- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345440218
- ISBN-13: 978-0345440211
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 20.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,898,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Good Book Guide, June 2003
How the plot unfolds around a brilliant cast of characters really is a joy to behold.
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'Phillips is a stylish, laconic writer and The Walkaway, in pulling off his merging of two time scales, never falters for a moment. Terrific' The Observer
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've just finished this book, and after reading the reviews here, expected to be disappointed. I wasn't. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised.
Yes, it's a little backstory heavy, and the cast of thousands (well not quite...) can be a little confusing. I occasionally found myself reading a characters name and having to stop reading and think to myself, "Loretta? Loretta...., now, is she the one who..., no, she's the one who's married to that guy! Was it her mother who...?" etc.
Having said that, all the things that made the first book so enjoyable are there as well; the misanthropic tone and the bleak humour. I laughed out loud on a couple of occasions, and that's pretty difficult to get me to do. If the plot is a tiny bit flabby, the writing itself is lean and hard, and a joy to read. I look forward to his third book getting a UK release.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I very rarely re-read books, but I picked up The Walkaway again this Christmas and couldn't put it down for the second time. I think Gunther is a marvellous character and the merging of the plot's time scales are particularly ingenious.
Last time I read it, I vowed to buy The Ice Harvest, and because the other reviews of The Walkaway generally express disappointment by comparison, it would appear I'm in for a treat by getting round to buying it now.
Last time I read it, I vowed to buy The Ice Harvest, and because the other reviews of The Walkaway generally express disappointment by comparison, it would appear I'm in for a treat by getting round to buying it now.
Format:Paperback
Sadly, I have to agree with the previous reviewer. Scott Phillips' first novel, The Ice Harvest is wonderful - short, fast-paced and unpredictable. The Walkaway, by contrast, is long, plodding and all too predictable. That said, The Ice Harvest was such a great novel that I'll probably give this author one more shot when his third novel comes along... I just hope he doesn't spin the story out quite so much next time!
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