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Divorcing Jack
In Colin Bateman's first novel, Divorcing Jack, a witty Belfast n ... Last Update 11.11.2009 05:41
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Read Reviews for Divorcing Jack - Colin Bateman
by - written on 29/10/09 (Very useful, 38 readings)
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It's probably in everyone's best interests if you start from the beginning from a series of books. This way you get to grow with the characters as they evolve and their lives change. However, reading habits are not always like this and if you are anything like me you end up getting a book out of the Library and not realising until it is too late that you are on Book 8. In the case of the best authors this should not be an issue as they develop their characters within a series of self contained stories; you may miss out on some of the nuances, but overall the story should work. I took this approach to Colin Bateman's 'Dan Starkey' books and read them piecemeal and out ... Read the complete review
by - written on 18/06/06 (Very useful, 164 readings)
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I have started going back though my old book collection and reading some of them for a final time before they have to head off to the charity shop in town as the number of books I have is beginning to take over my house and I need the space for new books. Divorcing Jack was one of those books that looked familiar from the cover but when I read the back cover no bells started ringing and at 282 pages it looked ideal for a couple of afternoons reading in the sun. The Plot Dan Starkey is a Belfast journalist and he fits very nicely into a familiar stereotype of being a hard drinking hack with a sarcastic tongue even though e has not yet ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/06/01 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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Divorcing Jack is the first book to introduce us to Dan Starkey, Belfast journalist and jack the lad, who has a rather dangerous habit of getting involved in sticky situations involving some of Northern Ireland’s less savoury paramilitaries. Recently I bought Shooting Sean, the latest book in the series, and enjoyed it so much that I had to go back to the start to find out what happened at the start. You might have seen the film – I haven’t, so I can’t comment on how similar or different this book is to the film. The book is more centred on Belfast and Northern Ireland than Shooting Sean, which took in Amsterdam and Cannes as well. Like I ... Read the complete review
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