Engelby - Sebastian Faulks Reviews
Description:ISBN 0099458276 /
Newest Review: ... of all those who knew her as the mystery deepens and Engleby will live with the consequences of this event for many years to ... more
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Engleby is written in the first person which makes the book one long narrative from a single point of view. I found this extremely dull and hard to read and would have thrown this book in the unreadable pile if it was not the choice for my bookgroup, I persevered and made it to the end and think I deserve a medal for ploughing through hundreds of pages of the ramblings of a misfit.
The plot is weak, it covers Englebys life from mid childhood for a few decades so there should be plenty happening but he just k...more
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by - written on 16/11/11 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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Mike Engleby is a bright boy from a working class background; so bright that he wins a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school and then gains a place at Cambridge University. Although he is a brilliant scholar, he also has a darker side. He steals seemingly for the sake of it and dabbles in drugs yet he manages to go on and forge a successful career. The one bright spot in Engleby's Cambridge life is his friendship with Jen, a popular middle class girl. Jen goes missing without a trace one day despite extensive appeals for her to get in contact and a huge police investigation. Her disappearance causes huge waves in the lives of all those who knew her as ... Read the complete review
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