The Coma - Alex Garland Reviews
Description:ISBN 0571223079 /
Newest Review: ... cover, with only what looks like a psychedelic human skull on it, has a second glossy paper cover ("jacket") over ... more
... it of the same colour and the same theme, and with all the usual marketing and publication info. This is something I have seen so far only in hardbacks. The paper is kind of coarse and cream but the font is very clear and easily readable.
The story has a brief introduction, three parts of 12-13 very short chapters each, and a conclusion. there is lots of blank space, and what I found really strange is that the book pages are not numbered. The book is also illustrated with forty woodcuts in black and white created b...more
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by - written on 05/07/09, updated on 05/07/09 (Very useful, 38 readings)
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Alex Garland (2004) "The Coma" (Paperback). Faber and Faber, 160 pages, £9.99 on Amazon. ISBN-10: 0571223079, ISBN-13: 978-0571223077 I read on the back cover that Alex Garland is the author of "The Beach" and the "Tesseract" and that he also wrote the screenplay for "28 Days Later". With such credentials, when I picked up this book I expected a dark novella with a twist but I was kind of disappointed. But first things first: In terms of presentation, the book is of very good quality for a paperback. The stylish plain cream cover, with only what looks like a psychedelic human skull on it, has a ... Read the complete review
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