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Ghostwritten

By David Mitchell

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| Paperback | 9780340739754

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Book Description

A gallery attendant at the Hermitage. A young jazz buff in Tokyo. A crooked British lawyer in Hong Kong. A disc jockey in Manhattan. A physicist in Ireland. An elderly woman running a tea shack in rural China. A cult-controlled terrorist in Okinawa. A musician in London. A transmigrating spirit in MContinue

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Ghostwritten

Part of the joy of reading, for me, comes from the perspective books provide on what it feels like to be someone else, to step into another person's shoes for the length of time it takes for the story to unfold. This is especially true when an accoun ... (read full critics)

bookotron published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

A friend lent me this and insisted I read it and now I can see why. This is one of the best modern books I've ever read and has become one of my all-time favourites. Such a wonderful, varied and thought-provoking novel, told from the perspectives of nine different characters scattered across the glo ... (continue)

A friend lent me this and insisted I read it and now I can see why. This is one of the best modern books I've ever read and has become one of my all-time favourites. Such a wonderful, varied and thought-provoking novel, told from the perspectives of nine different characters scattered across the globe, with their lives subtly interwoven. I actually felt a sense of disappointment at the end of each chapter, as we have to leave the character and move on to the next. It's impressive to become so attached after just a few pages, yet the author consistently manages to introduce a fresh and enthralling view on the world at the beginning of the next. Read this!

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