The Accidental - Ali Smith Reviews
Description:ISBN 0141010398 /
Newest Review: ... this for fear of missing the point. Perhaps it's the publishing worlds way of saying guys we've backed a turkey but since ... more
... its made it into print I have a cunning plan for bumping up sales. Consider the past five years winners John Banville, Kiran Desai, Anne Enright, Aravind Adiga and Hilary Mantel they're not exactly household names.
It was therefore with a sense of foreboding that I set about tackling Ali Smiths The Accidental which was shortlisted in 2005.
Set in the rented Norfolk holiday home of the dysfunctional Smart family where Eve (mother of one) attempts to write her eighth best seller in the seclusion of a dilapidated garden ...more
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Customer The Accidental - Ali Smith Reviews (1)
by - written on 09/02/10 (Very useful, 23 readings)
Rating:
Being short-listed for the Man Booker prize is akin to being labelled Art Film in the cinematic world. The great unwashed avoid it in their droves whilst those who write for high brow broadsheet publications sing its praises. It's an experience reminiscent of the classis fairy tale The Emperors New Clothes. Do you say what you really think and risk being ridiculed and labelled as stupid for all eternity for missing some clearly obvious point or do you admit that its incomprehensible drivel spouted by someone with a penchant for big words but not much talent when it comes to story writing not that anyone dare admit this for fear of missing the ... Read the complete review
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