- Hardcover
- Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd; Large type edition edition (1 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846176743
- ISBN-13: 978-1846176746
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,703,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Louise Wener's writing is as quirky and cool as her stage persona'
(Cosmopolitan )'Her most accomplished effort yet'
(Mirror )'Wener excels at American patter, and this section is genuinely funny - very Evanovich at her early and best'
(Telegraph )'Wener's thoughtful literary style and page-turning pace are a combo that should won her plenty of fans'
(Glamour )'Writing fiction comes to Wener about as easily as song writing did’
(Independent on Sunday )'Wener's third is a satisfying coming-of-age novel with a sympathetic heroine'
(Kirkus Reviews )'Intriguing'
(Good Housekeeping )'Page-turning mystery'
(Daily Mail )'A brilliant, quirky tale and one of the must-reads of 2007 so far'
(Sun ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.Sunday Mirror
'An uplifting, original tale'
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Format:Paperback
After thoroughly enjoying The Big Blind, I have taken an interest in the works of Louise Wener.
The first few chapters spell out the recognizable traits in Louise's work; her clever wit, interesting characters and intelligent narrative, creating awkward moments we all know so well.
The Half Life of Stars is a rather simple affair, yet written with many pockets of emotion, puzzle and delight.
The journey searching for Claire's missing brother, Daniel is a sad, complex yet interesting and funny tale. However, I felt this start to dry out towards the second half of the book. I felt I could skip to the end, just to find out if/how they find Daniel and could miss out a chunk of the book.
The first few chapters spell out the recognizable traits in Louise's work; her clever wit, interesting characters and intelligent narrative, creating awkward moments we all know so well.
The Half Life of Stars is a rather simple affair, yet written with many pockets of emotion, puzzle and delight.
The journey searching for Claire's missing brother, Daniel is a sad, complex yet interesting and funny tale. However, I felt this start to dry out towards the second half of the book. I felt I could skip to the end, just to find out if/how they find Daniel and could miss out a chunk of the book.
Format:Paperback
Mmmm, not really sure about this book. Bought and read the book on the back of (i) Louise Wener's power as a songwriter in Sleeper and (ii) reviews on the Amazon site. Ended up feeling half fullfilled. Is it a 'girly book'? I don't think so, but it never sucked me in, it was never unputdownable.
It's well written, and has passages of intrigue and sort of suspense, but it all ends up with a bit of an easy ending that leaves a sense of unfullfillment.
Very readable but not as good as her lyrics from the mid 90's.
It's well written, and has passages of intrigue and sort of suspense, but it all ends up with a bit of an easy ending that leaves a sense of unfullfillment.
Very readable but not as good as her lyrics from the mid 90's.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a really good story of a missing brother and his sister who tries to find him, and why a tragic event that happened 20 years might have been the trigger.
She sets off to find him after he disappears from his seemingly perfect life, taking in dodgy Japanese restaurants in Soho, promiscuous sex, snakes, Miami, Russian sailors, kidnapping Harvey Weinstein, art deco, and alkie mums along the way.
Although I liked her first two books, I REALLY liked this. You can tell she has grown as a writer, as this tale is told with much less clunky language, but like the guy in 'Goodnight Steve McQueen', you care about the main character, the flawed Claire, and root for her on her mission to find her brother, and a bit of herself.
She sets off to find him after he disappears from his seemingly perfect life, taking in dodgy Japanese restaurants in Soho, promiscuous sex, snakes, Miami, Russian sailors, kidnapping Harvey Weinstein, art deco, and alkie mums along the way.
Although I liked her first two books, I REALLY liked this. You can tell she has grown as a writer, as this tale is told with much less clunky language, but like the guy in 'Goodnight Steve McQueen', you care about the main character, the flawed Claire, and root for her on her mission to find her brother, and a bit of herself.
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Beautifully written
Wener is a great writer. It's an engrossing read, with interesting characters. I found it moving. I will definitely be reading more.
Published 22 months ago by South Lady
AVOID
Feels like a badley done detective novel.Person goes to place A meets person B and find clue C.Too bad this anit scooby do ,love. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by dregj
Fast becoming one of my favourite authors
Claire is a divorcee who is part of a stifling and critical family to whom she seems to be a constant disappointment. Her strongest relationship is with her older brother, Daniel. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2008 by Sarah Durston
Hilarious & Heart-felt
What a fantastic read! not the usual genre i would go for but when its written by a fantastic musician like Louise Wener its worth a try and i was not disappointed! Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2007 by Red Azalea Aka Toni
Adictive fiction by Louise Wener
I read this book in just three days i could not put it down. In the past i had always liked Sleepers music and lyrics so i decided to try one of Weners novels. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2006 by A. Memari
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