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The Rotters' Club [Kindle Edition]

Jonathan Coe (Author)
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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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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 555 KB
  • Print Length: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (28 May 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002RI92ES
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35,966 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Irresistable 11 Nov 2009
Format: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.
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Jonathan Coe's novel takes us back to the 70s in a marvellously entertaining tale of adolescence, social change and family life. As in What A Carve Up, Coe's masterly eye gives us a perfect snapshot of the time. He creates an engaging and plausible range of characters and then thrusts them into a significant period of recent English history. The sights, sounds and smells of the era are evoked in an amusing and gripping story. He is also adept at describing the awkwardness of teenagers coming to terms with taking their first tentative steps into adulthood.
Highly recommended.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Firstly - read this book first, then 'The Closed Circle.'

Secondly - read this book. If, like me, you were a teenager in the midlands in the 70's, this book is going to speak to you in so many ways. Coe's character studies are complex and beautifully drawn. Within a few pages your estimation of any one of the characters will be turned completely around. He always keeps you guessing right up the the final chapter.

After you are finished with this book, you'll automatically want to move on to the sequel 'The Closed Circle.' Although a worthy book, it doesn't quite have the punch or the mystique of 'The Rotter's Club'

Ben Trotter - my man!
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Very enjoyable read - the cover is easily the weakest link
I'm a firm believer that you can judge a book by its cover. Just picture a novel with a pink stiletto and a glass of champagne on the cover. Read more
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Excellent, made me laugh aloud on the train
Good story line, slightly slow start, but so much was familiar to me as a 1970s 17 year old myself.

Some laugh out loud moments too. Read more
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After watching the wonderful television series, I bought the book - which was even better. My liking for Coe's novel was, perhaps, partly a nostalgia trip. Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by Suburban man
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I enjoyed this book as i do most of Jonathon Coe's books. Should you read this book, then have his follow up 'The Closed Circle' ready for your next read, as it follows 'The... Read more
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