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My Secret History (Paperback)

by Paul Theroux (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (25 Jan 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140099905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140099904
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 408,735 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #28 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > T > Theroux, Paul
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Presented in a series of six parts this book written by the same author as the Whitbread Prize-winner "Picture Palace", "The Mosquito Coast" and "Riding the Iron Rooster", traces the life of Andre Parent from his teenage days in Boston up until the present day.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent novel, full of laughs and sadness. A VG read., 26 Mar 1999
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In this novel Paul Theroux takes us through the life of a travelling writer. USA, Africa, Siberia, India, England... The hero lives two lives, one official (he teaches and writes) and one secret, full of sex and misdemeanours. An everyday person, he sometimes hurts people unvoluntarily and has to deal with it. A terribly realistic character, whom we can only despise and like at the same time. A very enjoyable read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read, a bit too travelogue in places, 4 April 2002
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An excellent read. I found myself rooting for the main character despite his character flaws, mainly in his relationships with others. We learn enough about him that those flaws are a natural product of his experiences.
The one aspect that stops this being a 5-star book for me is the tendency for it to read like a travel book in sections (wholly understandable but slightly interruptive). That said, it is still well worth a read.
The underlying belief of the main character that it's important to know when you're happy is a basically simple one, but is very well handled and helps explain some behaviour.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent page turner....., 29 Jul 2008
By Atlantisblue "Atlantisblue" (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) - See all my reviews
From the moment i opened the first page of this book i could not put it down. A real page turner. Theroux at his best. Buy it.
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