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Water Music (Paperback)

by T.Coraghessan Boyle (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Granta Books; New edition edition (12 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1862071551
  • ISBN-13: 978-1862071551
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,388 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Set in 1795, "Water Music" is the rambunctious account of two men's wild adventures through the gutters of London and the Scottish Highlands to their unlikely meeting in darkest Africa. Boyle's other works include "The Tortilla Curtain".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intensely fun romp, 4 Oct 2000
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A great romp, the London scenes done with great relish and the African adventure by turns hilarious and heart-rending, the historical flavour is brilliant and really brings to life the period. The language and characters are excellent, and more importantly it's brilliant fun too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jungle Adventures and Cliffhangers, 24 Jul 2006
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It's great. Maybe it helps to come from Scotland but his chapters devoted to the Scottish and their borders and highlands are as good as any I've ever read and show a rather nice ear for the old way of speaking.
I loved the story on lots of levels, written in the cliffhanger style adopted by Dickens, the mixture of modern vernacular within an older, more formal style of narrative works really well and from start to finish it's chock full of hilarious and tragic interwoven storylines. I read it on holiday when I pick books I think might need some application on my part but this book is effortless and a very worthwhile read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A ripping read, 8 Oct 2007
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What a feast this is! High adventure in exotic places (you'll excuse me for calling the Scottish Highlands exotic), with a host of incredibly funny characters, and all of it in a language so rich it'll have your ears buzzing. A times it reminded me of the Flashman-novels, at other times of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, but in the end this is a unique book in its own right. If I were allowed to take 5 books with me to a deserted island, this would be one of them. Enjoy! ;-)
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