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Michael Dibdin
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Pages: 184 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0571207782
Pub: Faber and Faber
Pub date: 2001-09-03
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31766
Reader Reviews:
Moving study of grief. (0/0 people found this helpful)
A brief book which poignantly examines the mental twists that can occur after the loss of a loved one. Quite different to the Zen books but well worth reading.
Brief, but well constructed (1/2 people found this helpful)
This is a brief but well thought out and structured novel by Michael Dibdin. The book focusses on the quest of an Englishman in the USA to track the early life of his recently deceased wife. He uncovers a painful story, meeting odd characters, and suffering much anxiety along the way. The insights into the central character's mind are superbly crafted, carrying the reader right through his emotional journey. A very good book, though I wish that Michael Dibdin would write something a bit more lengthy, as I really enjoy his prose style.
Another Dibdin hit (4/5 people found this helpful)
After the disappointment at the end of Blood Rain, I was intrigued to see what the new Michael Didbin would hold. Having read most of his non-Zen books I had found his form whilst not in Italy a bit hit or miss but this was delightful. It was stirring, passionate, heartbreaking. A study in pain. Dashiell Hammett always wanted to write'propernovels' but could never make the switch, Dibdin has and credit to him for that.
disappointing offering from a writer who can do so well (4/5 people found this helpful)
Michael Dibdin strikes off in a new direction in this tale of a British man in the United States tracing the history of his recently deceased American wife, finding himself embroiled in an act of violence on the way. Although promising to start with, the novel really goes nowhere and the four sections seem dissociated and irrelevant. Despite the style (Dibdin does dialog superbly and the remembered repartee between the narrator and his wife on a transatlantic flight is excellent) the whole novel seems flat and ultimately pointless.
This is all disappointing stuff from Michael Dibdin who brought us the superb Aurelio Zen series and the haunting and imaginative "Last Sherlock Holmes Story".
Do us all a favor, Michael, resurrect Aurelio Zen and soon.
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