A Fraction of the Whole

Critics

• In another man's shadow

  A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz 720pp, Hamish Hamilton, £17.99 When your children are young, you feel that no matter how loud you shout, or how brilliantly you manipulate them, they're not really listening. Then they grow up and you realise th ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

• A Fraction of the Whole

  Five down, one to go. I'm slowly making my way through last year's Booker shortlist and, unless Sebastian Barry's The Secret Scripture proves to be invincible, this extraordinary Australian debut novel about, well, everything really - families, crime ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

4 Reviews

• 1 person find this helpful

  

  it's worth reading and you will drown in it and manage to read the 700 pages in a gulp!
  Nice story, very well written about a weird family with strange relationship torward the world/religion/life/death, especially death...very phylosophical and totally awesome!!
  Highly suggested to people that lik ... (continue)

  it's worth reading and you will drown in it and manage to read the 700 pages in a gulp!
  Nice story, very well written about a weird family with strange relationship torward the world/religion/life/death, especially death...very phylosophical and totally awesome!!
  Highly suggested to people that like to put everything in discussion

  Is this helpful?

  Gnosoz said on Jul 6, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

• 

  Given up after reading 50 pages.

  Is this helpful?

  Tracy W said on Jul 21, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

• 

  Long and interesting

  The past is truly an inoperable tumour that spreads to the present

  When we finished the kiss she said laughing, I can taste your loneliness - it tastes like vinegar.That annoyed me, everyone knows that loneliness tastes of potato soup.

  Men don't do things for profound r ... (continue)

  Long and interesting

  The past is truly an inoperable tumour that spreads to the present

  When we finished the kiss she said laughing, I can taste your loneliness - it tastes like vinegar.That annoyed me, everyone knows that loneliness tastes of potato soup.

  Men don't do things for profound reasons - the things taht they do are sometimes profound, but their reasons are not

  I recommend strongly

  Is this helpful?

  D said on May 12, 2010 | Add your feedback

• 

  A fantastic journey.

  Simply unputdownable. 710 pages that run as fast as a thunder. A funny, intelligent, moving and overall enthusiastic debut. Easily my favourite book of the year.

  Is this helpful?

  nuriape said on Oct 11, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Book Details

• Rating:
  (25)
  • 5 stars
  • 4 stars
  • 3 stars
  • 2 stars
  • 1 star
• English Books
• Paperback 576 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0385521731
• ISBN-13: 9780385521734
• Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
• Pub date: Sep 23, 2008
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook

Groups with this in collection

• PayPoint.net Book Club (10)

Prices Change currency & sellers