- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (29 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140267999
- ISBN-13: 978-0140267990
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 529,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The story of a group of young people who escape their suburban lives in a seaside town by entering a nocturnal world of partying, drugs, violence and joyriding. No-one suspects the rich kids, but then one day someone gets in the way of the car and things get out of hand.
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Format:Paperback
This bleak novel follows the antics of four teenagers who lead aimless lives in a run-down seaside resort in South-East England. The writer clearly shows in this book that it can be pretty grim down south too.
The central character, Bel, is from an affluent background. She is clearly the brightest of the four and is the first-person narrator of this story. But to her own detriment she has a hunger for the darker and seamier side of life. As the title of the novel suggests, she has a peculiar obsession with knives. This is a gritty novel exploring the tensions and sharp divisions of the British class structure where strong allegiance to one's social group seems to overpower and break any bonds of true friendship. Obsession, paranoia, ennui and above all, betrayal all raise their ugly heads in this grim but exciting book.
I felt the pace of the novel was however smothered by too much cynicism, ranting and social commentary on the part of the narrator. But this was compensated for in part by excellent characterisation and the evocative portrayal of a drab seaside resort. The tension builds throughout the story into what I can only describe as a poetical ending.
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, it is nice to have a different slant on life, and a refreshing angle. Not the cheerest of stories, but very good sit.
Format:Paperback
OK, so it's self-referential and has a few too many hip references to what were probably quite cool pop-culture icons in the late '90s. But Mr Blythe does a remarkable job of impersonating a nihilistic, sexually aware, intellectual young woman ("one of Thatcher's bottled sperm") whose first-person-narrative exploits keep us guessing up to the very last page. Seriously readable.
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Blythe seems to have arrived with a quiet fanfare, but this belies the fact that he's one of the best young novelists in the UK. Read more
Published on 7 May 2001
Absorbing study of teenage disconnection
_The Cut_ : a simple enough title, with an everyday opening line: "Hi, I'm Bel." But as the book progresses, underlying darkness and complexity creep over it like a... Read more
Published on 4 May 2001
Outsiders for the 90's
A cool book with a cult feel. Dysfunctional youth sex drugs rocknroll violence and blasphemy. Fans of Harry Crews should dig it. Reminds me of the Raise Hell attitude of the 70's. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 1999
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