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Girl, 20 (Paperback)

by Kingsley Amis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (26 Jun 1980)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014005510X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140055108
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 149,106 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An witty and erudite dissection of the war between age/youth., 20 July 2009
By Mr Mark Hadley (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Girl, 20 (Hardcover)
It's a pity that this novel isn't more widely available, especially given the notoriety of its author. It is a well paced and engaging tale of how an aging conductor's decision to pursue a relationship with a girl old enough to be his daughter alters the lives of those around him. Told in the first person in a very witty and irreverent style by the conductor's friend, we see the clash between the differing values of youth and age (pop vs. classic music, gentleman's clubs vs. discotheques, politics vs. apathy) and the sometimes disastrous effects of them mixing.

The narrator is pleasingly irreverent and, despite the sometimes overly wordy descriptive passages, comes across as amiable, if a little dubious of character. Indeed, there are no characters in this novel that are above reproach, everybody is dragged down and at times are forced to make decisions that are questionable. Herein lies the novel's charm and the author's skill. Most of the characters are obviously type-cast but everybody is given a complexity and ambiguity that greatly enhances the reading pleasure.

This book comes recommended.
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