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 Dreaming of Strangers - Matt Thorne
Description: ISBN 0753811324 / Author: Matt Thorne Newest Review: ... and discover more about him. At the same time Chris is doing the same thing to learn about Becca. Will these two star ... more  ... crossed lovers actually meet, or will just manage to avoid each other?
London seems to be the setting for 100s of lad-lit books about groups of people who do not seem to exist outside the metropolis. As someone that has never lived in the city I find that the way authors like Thorne write is an instant barrier to the reader. These city folk seem to spend their existence slagging off their jobs and sleeping with each other. I know that sounds pretty appealing, but to read about it only makes you a bit jealous! Tho...more |
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Dreaming of Strangers - Matt Thorne: Dreaming of a Better Book (863 words)
by samueltyler - written on 07/02/07 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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There is a sense of smugness that seems to populate modern ‘lad-lit’ novels set in London. I have read several books in the genre and they all seem to have central characters you would rather push onto the tracks at Elephant & Castle than read about. All the characters in these books also seem to work in the media in someway, be it TV, newspapers or radio. I get the feeling that there is a clique of unsatisfied journalists sitting at their desks believing that they have a novel in them. It was with some reluctance then that I picked up Matt Thorne’s ‘Dreaming of Strangers’ as it seemed to tick all the above boxes, but was based around a couple who love film (like ...
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