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Entertainment (Paperback)

by Richard John Evans (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Seren (21 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854112872
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854112873
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 886,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant breath of fresh air, from a relative unknown. A book for people who don't read., 18 April 2006
By Daniel Grosvenor (Wales) - See all my reviews
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Having never so much as heard of this book, and being the last on my mind-numbingly patriotic 'Fictionalising The Valleys' module reading list, I had no intention of ever buying it. I was prepared to do a god-awful essay on 'Cwmardy' and 'How Green Was My Valley' and write page after page of coal, more coal and very Welsh people who talk like Yoda.

But by a total fluke I was sober and on campus at the time of the first lecture on it, so I turned up. 2 hours later I went straight out and bought a copy, and put 'How Green Was My Valley' in its rightful place amongst the pile of overly big books I use as a speaker stand.

If you've ever been a Smiths fan, spent a significant amount of your life in Wales or just looking for a 1990's equivalent to 'The Catcher In The Rye', look no further than 'Entertainment'.

My only real criticism of the text is that it could do with a proof reader (or a stricter editor) as there are a few punctuational errors in places, as well as a mis-spelling of 'Nietzsche' on page 89. The cover artwork is also crap. But compared with the style of writing, ingenuity of characters and total ability to restore your faith in the "real" Wales - not the poncey coal-obsessed musical fairytale 'How Green Was My Valley' presents - such criticism is almost irrelevant.

I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't read much, anyone who attends university, is a fan of 'The Catcher In The Rye', 'Trainspotting' and 'Fight Club', lives in Wales, listens to The Smiths and/or is aged between 16 and 30.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bleak, funny and very contemporary, 26 Feb 2001
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Wheelchair-bound Jason hates nothing so much as well-adjusted cripples who go to support groups and take a positive attitude to things. His friend Philip hates nothing so much as people with a steady job and a sense of responsibility. Claire, Philip's sister and Jason's fantasy, knows where she wants to go in life and thinks that's men for you. If life in the Valleys is bleak it also crackles with humour and originality
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome., 9 Jun 2006
By H. Simmons (Nelson, S.Wales) - See all my reviews
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Upon reading this book I had a feeling of mixed emotions.

Once I was sad.

Twice I was pitiful.

Countless times I laughed.

Jason is a character you learn to love, whilst himself and us as a reader, find out who he really is.

Philip is a hero in his own way. Getting one over on Minty.

Claire shows us how to handle a character as strong as Jasons.

Amazing work.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Honest
The novel is an honest snapshot of life in the valleys in the early nineties and which is just as true ten years on. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Dark, oppressive and bleak
I had no idea what to expect from this new author but very much enjoyed the opening paragraph. It sucked me into what seemed a very jolly book about life in a bleak town in the... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2001

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