Imatge de l'autor

Marcel Theroux

Autor/a de Far North

10+ obres 1,232 Membres 78 Ressenyes 2 preferits

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Crèdit de la imatge: On-line article in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/09/strange-bodies-review-marcel-theroux

Obres de Marcel Theroux

Far North (2009) 614 exemplars
Strange Bodies: A Novel (2013) 259 exemplars
The Paperchase (2001) 191 exemplars
A Stranger in the Earth (1999) 58 exemplars
The Secret Books (2017) 38 exemplars
A Blow to the Heart (2006) 13 exemplars
The Sorcerer of Pyongyang (2022) 7 exemplars
xmas pud 1 exemplars

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The Best American Travel Writing 2001 (2001) — Col·laborador — 236 exemplars
Captain of the Steppe (1994) — Introducció, algunes edicions55 exemplars

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I honestly thought the detached, point-by-point narration and somewhat implausible/coincidence-heavy plot were just Theroux having a bad day at the office until that last chapter.

Pretty remarkable stuff, although one Damascene moment doesn't change my lack of engagement with the preceding 200-odd pages.

First novel I've read with pandemic scenes.
 
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yarb | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Aug 2, 2023 |
I think this is an excellent book, if you're looking for something hard hitting and haven't read much from various escapees from North Korea this is for you. It doesn't go into any uncharted territory but it doesn't need to, using the game of DnD to highlight how insane real life is for those in North Korea. I appreciated that it didn't feel the need to push a moral agenda or go over the top as some WW2 stories feel the need. It did lack brilliance, sometimes the characters felt a little too dry, but it achieved all it set out to do and I was not bored at any point. It is, in every way, a decent book.… (més)
½
 
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Nicole1332 | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Jan 15, 2023 |
Enjoyed the book and learning a bit about Dungeons and Dragons. Also interesting and sad reading about prison life in North Korea. I did get a sense of what it would have been like growing up there.
Nice how the things Jun-su learned in D&D helped him in real life.
 
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avdesertgirl | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Nov 21, 2022 |

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