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T.C. Boyle - Wild Child
Released: 01/02/2010
Bloomsbury
Recently inducted into the Academy of Arts and Letters and dubbed one of the great storytellers of our time, T.C. Boyle introduces us to a new grouping of perceptive and imaginative stories. This captivating collection allows for the collision of nature, drama, and comedy, and summarises the multifarious nature of modern life.
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The Independent“Considerably more than the sum of its dishevelled parts...” Boyle's diverse material gains potency from the queasy situations into which he forces his flawed protagonists. His lucid, economical style gives depth and texture to character and plot...
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The New York Times“Boyle’s career-long interest in science continued...” Though the book’s imaginative breadth is impressive... most of the tales suffer in comparison with “Wild Child.” Boyle’s story lines are inventive, but his characters often feel implausible and feeble...
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Publishers Weekly“As good as anything the prolific author of The Women has written...” What's largely missing is experimentation, intimacy and deviation from a catalogue throughout which Boyle has proven himself doggedly reliable; one wonders when this wild child got housebroken…
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