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One of those sweeping, ambitious yet hugely readable, moving, richly comic novels that you find all too rarely in English fiction ... a masterpiece (Daily Telegraph )
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Jonathan Coe's widely acclaimed novel is set in the 1970s against a distant backdrop of strikes, terrorist attacks and growing racial tension. A group of young friends inherit the editorship of their school magazine and begin to put their own distinctive spin onto events in the wider world. A zestful comedy of personal and social upheaval, The Rotters' Club captures a fateful moment in British politics - the collapse of 'Old Labour' - and imagines its impact on the topsy-turvy world of the bemused teenager: a world in which a lost pair of swimming trunks can be just as devastating as an IRA bomb.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Irresistable,
By Dilberto (Deepest Darkest Central London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rotters' Club (Paperback)
A must read for any English grammar school boy aged 40-48, this may not be Coe's finest novel but it's a favourite for its comic timing, superb characterisation and = above all = for the way it nails perfectly the attitudes and atmosphere of middle class school life in the 1970s. 10 out of 10 - see me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worthwhile even if you weren't around in the 70s,
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This review is from: The Rotters' Club (Paperback)
As someone who wasn't even born in the 70's, I'd avoided this book initially thinking I'd find little to relate to in it. Luckily I changed my mind as I'd been denying myself an enjoyable read. Although it would probably be particularly enjoyed by someone who has first hand memories of 1970s Britain, younger readers should not be put off.It's a story mostly - though not exclusively, about adolescents, but it's most definitely aimed at an adult readership. Mostly well written and easy to read, Coe does a great job at combining humour with tragedy, never letting the former cheapen the latter. This novel had far more depth than I'd expected and does a splendid job of capturing the essence of both a decade and of the universal experience of adolescence. The only real disappointment came in the final section, which is devoted to a single sentence stream of consciousness style monologue by one of the central characters. No matter how good the author, this is a technique I really dislike, always feeling like being beaten over the head with text. There was a good reason why the full stop was invented! It didn't even have interesting subject matter, focussing rather too much on the sexual conquest of the teenage narrator. It was a real shame as it let down a strong book. However, I'd strongly recommend the book on the strength of the first two sections - which make up most of the novel. I'll also be planning to read the sequel which the inconclusive ending demands.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Serious, endearing and funny, but without the sentimentalist claptrap,
By Chunky Monkey "P" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Rotters' Club (Paperback)
A thoroughly captivating read that successfully marries 1970s real events - political and social - with a fictional coming of age story. It appals and delights with regular turns in plot, but crucially, always leaves you wishing you had more time to read the next chapter straight away.As my first experience of Jonathan Coe I was enthralled by his wit and attention to detail. I am particularly pleased that none of the characters are overtly likeable, but the reader is left to enjoy the flow of watching events unfold. Often the reader is moved from third to first person narrative and at times it reads like a diary (indeed sometimes it is just that) or the thoughts in someone's head, whilst for the main part the story is told through narration. A book of this nature is, inherently, a subjective story from the mind of the author so it is only a personal niggle that some loose ends are left untidy. I made my wife jump when I thumped the book down after the last page out of frustration; but I guess that just makes a great read. It's not often that I'm left with so many lasting impressions from a story set in the 1970s. To say more would give away too much of the plot, but this has a worthy place on my recommendations list.
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