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guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010
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Firman: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
Though potentially a literary spin on Ratatouille, this is a melancholy and quirky debut novel. The titular hero is a rat born in a Boston bookshop. Unfed by his mother, Firmin starts eating his bed of shredded pages of Finnegans Wake and miraculousl ... (read full critics)
guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010
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Reading Firmin
Although it is a slight book, Firmin is certainly an enjoyable book for readers. Because Firmin is a rat who literally devours literature (and learns to read in the process), many old favorites are covered with humor, intelligence and wit.
I primarily found myself liking Firmin because it made ... (continue)
moogle said on Apr 10, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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vava' said on Nov 26, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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I expected something more! <br />The idea of a - first literally, than metaphorically - "book-bulimic" rat fascinated me. The problem is this is the only original idea in the whole novel: once Firmin's passion for books has been introduced (the first 50 or 60 pages are remarkable), the narrati ... (continue)
Chibena said on May 10, 2009 | Add your feedback
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Meet Firmin, the talking rat - though all the talking actually happens inside his head, as in reality he can only manage a few squeeks. And though he can't express them to anyone but himself, his head is filled with words, stories and dreams.
He has learned the power of words when, as the runt ... (continue)Miki said on Apr 11, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Others 184 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0753826518
- ISBN-13: 9780753826515
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
- Pub date: Jan 01, 2008
- Dimensions: 1135 mm x 710 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Animal magic
Firmin by Sam Savage 184pp, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £10.99 The Wolf by Joseph Smith 154pp, Jonathan Cape, £10 Talking animals are common in children's literature, but not many adult novels feature such narrators as Firmin and The Wolf: a well-read rat ... (read full critics)