- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (16 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340659920
- ISBN-13: 978-0340659922
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 858,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jonathan wakes up in hospital and is told he has been involved in a car crash. He doesn't remember the last three months, and the doctors say he's only been there three days. He also doesn't remember the woman by his bedside who says she is his wife, but she has the pictures that seem to prove it.
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Format:Paperback
I'll read practicallyy anything that might have something to do with angels in it, so Dispossession immediately caught my attention. Plus, the whole mystery surrounding the main character's loss of memory was enough to add additional interest.
Overal, this book was okay, but I won't want to re-read it. I got through it pretty quickly, but was left feeling pretty dissapointed by the whole thing at the end. I expected the story to be more heavily about the angel, and it wasn't really. Nor would I really call this horror. There was some dark and gruesome parts, some of which gave me the chills, but the majority of the book isn't quite horror.
I also had a bit of a hard time adjusting to the author's writing style. Granted, this is my first Chaz Brenchley book I've read, but it still took me at least until page 100 to really get used to his style. I just had a hard time immersing myself into the story.
Overal, this book was okay, but I won't want to re-read it. I got through it pretty quickly, but was left feeling pretty dissapointed by the whole thing at the end. I expected the story to be more heavily about the angel, and it wasn't really. Nor would I really call this horror. There was some dark and gruesome parts, some of which gave me the chills, but the majority of the book isn't quite horror.
I also had a bit of a hard time adjusting to the author's writing style. Granted, this is my first Chaz Brenchley book I've read, but it still took me at least until page 100 to really get used to his style. I just had a hard time immersing myself into the story.
Format:Paperback
The dark atmosphere, excellent characterisation and totally natural supernatural of this thriller made me race to the end first time around. The second time it was even better. By not racing I was able to appreciate the detail that gives this book such a strong sense of place and reality. Dwellers of a certain North Eastern town can location spot too if they feel inclined!
Format:Paperback
I have read a number of Brenchley's books because they combine realism with what if ? scenarios. They stretch the imagination to consider possibilities beyond everyday experience without becoming just fantasy stories. The story of Dispossession is real as are the characters, but the extra-sensory elements make this book different and well worth reading.
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A gripping read
I am not usually a thriller fan, but am always interested when I'm told of one that has a strong psychological angle or central relationship as well as the expected... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1999
An arsenic-coated candy....
The unexpected twists and turns kept me tuning the pages until the very end. A bite like a teddy bear with fangs.
Published on 6 Dec 1999
A brilliantly dark, gothic urban fantasy
This book not only has a great cover -- what's inside is brilliant too. Chaz Brenchley is a marvellously inventive, dark and genuinely scary writer of modern gothic, and this... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1999
Dispossession - A thoughtful exploration of memory
Chaz Brenchley's Dispossession was an enjoyable and challenging read for me. I engaged quickly and easily with the central character and wanted to know what had happened to him and... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1999
An angel in the woods
A man wakes up in hospital after an accident, part of his memory gone, and discovers that during the months missing from his mind, he has done a complete turnaround from his usual... Read more
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