- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (5 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099455331
- ISBN-13: 978-0099455332
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,122,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'As the collection progresses, there rises from its blend of comedy and pathos, a universalising, almost mythic quality.' Times Literary Supplement
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'poignant views of the joys, sadness and sheer ghastliness of childhood. (And children.)'
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the tale of a 10-year-old boy growing up in South Wales, 1968
Now, if you're going to write such a story in the first person, there are, in my opinion, only two ways to 'voice' it; either as an adult refelecting on his childhood, or as the child, recounting things as they happen. Ray French has given us an odd mixture of both, and most worrying of all, not intentionally, at least as far as I can gather.
On the whole he uses the latter format - that of the boy recounting events as they happen - but so often when sharing his story with the reader, he does so as an adult, displaying opinions, views and thoughts that no 10-year-old would ever. I found this aspect incredibly off-putting. It's also the reason I only give it a three star rating.
Now, if you're going to write such a story in the first person, there are, in my opinion, only two ways to 'voice' it; either as an adult refelecting on his childhood, or as the child, recounting things as they happen. Ray French has given us an odd mixture of both, and most worrying of all, not intentionally, at least as far as I can gather.
On the whole he uses the latter format - that of the boy recounting events as they happen - but so often when sharing his story with the reader, he does so as an adult, displaying opinions, views and thoughts that no 10-year-old would ever. I found this aspect incredibly off-putting. It's also the reason I only give it a three star rating.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Ray French's novel is an endearing and humourous evocation of the subterranean world of childhood and how this fragile world, built on betrayal and trust, can collapse.
Format:Paperback
A compelling novel. Written with such detail and lively dialogue as to allow the reader to very vividly imagine the context in which it is set. Having achieved this, the complex relationships of a child with his family and peers are brought to life. Full of intrigue and often dark humour, I this book very satisfying and would highly recommend it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The drama of being a child
This story is painful and hilarious and I couldn't stop reading it. Its a highly original and imaginative account of a child of Irish parents growing up in South Wales in the cold... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2003 by Mike Hayes
darkly hilarious
"All this is mine" takes some of the themes from French's short story collection (childhood, alienation from parents, being an outsider) and develops them in a way that is both... Read more
Published on 31 July 2003 by P. S. Ball
A mature, assured debut novel
As you would expect from the author of The Red Jag and Other Stories, All This is Mine is tender, witty, yet devoid of sentimentality. A real discovery. Read more
Published on 30 July 2003 by "srtitley"
Terrific
A terrific book, brilliantly capturing the confusion, delusion, absurdity and vulnerability of childhood. Read more
Published on 28 July 2003
All This is Mine
All This is Mine by Ray French is full of satisfying detail about the realities of childhood and especially, boyhood. Read more
Published on 16 July 2003 by Janice Emmott
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