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Sam North (1)

Auteur de The Unnumbered

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6 oeuvres 107 utilisateurs 3 critiques

Œuvres de Sam North

The Unnumbered (2004) 66 exemplaires
The Old Country (2007) 13 exemplaires
The Velvet Rooms (2006) 10 exemplaires
Chapel Street (1992) 8 exemplaires
The Lie of the Land (1998) 6 exemplaires
By Desire (1996) 4 exemplaires

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male
Nationalité
UK

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I marked this book down because it doesn't have an ending. It just stops. I know life is like that, but I like some sort of resolution at the end of a book.
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MarthaJeanne | 2 autres critiques | Nov 27, 2011 |
The Unnumbered follows the intertwining stories of several first- and second-generation immigrants to the UK. The story centres around the relationship between Mila, the 15-year-old daughter of Romanian gypsies, and Nio, a second-generation Greek. Their romance is threatened by Lucas Tooth, a sociopathic conman and serial rapist, who gradually draws every character in the book together.
This was a compelling story, and beautifully told. I really cared about all the characters, particularly Mila and Nio, and found it difficult to put the book down as I wanted to know how it would turn out. The only reason I gave this book 3.5 stars instead of four was that, on a personal level, I found some parts of the book quite disturbing to read. There are a couple of rape scenes: these were necessary to the story, so I didn't think they were gratuitous, but they were pretty graphic. If you have experienced rape or sexual assault before, then these scenes could be triggering so I would advise you to avoid this book.
Other than that, I would have no hesitation in recommending this book. It portrays a side of British life that is not often recognised, and gives faces and voices to those who are too often ignored.
… (plus d'informations)
½
 
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WoodsieGirl | 2 autres critiques | May 3, 2010 |
How the underbelly of London lives and works unrecorded by the system.
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herschelian | 2 autres critiques | Jan 18, 2006 |

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Œuvres
6
Membres
107
Popularité
#180,615
Évaluation
3.1
Critiques
3
ISBN
48

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