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 England England - Julian Barnes
Newest Review: ... is an undertone of sexual malice and stiff upper lippidness along with filthy sleazy monarchs and a unionised Robin Hood and ... more  ... his Merry Men.
The idea behind England, England is pretty solid but it's just so full of unbelievable moments it is very hard to think it could ever happen. On one hand Barnes tells an interesting story about a middle aged woman and her place in the world, on the other is this ridiculous 'buying' up of the Island from the mainland and this is where the book fails to deliver.
I actually live on the Island myself and obviously have a very different viewpoint from the thousands of others who have read this book, I i...more |
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England England - Julian Barnes: An Isle of Wight Playground (446 words)
by - written on 08/11/09 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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England, England is a book written by Julian Barnes and was nominated for the 1998 Booker prize. It concerns a flamboyant tycoon who decides to buy up The Isle of Wight and turn it into a giant theme park based on England expecting everyone to pay for the privilege of seeing everything that is great about the country. In it he places miniature versions of Stonehenge, Big Ben and the actual Royal Family. In turn he gets rid of the local population and replaces everything with an air of Britishness. However, beneath all of this plottage is an undertone of sexual malice and stiff upper lippidness along with filthy sleazy monarchs and a unionised Robin Hood and his Merry ... Read the complete review
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