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by Paul Theroux (Author) "This is my only story ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd (5 Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 024114227X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0241142271
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,489,606 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, stylish and utterly compelling, 18 Sep 2003
This review is from: The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro (Hardcover)
This book is a real jewel to revel in: lush, mouth-watering descriptions, strong believable characters and passages evoking scents, textures and emotions. It's a collection of short stories based on events occuring in the childhood of a boy named Andy, and a novella (the title story) about a young man's sexual awakening in Italy.

Theroux's talent lies in creating characters one can really understand and empathise with. For me, his main triumph lies in the short stories about Andy and his friends. It's like "Stand By Me" on paper, with a darker side. If Theroux decides to write more about Andy, Walter and Chicky, I for one will be queueing to buy the book!

A literary work of art; pictures painted by words.

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2.0 out of 5 stars not very good, 6 Nov 2009
This review is from: The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro (Paperback)
Chose this book at random for our book group. We all agreed that the stories contained within were not particularly well written. We decided these were a selection of ideas for a novel that were gathered together to form a set of short stories. Was very disappointed.
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3.0 out of 5 stars portrait of the artist as mutton dressed as lamb, 2 Sep 2006
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That title's a little harsh, however, I came away disaatisfied: both with the shortness of the stories (one story in particular came across as if from his notebook that he didn't value or couldn't be bothered to write properly) and with the adolescent egocentricity - in particualar the story about the adolescent. The writing is good, the topics are ingenuious and provocative. He's very good at sex and grounding it the real world and other events and thoughts. As my introduction to Theroux, not sure I'll read another though.
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