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"Ingenious and original... A cracking good yarn fizzing with intelligence." Philip Pullman "The End of Mr. Y is a masterpiece... A brilliant, engaging story that in the end makes you rethink the nature of existence and the true structure of the world." Douglas Coupland "One of the most exciting novels I have read in recent years." Jonathan Coe "Mindboggling brainy and playful The End of Mr Y deserves to make [Scarlett Thomas] better known at last." Independent on Sunday "Smart, stylish and dizzying... with a breakneck thriller of a plot... should appeal to a wide popular audience." New York Times Book Review"
Philip Pullman
'Ingenious and original . . . A cracking good yarn fizzing with
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magic to take you somewhere else and deeper within,
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This review is from: The End of Mr. Y (Paperback)
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Thomas is like a new Atwood for me, melding the ability to create a dark new world with something so intrinsically human that it never seems that far from home.
Do I like this because I am a female university lecturer and research student with more than a passing interest in philosophy, quantum physics and the paranormal? It can't be discounted. But I also love the mystery and magic in this book which lies somewhere between Harry Potter and The Illusionist, the ability of the main protagonist to keep striving through adversity by creating new ideas and possibilities, and the raw filth which appears periodically to distance this book from a fluffy teen adventure. It is fair to say that some of the descriptions of scientific and philosophical ideas are either too long or too simplistic, something difficult to gauge for an unlimited audience. Also the story when told from what appears to be embellished personal experience feels richer than that told from other positions, for example that of a non-human (to avoid spoilers). However, these things by no mean detract from the overall feeling in the book and it was one of the very few book endings which felt satisfying to me, and was a multi-layered, paradoxical and wonderful idea. I have read other reviews which say that the ideas within are so fanciful that it spoils the book as it is neither fantasy nor reality- I would argue that this is exactly the point- a thought experiment takes us to the limits of experience and encourages us to question what it is to be alive. Other books which may support this edge of awareness thinking are 'The Sense of Being Stared At' by Sheldrake, 'The Holographic Universe by Talbot' and 'The Field' by McTaggart. A fantastic find for the curious.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
an extra twist for those who have read this book,
By Lies Inc. (Lancashire ,England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The End of Mr Y (Paperback)
Lots of other people have reviewed this book so I'm not going to do that . All I will say for all those who have read this book + for those reading it at the moment is that when you have finished it go back and read the first few lines again....a whole new world of possibilities opens up .
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nicely written, interesting and entertaining,
By Jen (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The End of Mr Y (Paperback)
I really loved this book. I don't want to say too much about it because when I'm reading I prefer not to have to many preconceptions. What I will say is that it's genuinely a good read, as well as being a bit 'thinky' (but not overly so). It starts quite random and jumps about, then everything is pulled together so it's quite different by the end (so if you find the start frustrating persevere). I hear what one of the earlier reviewers was saying about the way the other characters are constructed, but I think the main character is so perfect that this is cancelled out. Anyway, give it a go.
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