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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I studied literature at University a number of years back and remember being captivated by some novels' combination of strong charactersiation and beautiful prose. I would put this into that category. It made me slow down from my usual 100mph charge through novels and actually appreciate each of Miller's sentences. The imagery is used to great effect but you don't actually have to do anything other than enjoy this novel. You don't have to turn it into a labour....and if you really need to have everything neatly wrapped up, with nothing to work out for yourself and no resulatnt scope for using your imagination, then maybe you should not even be attempting serious fiction. The best book I have read for a couple of years.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This a a beautifully written book, full of images and descriptions which will have you nodding with recognition.
The criticisms of the form from other customer reviews I find to be completely irrelevant, the stories may not seem to be interconnected, but they are connected through the theme of oxygen, the air that Alice and Lazlo can no longer breathe, the freedom that Lazlo gained, the wasted freedom which America has given Larry. The satisfaction in the story is not to be gained from the ending, but from the detailed sketching of characters and their relationships.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really hope this novel wins the Booker Prize; I feel it deserves to. Andrew Miller first shot to fame with 'Ingenious Pain', which was amazing, followed by the lighter but very enjoyable 'Casanova', followed by 'Oxygen' - his best to date, though also his bleakest.
Miller is one of the few literary writers who can write very self conscious, beautifully scupltured prose embedded with many layers of meaning - but who is also very accessible and effortlessly readable. I guarantee that (unlike some more pompous literary novels) you will never get bored for a moment reading one of his books, which somehow manage the unusual feat of being both profound, yet addictive pageturners. I don't want to give the ending away...but it is a wonderfully ambiguous shock.
A brilliant novel.
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no probs
no probs. it arrived as expected and was in good condition. there really is no more to say, did the job
Published 21 days ago by disgruntled
"None of us survive our imperfections."
(4.5 stars) Revealing the final days of Alice Valentine, a former headmistress who is being attended by her sons and closest friends, Andrew Miller's thoughtful novel Oxygen... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mary Whipple
What happened?
I very rarely write reviews but I had to as this book as stayed with me since I finished reading it last year when I was on holiday. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2008 by Manda Moo
Amazing descriptive power
Dealing with a difficult subject this is a beautifully written book.
Some of the passages were so well crafted I had to go back and re read them again to enjoy the... Read more
Some of the passages were so well crafted I had to go back and re read them again to enjoy the... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2007 by Wey_Valley_Books_Ltd
Disappointing
The book started off with some promise, but became increasingly repetitive, as more patience was required to await its fulfilment. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2005 by H L ALEXANDER
Superb
This is one of the best books I've read all year, even better than Miller's Ingenious Pain (I've ordered Casanova). Read more
Published on 7 July 2005
Three Men Caught In A Crisis
Three men caught in a crisis of life, two are related by blood and the other is related by his writing. Andrew Miller was a Booker Prize Finalist with his book, "Oxygen". Read more
Published on 17 May 2005 by prisrob
A Beautiful Read
Oxygen is not concerned with any major epiphany for any of the characters, but a mere 'rite of passage' through which we bear witness to their change. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2003 by Kesh
Oxygen Sparks
Oxygen is a wonderful journey. The reader sees several strands of plot dancing like fish on separate lines, but knows that the lines must somehow meet if the story is to work. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2003 by Timothy De Ferrars
Why??
That is the question which keeps running through my head.
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Why did I read it?
Why was it shortlisted for the Booker Prize? Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2002 by John Spencer
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