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Eating Cake (Hardcover)

by Stella Duffy (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 281 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre (20 May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340715626
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340715628
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 61,253 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A sassy, frank and wickedly convincing page-turner' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'A sassy, frank and wickedly convincing page-turner’ (List )

'A witty and candid tale' (New Woman )

'A darker offering than usual from the witty Stella Duffy...With typical assurance Duffy examines the thirty-something IKEA generation and finds hidden strengths within the self-delusion and hypocrisy' (Gay Times ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Have a piece of this cake.., 4 April 2003
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This is not a book for the faint of heart, like most of Ms Duffy's books, but what you will find is insightful, perceptive writing, sometimes achingly so. Duffy has a unique lyrical style that not only makes her a sheer joy to read but also ensures that her witty, on target writing finds a most appreciative audience. Buy this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Damn near perfect, 3 April 2003
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This review is from: Eating Cake (Paperback)
Painfully accurate about our ambivalent, messy relationships with lovers, friends and family. The central character is not always easy to like (I doubt she's meant to be) but all to easy to recognise - if you haven't got into her situation yet, you'll have friends who have, and found themselves behaving in ways that they would never have expected. And without being a morality tale, the book confronts Lisa with the consequences of her actions - though not necessarily how or when you would expect it ....
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5.0 out of 5 stars The work of Satan, but a must-read all the same., 27 Nov 2000
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A translucent dissection of consuming passions and consumer mores, Eating Cake is the most wicked exposition of contemporary urban values since Brett Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho'. Okay without a psycho or any Americans , but the same poisonous observations and neon wit. It's 'This Life' or 'Attachments' without the dizzying camera movements, just acute, lifelike representations of the have-it-all-want-more culture of bourgeois Britain set aganist truthful and vivid portrayals of London life. Duffy paints from the same hypercoloured palette of the impressionsists, a Pollock possessed, her words cut like sharpened scalpels, the plot hurtles like one of those coal wagons in the tunnels in Scooby Doo where it turns out that the museum curator did it. Establishing a whole new and paradoxical genre: The Amoral Fable, 'Eating Cake' is both the zenith and the nadir of the Modern(e). With more than enough mental meat to satisfy a million literary dinner parties. I wanted to throw it away but couldn't put it down. Make up your own mind. Read or burn it, but BUY IT. Duffy is a mad genius. I am not.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Mouldy and stale
I've read and rather enjoyed Stella Duffy's crime novels. But this ...is almost unreadable and needed editing with a pick-axe. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious & two-dimensional
A bored 30-something finds her loving husband, career and home unfulfilling and, spurred on by a voyeuristic glimpse of her neighbors having sex, embarks on an affair with her... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars An utterly uninspiring read
The four main characters are two-dimensional and completely lack credibility. The heroine is narcissistic and self-obsessed and Duffy consistently fails to generate any empathy... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars Self-absorbed rubbish
I started reading what my friends describe as "girlie books" recently and this is definatley the worst of the bunch. Read more
Published on 26 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, tear jerking and passionate
I couldn't put this one down, I felt like it was impossible to hate Lisa even though you knew she was being completely selfish. Read more
Published on 17 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep, thought provoking, excellant
Have you ever wondered what it must be like having feelings for another when you are in a marriage? What do you do about it? Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling, cynical view of modern day relationships
With "Eating Cake", Stella Duffy has provided a brilliantly cynical view of modern day relationships. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2000 by Paul McLoughlin

4.0 out of 5 stars A book that many women will relate to
I haven't cried reading a book since I was 19 reading Thomas Hardy, until I read Eating Cake. The main character in the book is at the same time someone that you can relate to... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2000

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