Nocturne in Bleu: Amazon.co.uk: Dean Scott: Books

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Set in Edinburgh Twice Michelin star chef Charlotte Brown is the main character in this delicious novel. Charlotte Brown (Charlie) Twice Michelin starred chef is at the pinnacle of her career. For the first time in her life cracks begin to appear. This moving story of the addictions that drive Charlie - sex, drugs and the quest for gastronomical excellence - shows the horrid aftertaste of a top restaurant.

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3.2 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Too many cooks, 1 Dec 2006

By	Tolstoyfan "aleolass" - See all my reviews

This is a very clumsy effort. There is no real narrative voice and characters come across as one dimensional ciphers forwarding a dreary unimaginative plot.
This novel offers us a depressingly unperceptive view of the world. A world were promiscious sex and drugs appear to be seen as the be all and end all.
In short, with it's pre-school philosophy, bad language and explicit sex scenes, there is not much else going on of any real interest.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A patchwork of ideas awkwardly stitched together., 21 Dec 2006

By	Bookish Babe "Sarah" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews

This novel is not very good. I withdrew it from the library to have a look after happening on to the author's blog page. I only got three quarters of the way through. It makes for extremely poor reading. This is very clearly a POD (Published on Demand) book.
It's written with no real grasp of story telling ability and there is no distinctive narrative voice present. It just seems to be a patchwork of different ideas. There is also an awful lot of research padding the thing out. I tried hard to find positive things to say but unfortunately it's just not good enough.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Simply Awful!, 22 Dec 2006

By	The Critic (Castle douglas) - See all my reviews

A rather irritaded friend gave me his copy to read for my opinion on the quality of this work. Well! I have read it and now here is my opinion.
It's nicely bound with an interesting picture on the front. There is also a positive review at the top of the cover that advises that this is an 'Outstanding debut'- Um,well... It's actually an appalling book that is so obviously Self-published.
Do I think the author put his heart and soul into this book? Yes, I do. In fact, you can tell that he did an extensive amount of research that, in the right hands, could have been turned into a fascinating story. He even hit on what could have been an effective, engaging way to tell the story. Except... He was obviously not equipped to do so. And, at the risk of sounding snotty, I don't think he ever will be. Nor do I think he has any idea how truly horrid this book is--how frustrating, even infuriating, it is to read.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Crude, Silly and very boring
'Nocturne in Bleu' represents a kind of fiction that has arisen with the advent of the internet and other IT technology that has allowed aspiring authors to publish their work... Read more

Published 23 months ago by john

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete waste of time.
I purchased this work as the author is a local lad but i honestly wish i hadn't bothered. It is absolute rubbish. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Mark Green

1.0 out of 5 stars a complete stinker!!!
This has to be one of the worst pieces of writing that i have ever read. I could not finish it. It reaks of nothing more than a vanity project by the author. Read more

Published 24 months ago by shazz

5.0 out of 5 stars Negative reviews are rot
I have read the negative reviews on this site and have to say that i am extremely disgusted. I haveread this book and think it is wonderful. Read more

Published on 20 Jan 2007 by Donald English

5.0 out of 5 stars it is better than fantastic
I liked this novel. yes it is wierd and all over the place in many section of this novel but it is actually very good and very well written for a debbut it is astonishing... Read more

Published on 12 Jan 2007 by bobby

1.0 out of 5 stars Spelling and Grammar are important !
I do not own this novel but was given it to read. It's really very poor. It is the type of literary experiment that absolutely requires bad punctuation, worse grammar, and the... Read more

Published on 10 Jan 2007 by foz

1.0 out of 5 stars POOR QUALITY
This is embarrassingly bad. This writer has no voice and the novel is filled with grammatical errors and poor expression. Read more

Published on 9 Jan 2007 by Phil Cool

3.0 out of 5 stars A Kitsch classic of modern literature
In all honesty i enjoyed this book. The story is predictable but i think the themes of this novel are way more important. Read more

Published on 2 Jan 2007 by alan

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting but not great.
This novel does appear to have polarized opinion on this page. Some rate it very highly and some do not rate it at all. Read more

Published on 12 Dec 2006 by Dr foster

3.0 out of 5 stars Major problems but strangely compelling
I generally concur with reviews on this page stating that the sections of the 'novel' set during the Second World War are competantly written. Read more

Published on 7 Dec 2006 by Sean

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