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I can't make up my mind about Amanda Craig's books. I'm reading them in the wrong order which might have something to do with it, as characters and places get revisited, but comparisons of her work to Dickens do puzzle me. This book was published in 1996 and was the subject of accusations of libel fr Leggi tutto

Not quite sure what to make of this one. To say I enjoyed it would be an overstatement, but I finished it (not always the case lately) and certainly invested in the characters and their stories. The writing is classy, erudite and mostly impressive, albeit the dialogue is occasionally clunky - I coul Leggi tutto

I got the feeling this book started as a shopping list of 'issues' (AIDS, motherhood, overcrowded hospitals), with some added snippets of the author's own experience in journalism, all strung loosely together to form a plot. Surprisingly it worked fantastically well. This was a terrific read from st Leggi tutto

I really enjoyed this. I've read its sequel already and of the two this is the weaker, but it was still extremely well-told and I kept wanting to know the fate of the characters despite very few of them being especially likeable. I enjoy the way Craig weaves the lives of all the characters together

One of the most bitingly funny novels I have read in awhile. It is very well-written.