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‘A Passionate, elegant, ruthless story’
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'A remarkable first novel of awesome accomplishment and quite startling psychological insight’
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My initial experience with Damage was through the Louis Malle film starring Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons. It is a haunting piece, beautifully shot and wonderfully acted. Good though the movie is, however, it is as nought compared to the book.
Hart's prose is sublime - magisterial, yet at the same time, economical. The pace and plot grip like a morbid fever. And the first chapter is up there with that of Ian McEwan's Enduring Love as a contender for best-ever opener.
In short, read Damage and it's goosebumps all the way down.
Hart's prose is sublime - magisterial, yet at the same time, economical. The pace and plot grip like a morbid fever. And the first chapter is up there with that of Ian McEwan's Enduring Love as a contender for best-ever opener.
In short, read Damage and it's goosebumps all the way down.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I agree with the other reviewers that this book will remain with you for a long time. The film is good but the book is so dark and grips you. Like Lolita/Catcher in the Rye, it is intense and you have a sense of foreboding throughout. I tried a few online book stores to buy this book and Amazon was the only one that had it so I would recommend you get it here.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'Damage' is a gripping tale of a man and his family changed forever by his obsessive love for a young woman called Anna. A middle aged GP with a beautiful wife and two successful children, the main character should be at the stage in life where he settles back to enjoy the fruits of his life's work. Instead, the picture is shattered when he meets Anna - his son's new partner.
The repercussions of his overwhelming sexual passion for Anna are ultimately horrific for all concerned. Hart leads the reader to the devastating conclusion with cool precision and masterful control. Her psychological insights are often startling; you will find something of yourself within the text. The language is elegant and the stripped narrative utterly compelling. You cannot read this sinister tale and not be altered.
I cannot recommend this highly enough!
P.S. If you've seen the film, forget it: the novel is far superior.
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I think this book is almost perfect. I loved the anarchic erotic utopia that the narrator and Anna created, contrasting with what most people would see as an idyllicly wealthy and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by MizLiz
Very Good Indeed
Have not seen the film which I am glad about now!!
I really enjoyed this book and could not put it down. Very very dark. Read more
I really enjoyed this book and could not put it down. Very very dark. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Jennifer P. Baker
A Little Strange
This book covers some very interesting observations on human nature, emotions, love, obsession and betrayal. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Thomas
Nothing wrong with that
A good book delivered quickly and in good nick. I was surprised, at my first attempt, to hear from Amazon that the book was out of print and unavailable. Read more
Published 8 months ago by AJB
A good title
This writer died recently. I read her obituary and this book was mentioned as a remarkable read. I was interested enough to buy it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by E. Braben
Brilliant
This is a fantastic book: I first read it a year before the film and a friend took me to see it at the cinema for my birthday present: the film is rubbish, do not even compare it... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Katy
"I always recognise the forces that will shape my life. I let them do...
This novel could equally have been called 'Control'. Its narrator, Stephen Fleming, insists that assuming we have control over our lives is an "essential misreading" of life - we... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2008 by cathy earnshaw
strange!!!
this is a strange one! having bought it off amazon due to its great reviews I was very shocked by the book. Read more
Published on 21 July 2006 by Mrs. R. J. Parsons
You won't put it down until you've finished it
Well written and frighteningly plausible. The reader is involved and cares right from the start. Hart writes with an uncanny accuracy about the male psyche surrounding... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2005
Petrifying
This book is genuinely frightening. I was a great admirer of the film, but reading the book I found not only did both carry the same overwhelming atmosphere of doom, but also that... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2005
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