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The Dead Fathers Club (Paperback)

by Matt Haig (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (1 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224076132
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224076135
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 528,614 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Humorous and original. This is one of those crossover books like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
-"Daily Mail"
"The story is quirky and despite obvious plot similarities to "Hamlet," it is highly original."
-"Nottingham Evening Post"

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full of poignant insights and literary in jokes, plus the author does a nice line in grim hilarity

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars good but not quite so good, 14 Dec 2006
By C. Menzies "menziesenzie" (uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dead Fathers Club (Hardcover)
as "the last family in England".....definitely worth reading however and very easily digested with matt haig's style of short chapters.....I hope he continues the series of updated shakespearian dramas and the next one will be hopefully worth 5 stars again
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant.... , 4 Jul 2006
After enjoying 'The Last Family in England', I thought I would give this one ago... Loved It!
Absolutely brilliant, Funny yet Dark
I read it at every available opportunity and didn't want it to end.

If you havn't read this yet - what a treat you have in store!

I definitely recommend you buy it..
I'm just looking Forward to the Next :0)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise, 18 Jul 2007
By NB (Middlesbrough, UK) - See all my reviews
I loved his first book and tried to read this a while ago, and couldn't get into it.

Spurred on by another recommendation, I got this back out of the library and I'm glad I did.

Set in unglamourous Newark, this tips a wink to the story of Hamlet (Phillip's dad has died and is appearing as a ghost, and says that uncle alan, who is after Phillip's mum and their pub, killed him, and Phillip MUST seek revenge), which is clever and interesting, but what really made me love this was Phillip and his view of the world.

When you become an adult, I think you forget how simple and strange the world seems to a child, and his observations of sex, aerobics and relationships had me laughing out loud.

Haig plays about with language, marking pages with one word occasionally, and getting colloquial accents just right, and his writing feels very special and I implore you to read this.
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Both the author and the plot were completely new to me as I must be one of the 1% of the population who hasn't read or seen Hamlet. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars You either love it or you hate it.
I loved this book, from start to finish. But i can see why some people don't, its not as good as The curious Incident but its worth giving a try, but I do admit that the use of no... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Hamlet re-hashed!
I like Matt Haig and admire his experiements with genre and style but I agree with some other reviewers that his rendition of the teenage psyche is poorly and, irritatingly... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disgraceful
I read Haig's last book and enjoyed it but what is he doing with this narrative? As one who lost her father I find it offensive that he has pulled a cheap trick with the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure voice in a boldly written tale sparks magic
Loved it! Once started, it was one of those books I really looked forward to the time I could spend enjoying it. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing
Having loved "The Last family in England" which I found witty and clever, with a believable perspective on a family from an unusual viewpoint, I was really looking forward to... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2007 by J. E. A'LEE

5.0 out of 5 stars IMAGINATIVE, HUMOROUS, AND TOUCHING

British writer Matt Haig makes his American debut with The Dead Fathers Club, a story that owes a bit to Shakespeare (Hamlet) and a great deal to Haig's fertile... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2007 by Gail Cooke

3.0 out of 5 stars Too long, too unfunny
At the beginning, I found this slightly humorous. Then it got repetitive and I skipped bits. It might have provided insight into a certain sort of child. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2006 by Barry Rosenberg

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