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"'Impressive' Daily Mirror 'Jonathan Trigell's writing soars when describing the sublime mountain scenery and the rushing, redemptive exhilaration of skiing... But he's equally at ease conveying the murky moral ambiguity of Itchy's life... Exposing the darkness at the heart of a white world, Trigell's second novel is tense with foreboding: a clever, contemporary cliff hanger' Metro 'Does for extreme winter sports what Alex Garland's The Beach did for backpacking' Financial Times"
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`Jonathan Trigell's writing soars when describing the sublime mountain scenery and the rushing, redemptive exhilaration of skiing... But he's equally at ease conveying the murky moral ambiguity of Itchy's life... Exposing the darkness at the heart of a white world, Trigell's second novel is tense with foreboding: a clever, contemporary cliff hanger'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Looking at the other reviews, this is clearly a 'Marmite' book. Well I'm in the loved it camp, but I can see why it could disappoint people who picked it thinking they were getting a thriller, because it isn't that kind of story at all.
In fact I think it's quite an existentialist novel. It is basically the story of a young man searching for meaning in a meaningless world, trying (and largely failing) to fill the gap left by an absent (at least to him) God, with skiing, sex and drugs and alcohol. I thought there were a few clues in there that the author intended this reading actually (ok, I can't think of any examples right now, but I thought that when reading it.)
Maybe it wasn't marketed right, because the cover and the description clash with the actual material, I only read it because a friend recommended it. You certainly wouldn't expect to come across the brilliant stand alone stories of Byron and Shelley in a book the publisher's description makes sound more like a crime novel. But the fact that one of the other reviewers here seemed to think they really were written by Byron and Shelley shows how good they were.
I've held off five stars only because I thought the end came a bit quickly (although I guess the end always comes too quickly when you're enjoying a book.)
In fact I think it's quite an existentialist novel. It is basically the story of a young man searching for meaning in a meaningless world, trying (and largely failing) to fill the gap left by an absent (at least to him) God, with skiing, sex and drugs and alcohol. I thought there were a few clues in there that the author intended this reading actually (ok, I can't think of any examples right now, but I thought that when reading it.)
Maybe it wasn't marketed right, because the cover and the description clash with the actual material, I only read it because a friend recommended it. You certainly wouldn't expect to come across the brilliant stand alone stories of Byron and Shelley in a book the publisher's description makes sound more like a crime novel. But the fact that one of the other reviewers here seemed to think they really were written by Byron and Shelley shows how good they were.
I've held off five stars only because I thought the end came a bit quickly (although I guess the end always comes too quickly when you're enjoying a book.)
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have ever had the good fortune to holiday in Chamonix, this book is part thriller, part reminisce about the time you spent there. However read with no prior knowledge of the place, this book would still not disappoint. The landscape and environment are beautifully described, whilst at the same time revealing the dark underbelly of the seasonnaire's life. The main character Itchy isn't immediately likeable (if at all in the whole novel) but is compelling, forcing you to continue to the end to find out what happens. This novel also makes good use of romantic prose to show the similarities between the past and the present. An incredibly mature and exciting read - I finished it in one night. It does make you feel uncomfortable in places though as it reveals a variety of moral stances. Don't let this put you off.. Off to read his first novel, Boy A now.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Recently moved to Cham and was recommended the book shortly after. I have to say it truly captures Chamonix's feel and presence with a startling accuracy. Whether you have visited Cham or not, if you play in powder you know these people, from the outset you are in the front room with powder junkies and your about to take a snort of the bad stuff. A graphic thriller on a mountain top, It's a must for a snow hound in need of a read.
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Cham
Jonathan Trigell certainly knows how to combine aspects of everyday life in the French Alps for the '25 year old ski-bum' and then he puts it into his outstanding writing style,... Read more
Published 27 days ago by Tiens
Cham
Personally I thought this was rubbish and I gave up less than half way through it, turgid I think describes it
Published 1 month ago by N. Crane
long winded
Well this was not my kind of thing at all. I found it extremely long winded. And the added classical passages..... what was all that about. I found it very slow going. Read more
Published 2 months ago by dale marshall
An onion of a book with a lot to say
After having read and LOVED both Genus and Boy A by Jonathan Trigell, I felt I needed to complete the trio by reading his second novel Cham. Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. A. Davison
Verbiage..
Complete and utter drivel. Appears to have been written in the knowledge that the title alone would sell the book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by NM
Good read eh?
I enjoyed getting into this book very much.
Descriptions of the mountain and powder very descriptive and make you want to be there.
Can't wait to read more.
Descriptions of the mountain and powder very descriptive and make you want to be there.
Can't wait to read more.
Published 3 months ago by Kevan S
Very Enjoyable Read
Do not be misled - this book is not about Chamonix, those who read it to hear more about their much loved Chamonix will be disappointed! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bert
Too much padding and not a lot of story
Chamonix is a wonderful place and it's clearly left an impression on the author. I commend his efforts at writing a novel which is based in what is a mecca for extreme alpinism and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by G. R. Williams
A UNIQUE CLASSIC
How often do you find two incompatible worlds collide in one? Psychopathy and mountains - that's what you'll find in CHAM. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Citi
Nonentities mythologised in purple prose
This is a master class in bad writing which at times is hilarious, at others just makes you want to skip whole chunks. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by James Lizard
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