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'One thing will always stand out when it matters: the author's voice. And Farooki has one to be proud of'
( Independent on Sunday )'Farooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion'
( The Times )'One of the brightest young British authors to have emerged in recent years'
( Bella )'Ms Farooki creates the strong suspicion that she could tell a story about any type of people'
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'One thing will always stand out when it matters: the author's voice. And Farooki has one to be proud of'
( Independent on Sunday )'Farooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion'
( The Times )'One of the brightest young British authors to have emerged in recent years'
( Bella )'Ms Farooki creates the strong suspicion that she could tell a story about any type of people'
( New York Times ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of those strange books where you know you shouldn't like the protagonist and yet you do. Mike (just one of his many names) is in no way an admirable character - he walks out on multiple marriages and his children, he makes his living by conning people, he seems to have very little compunction or remorse about his behaviour right up till the very end, and yet something about him makes him almost likeable. Perhaps it is partly because the story is written from his point of view; perhaps this makes us more sympathetic towards him. Or perhaps it is the way he lives his life without concern for consequences and does exactly what he wants - perhaps this is something that every one of us wants to have to some small degree. Whatever the reason, his tale is certainly an engaging one. It takes us through a variety of different countries and different relationships as we follow Mike on his various travels.
It is a slow starter but it soon warms up into an engaging story; it begins when Mike is an old man, alone in a cheap hotel room thinking over his life, and most of the rest of the story constitutes a flashback in which his story is told. It took me a while to get into it and at first I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it, but once the story of Mike began to evolve I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. The writing style is descriptive, the characters are credible and the story is entertaining. I particularly liked the way Mike's children both reacted differently towards their father as they seemed very believable in their individuality, both wanting to be loved by their father and at the same time angry with him, and both coming to a sort of acceptance in their own time and way.
It is a slow starter but it soon warms up into an engaging story; it begins when Mike is an old man, alone in a cheap hotel room thinking over his life, and most of the rest of the story constitutes a flashback in which his story is told. It took me a while to get into it and at first I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it, but once the story of Mike began to evolve I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. The writing style is descriptive, the characters are credible and the story is entertaining. I particularly liked the way Mike's children both reacted differently towards their father as they seemed very believable in their individuality, both wanting to be loved by their father and at the same time angry with him, and both coming to a sort of acceptance in their own time and way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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a slow starter - from the start the reader can clearly see that the children have been bought up on lies. The book reveals these lies and sees how the family cope after the lies are corrected.
I did enjoy the book, however it is not one that i would readily promote to others to read.
I did enjoy the book, however it is not one that i would readily promote to others to read.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've always been a fan of Roopa Farooki's multicultural fiction, and her latest is probably her best book yet - The Flying Man is beautifully written, suprisingly funny, deeply sad, and a rollicking good read. We follow Farooki's adventurous anti-hero on his journey through life and around the world, as he tries on and sheds new identities like costumes, and cheerfully abandons careers, friends, wives and children, never quite finding who he's meant to be, or where he might belong. The book stayed with me long after I had finished it.Farooki has always been a critical success, but I think that this book, most of all, deserves a large audience.
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OK but a little dull and slow paced
Roopa Farooki is the daughter of a Pakistani father and a Bangladeshi mother and is married to an Anglo-Irish man and lives in France and England! Read more
Published 5 days ago by MJ King
Took a while to find its wings.
Having seen this book on this year's long-list for the Orange prize for Fiction, I decided to give it a go. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Guitar Heroine
Do another one!
This is the story of an anti-hero, a shallow, morally feeble, selfish waster who squanders his talents and opportunities carelessly and without much regret. Read more
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More like an ambling man
This book did not grip me at all, the pace was slow and I'm sad to say that it didn't interest me enough to finish it - I gave up at about halfway. Read more
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Hedonism
In her `Acknowledgements' author Roopa Farooki names her gambler father as an inspiration for writing `The Flying Man' - a hedonistic saga covering the life of main protagonist,... Read more
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Doesn't match the book description
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