- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (5 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753811375
- ISBN-13: 978-0753811375
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,148,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The celebrated first novel by one of the rising stars of British literature
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'Thorne's clear, deep, slightly sardonic style is a real find and eschews youthful show-offery to create a story with many levels, and characters whose frayed edges cast them in sharp relief against a background of a decaying tourist town. Tourist, the story of an attempt to shrug off all-town boredom by creating a futuristic nightclub, is an understated triumph' The Big Issue 'In clear and intelligent prose, Thorne portrays the sad sickliness of those who try to make a lifestyle out of a place that should only be visited. The subculture of this seaside town will hang around like the aroma of old chips' Gill Hornby, Times
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Format:Paperback
I've been a fan of Matt Thorne's books for a couple of years now and have read them all. Athough I enjoyed this novel, which is written in Matt's usual, amazingly atmospheric style, the plot doesn't really get anywhere. If you haven't read a Matt Thorne book before, start somewhere else. If you have enjoyed the others, read this if you need a Matt Thorne fix.
Format:Paperback
Weston Super Mare has everything a British seaside town should have: a bleak, transient feel; kitsch arcades and oddly impotent nightclubs. Sarah is in Weston in order to escape from life - and doing a pretty good job of it, too. This first novel is emotional and complex, detailing Sarah's affairs and general routine. She lives in a B&B, sleeps with married men and doesn't commit to anything. When it looks like she might have found something more solid... Well, read the book and find out. Matt Thorne is the prince of contemporary English fiction. Sexy, original and super-cool, he's going all the way.
Format:Paperback
A gripping read from first time novelist, Matt Thorne based around a British seaside town. The characters come alive as this novel evolves. It is interesting that the main female character is totally believable in her thoughts and actions - particularly when written by a male. I look forward to Matt Thorne's next novel ...
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Good atmosphere, at least
This is the first Matt Thorne book I've read. At first I loved it, the atmosphere of the dead seaside town is dead spot on, the the emptiness of the character's lives is reflected... Read more
Published on 8 May 2003 by "mikeyrichards"
Wonderful
Achingly slow, oddly erotic. One of my favourite books ever
Published on 29 Nov 1999
where's the plot?
Matt Thorne's first novel is okay on atmosphere, but it doesn't really go anywhere and he never gets inside the head of his female narrator. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 1999
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