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The Other (Hardcover)

by David Guterson (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (6 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747592438
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747592433
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'...Guterson is widely recognised as a novelist of considerable talent and The Other will consolidate his high reputation.'
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'[Guterson's] most brilliant and provocative novel yet... He presents the reader with the quintessential questions of value and choice that shape life.'
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 'I go, he follows, no release until he ceases', 15 Nov 2008
David Guterson's new novel is both heartfelt and ironic. He draws, to different forms of realisation, two characters that are, of course, the same man who could take two divergent paths (something we can't do in reality). In middle-age so many of us ponder on what might have been but to be still alive and still walking in the mountains is demonstrated to be preferable to be lying dead in them. This fine novel (and that is a compliment) is a counter to false heroism and extremes of behaviour that break our hearts. David Guterson will probably not be a best-seller again but he writes with great compassion about human beings and it is a good thing that we can learn from his musings and ideas.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, 21 Aug 2009
By Mrs. Camelia Leveridge (U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Other (Paperback)
I have enjoyed both prior novels written by David Guterson but this is very different. The prose is stilted, the characters are never fully formed - particularly that of the fallen 'other'. It is hard going for no reward.
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1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, 17 Aug 2009
By Yvonne Moore - See all my reviews
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I loved Snow Falling on Cedars and did go on to read guterson's other books but wasn't too impressed by them. Decided to try the Other and could barely get through it. Incredibly slow and boring..heavy weather. won't bother reading any more of his.
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