the voice of a boy with Asperger's in The Curious Incident, here Haddon has filled 390 pages with sharp and witty observations about family and daily life. This a superb novel, and I was shocked when it didn't made the Man Booker longlist. There may be a perfectly obvious, simple reason for its omission. After reading it though, I can't think of an explanation that's good enough.  And that's what's so surprising about A Spot of Bother: how unsurprising it is. It's never less than pleasurable to read and there are good jokes and funny situations; it's just that it never tries to be much more than good jokes or funny situations. It's not that this is a bad book - it isn't. It's amusing and brisk and charming. But readers could be forgiven for wanting - and expecting - more. HæderspriserDistinctionsNotable Lists
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