- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Flamingo; New edition edition (6 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000713942X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007139422
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 839,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Ménages á trois, miracles and thwarted love…This is a very humane and entertaining tale.’ Observer
‘I can’t remember reading a novel in such a compulsive, leave-me-in-peace way since “Tales of the City”. Ness weaves sharp dialogue and outrageous plot-weaving with hallucinatory, apocalyptic material worthy of Russell Hoban or Philip Pullman, but the unpredictable result is entirely original. More please!’ Patrick Gale
‘An ebullient, hectic, surreal satire of an alien yet familiar world.’ The Times
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‘I can't remember reading a novel in such a compulsive, leave-me-in-peace way since Tales from the City. More please!’
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Hennington is facing a crisis. Its long-time and much-loved mayor, Cora Larsson, is on the point of retirement and her chosen successor, Max Latham, is having doubts about his true vocation. What’s more, Cora’s very ex ex Jon Noth has just returned to town and seems intent on playing the evil king-maker through Thomas Banyon, the local chief thug. Meanwhile, the city’s herd of rhino (the ‘crash’ of the title), who’ve wandered the streets unhindered for longer than anyone can remember, are a little bewildered. Their leader recognises she has to lead but she’s not sure where she’s leading them to or why. Sound bizarre? It’s only going to get a whole lot stranger than that ...
‘The Crash Of Hennington’ is an extraordinarily broad and accomplished debut novel. It’s a satire, sure, but it’s also a wise and humane investigation of what it is to lead and what it is to follow (ideas and people ... And indeed rhinos). It’s a comedy of manners but, since it’s set in a fictional city facing fictional problems, it’s also an exceptional work of imagination. It’s a thoroughly modern and relevant novel but – and isn’t this all too rare? - one driven by old-fashioned virtues like plot and character. Watch out for Patrick Ness; he’s an exhilaratingly talented writer with confidence and flare to burn.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Hennington is facing a crisis. Its long-time and much-loved mayor, Cora Larsson, is on the point of retirement and her chosen successor, Max Latham, is having doubts about his true vocation. What’s more, Cora’s very ex ex Jon Noth has just returned to town and seems intent on playing the evil king-maker through Thomas Banyon, the local chief thug. Meanwhile, the city’s herd of rhino (the ‘crash’ of the title), who’ve wandered the streets unhindered for longer than anyone can remember, are a little bewildered. Their leader recognises she has to lead but she’s not sure where she’d leading them to or why. Sound bizarre? It’s only going to get a whole lot stranger than that ...
‘The Crash Of Hennington’ is an extraordinarily broad and accomplished debut novel. It’s a satire, sure, but it’s also a wise and humane investigation of what it is to lead and what it is to follow (ideas and people ... And indeed rhinos). It’s a comedy of manners but, since it’s set in a fictional city facing fictional problems, it’s also an extraordinary work of imagination. It’s a thoroughly modern and relevant novel but – and isn’t this all too rare? - one driven by old-fashioned virtues like plot and character. Watch out for Patrick Ness; he’s an exhilaratingly talented writer with confidence and flare to burn.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent book.Beautifully written, and kept me contstantly interested.I couldn't wait to finish each chapter. Surreal, and entertaining.
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Not as good as all that...
Enjoyed it, but ultimately disappointed. The writing is not as good as I'd been told, the plot is OK but fizzles out at the end too easily and tidily, the most interesting... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ben Trovato
Kudos to Patrick M. Ness!
I have been waiting for the birth of this novel for nine years, and I mustsay, it is a beautiful creation. I am looking forward to many more novelsfrom Mr. Read more
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