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David Whitehouse has caught, through a debut novel that is as soulful as it is funny, the claustrophobia, tenderness, jealous resentment and horror of living under the same roof as your parents... Bed is a satisfyingly complex meditation on what it means to need and be needed.
--Jenn Ashworth, Guardian
...the talk of the town.
--Independent on Sunday
--Jenn Ashworth, Guardian
...the talk of the town.
--Independent on Sunday
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WHAT MAKES LIFE WORTH GETTING OUT OF BED FOR? Mal isn't like the other kids. So remarkable is his childhood that his family wait for the incredible things he seems born to do. Then one day he goes to bed, never to get out again. Recounted by Mal's younger brother, Bed is a coming-of-age story like no other. It chronicles the metamorphosis of one extraordinary man, and explores what love, loss and family can do to you in a lifetime. Enchanting, funny, surreal and heartwarming, David Whitehouse's novel presents one of the most thrilling and unique voices to emerge from Britain in years.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An extraordinary book, incredibly revealing of the human capacity for sadness and how it can destroy. David brutally and beautifully exposes the modern pressures and struggles we all face, leaving you feeling like you've read and experienced something very real.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Thoroughy enjoyed this book. Not a subject matter i'd normally go for but gave it a go and was quickly hooked on what is a beautiful and thoughtful love story. The style is such that you are moved back and forth between the years, always keeping the reader guessing and more importantly asking yourself the question the protagonist wants answering himself, 'why?'
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With such non-feeling characters set beside this exuberant surface description it is difficult not to be drawn in. A story about very contemporary trains of thought - why survive in a dead-end job? why can't we just pack up and leave it all behind? Very Fight Club, and very current. However, through the bouts of negativity, the greatly dependent narrator (who is never given a name) finds his independence and his confidence through what seems to be the man that ruined it all.
It's difficult to give privileged credibility to any one character as even the narrator can be highly frustrating in his detached living-in-a-bubble stance. But this is why it's such a good read! This isn't a story about characters and doesn't pretend to be. It's about the subject matter and the message that life passes us by and we may not have done what we we'd hoped with it.
It's difficult to give privileged credibility to any one character as even the narrator can be highly frustrating in his detached living-in-a-bubble stance. But this is why it's such a good read! This isn't a story about characters and doesn't pretend to be. It's about the subject matter and the message that life passes us by and we may not have done what we we'd hoped with it.
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Absolutely Loved It! But was left still asking Why?
Bed very quickly hooks you in, as David Whitehouse's use of language is like the best chocolate you've ever tasted. It's absolutely divine. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Textile Figure Artist
best book i have read in ages
This was just a fantastic story and so different to any i have ever read before.i actually read it in 2 days and i hope we get more from the author. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sue flynn
Bed
Quite a strange story! The book is centred around Malcom Ede. He took to his bed on his 25th birthday and has stayed there for the last 20 yrs or so. He is now morbidly obese! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Hollie
Go to bed, stay there........
This book starts before you open it, with a glorious cover.... It's a pyjama jacket, and the three buttons are raised, as is the collar. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Both the Macs
Didn't get out of bed
I rather enjoyed the first half of this book, which makes you understand why some people can just stay in bed and get fat. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Malcolm Black
Prefect item with speedy delivery
Couldnt have asked for a better seller. Item arrived in perfect condition and still in wrappings, which was perfect as this was to be a gift. Read more
Published 4 months ago by SOOS
Not as good as the hype.
I had read a lot about this book and sadly I wasn't that impressed.It was a bit hard going in places and I struggled to finish it.
Published 5 months ago by Englishrose
review of Bed
The story revolves around the 2 brothers. One whom chooses to just stay in bed for years! The other whom shares how this impacts his own and the lives of his parents. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kathy H
Intriguing but slightly confusing and unsatisfying
I had high hopes for Bed by David Whitehouse as I heard a reading by him at Camp Bestival when he read alongside Joe Dunthorne, who I had gone to see. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Manda Moo
Just couldn't get in to it
Maybe because of names like Mal it had a sort of american ring to it. I thought I'd enjoy it but it sort of lost momentum. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Reader in Hayes, Middlesex
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