- Hardcover: 314 pages
- Publisher: Orbit (2 May 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857233654
- ISBN-13: 978-1857233650
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,649,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
This story plays with the rules of fiction and writing. On a good day, a plot is a writer's best friend, but on a bad day, things can get out of hand. For Jane, an author, things can't get much worse - her main character has come to life and starts to write the novel himself.
About the Author
Tom Holt's first book was published when he was just thirteen and, to his horror, he was hailed as an infant prodigy. While studying at Oxford however he discovered Bar Billiards and turned from poetry to comic fiction.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tom Holt has made a name as one of the finest examples of the genre, and 'My Hero' is another display of talent. Regalian is every novels Hero turned inside out [he's a closet country and western fan, but otherwise an ok guy] and Jane the epitome of a suffering writer in a novel that simply won't pan out! Featuring cameos from Hamlet, the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse [though looking a little different] and taking place at the End of the World [tm], 'My Hero' is not a novel to miss!
Format:Paperback
I am sure it all made sense inside Tom Holt's head but I found the plot jumps in this book very confusing, and I speak as one who has a number of left-field Robert Rankin novels under his belt.
The basic idea - fictional characters coming to life, and real-life characters entering the world of fiction - is OK, but having come up with the idea Holt does not seem to know where to go with it. The explanations for how people and characters pass across to the other side are strained, and the book has dated badly, having evidently been written in an era when hard disk drives were a rarity (the "modern day" author character in the book uses a floppy disk on which to store her manuscripts).
Jasper Fforde does this sort of thing much better. If you have not yet experienced Tom Holt, don't start with this book. He has written a lot of funny novels, and this one certainly has its quota of laughs, but I found the story very unsatisfying.
The basic idea - fictional characters coming to life, and real-life characters entering the world of fiction - is OK, but having come up with the idea Holt does not seem to know where to go with it. The explanations for how people and characters pass across to the other side are strained, and the book has dated badly, having evidently been written in an era when hard disk drives were a rarity (the "modern day" author character in the book uses a floppy disk on which to store her manuscripts).
Jasper Fforde does this sort of thing much better. If you have not yet experienced Tom Holt, don't start with this book. He has written a lot of funny novels, and this one certainly has its quota of laughs, but I found the story very unsatisfying.
Format:Hardcover
This is probably the best book i've read. I can't believe it only got a 2 and a half star rating. It had me laughing alot, i would read it again and still laugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Not his best...
Tom Holt is one of my favourite writers. He has written some crackers but this one wasn't up to his standard. Found it hard to get into and by no means his funniest. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2005 by "drummermcd"
Good Attempt But Failed
This is my only Tom Holt book I have read and I will read one more before i give up on the author. His attempt to bring the fantasy world into a new way of life, co-existing with... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2002 by "martinkearns"
Muddled
This is the first Tom Holt book I've read. I've heard how funny and witty his books are and so I decided to give him a go. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2001
He's not quite there, today...
Seeing the name, you pretty much know what to expect - sharp, entertaining books that take a well known story, add a few throw away lines, mix in some strangely level headed... Read more
Published on 11 April 1999
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