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Paradise (Hardcover)

by A.L. Kennedy (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 343 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; 1st Edition edition (2 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224062581
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224062589
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.4 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 671,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Times

'Funny, dark and surprising - a work without a single wrong note' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


Laurence Phelan, Independent on Sunday

'Every sentence of Kennedy's fluid prose is to be savoured' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Running out of steam?, 30 Jan 2005
By G. L. Haggett "glynlhaggett" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I am a huge fan of A.L. Kennedy's writing, and this book does not let down anyone familiar with her other work, in that it exhibits the same imaginative, intricate and innovative use of language we have come to expect.

My only caveat is that the book seemed to run out of steam (no pun intended regarding the fact that the scene is a train) about 50 pages from the end; was that perhaps the effect of the claustrophobic world she had created?

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading, 13 Jan 2005
Alison Kennedy's use of English is original, always interesting and at times spectacular. I found myself reading the occasional paragraph aloud to who ever would listen. She manages to lift you off the ground at the start and keep you in her world for the duration (maybe I'm still there?). This spiky, awkwardly cosy, embarrassing, painful, intensely self-absorbed world is shown with great insight and sensitivity but is not one that you would choose to inhabit. With hindsight, there are echoes of "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest" though this in no way detracts from the originality of her novel. This is not a book to enjoy in the strict sense, but makes compelling reading. Depending on your sensitivity to the subject matter you may find you need to read this in chapter sized chunks. I read this after seeing the author speaking about it - her dry, unpretentious take on life appealed to me. If you are still undecided, I would put this book in the "Essential reading" category.
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6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant novel!, 27 Nov 2004
By Mary McCluskey (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Not a novel to be picked up and put down. It won't work for ten minutes on the train and maybe later when the kids are asleep.

Take time - enjoy it by the fire and read it for long hours as I did. You will be longing to get back to it the next day. It's entirely engrossing. And you won't forget these characters!

** small warning: it may cause you to cut down on your drinking.

Highly recommended. I really loved this book!

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