- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; New edition edition (4 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0224051083
- ISBN-13: 978-0224051088
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,101,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It's an important day for the Sopranos when the school choir bus hits the big city for the national finals. The girls' priorities are pub-crawling, shoplifting and body-piercing, and then it's on to the Man Trap disco.
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'Compassionate and rioutously funny. It is a long time since I read a novel which had me rocking with laughter' The Times
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching but hilarious,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Sopranos (Paperback)
'Morvern Callar', Alan Warner's first book was bleak but beautiful, yet the sequel, 'These Demented Lands' was over ambitious and difficult to read, despite some crafted writing and original ideas. 'The Sopranos' restores Warner's place as one of Scotland's finest contemporary writers, telling the story of a day trip to Edinburgh for a school choir competition from the perspective of half a dozen teenage girls - the sopranos. Warner identifies with and writes authentically from the perspective of the six girls; the description, language and dialogue is vivid. Whilst the girls are rebellious and hilarious, we are also exposed to their hopes, fears and insecurities in what is a humane and delicate story. The level of detail brings out every facet of each of the girls' personalities, and Warner shows an exceptional understanding of his subjects' emotions and inhibitions. This is one of my books of the year - highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Strangely warming,
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This is a difficult book to describe. Following a school choir as they travel to Edinburgh for a contest, this does take a while to get going. Initially the characters are unsympathetic, there is little event to capture interest, and the school cliques are stifling.As the girls take in the city, however, their masks drop, and we see a more human, vulnerable side to their characters. Events take a turn for the worse, and secrets come out. Even so, it is only with the return to their hometown and a night on the tiles that we have some true tension and the various stories come to a close. You finish the book with a subtle affection for the characters, and a hope that things will be alright no matter what. Strangely affirming, in that way.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
girls at the end of civilization the cooler,
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This review is from: The Sopranos (Paperback)
this is a wonderfully crafted and written book. (i dont normally do criticism). my favorite aspect of Warner's writing is his usage of the scottish way of speaking, his books have actually affected the way i speak and write informally. another aspect that i find exhilarating is the bleakness that he presents in these highland characters. it is very consuming. like pointing out light things in a dark room. on the issue of the girls' sexuality, there are many reasonable complaints about the fact that these girls act the way a dirty old man might want them to act, but i'm not so sure. i know girls here in boston and other cities that throw themselves fully into being promiscuous, based on the fact that they feel theres no other way. the girls are living in some blank highland town with no future other than being poor, getting drunk, having as much sex as possible and in the end, getting knocked up. the seemingly self-destructive sexual behavior can account fr this. the bi-sexuality could as well be seen as a quest for something more than what existence has offered, but thats not an excuse because bi-sexuality does exist in great quantity and not just in fiction. in the end, this is just an incredible read, so so good. whether you feel it's a dirty man's wishbook or a tale of existing when yr existence means nothing.
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