Oscar and Lucinda

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• Oscar for envy

  It is instructive to see how Peter Carey brings off a fusion of the epic and ironic modes in this marvellous novel, Oscar And Lucinda. He constructs his narrative out of short, or shortish, sentences, often of an off-beat, ferocious elegance. (His is ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sun, 26 Sep 2010

• You bet your life

  Peter Carey’s Oscar and Lucinda is a tall story, as elaborate and fantastical as any of the yarns spun by the trickster hero of his last novel Illywhacker. For one thing, it’s a family history, and we’re all of us secretly stunned by the coincidences ... (read full critics)

  lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

6 Reviews

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  A love as shy and impossible as that in Ishiguro's 'Remains of the day', but the main characters are definitely livelier and less willing to adhere to the moral standards of the day.

  Oscar and Lucinda are thrown together in scandal. A shared love of gambling has placed them outside society. T ... (continue)

  A love as shy and impossible as that in Ishiguro's 'Remains of the day', but the main characters are definitely livelier and less willing to adhere to the moral standards of the day.

  Oscar and Lucinda are thrown together in scandal. A shared love of gambling has placed them outside society. They wish to redeem themselves by building a glass church in the Australian outback.

  Will the church get built? Will they finally confess their love? Will all be well that ends well? Let me just say: nothing is as it seems...

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  annemarie said on Oct 28, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

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  There was nothing unbearable.
  The teeth of lions, the torture of martyrs, was a flea bite in the face of eternity.

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  Sara said on Apr 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• This must be my third read of Oscar and Lucinda: I don't think I'll ever get tired of it, and it has to beone of my all-time favourite reads, along with A Prayer for Owen Meany. The characters are wonderful, the atmosphere delightful, the story fantastic. Read it (but not my well-worn ... (continue)

  This must be my third read of Oscar and Lucinda: I don't think I'll ever get tired of it, and it has to beone of my all-time favourite reads, along with A Prayer for Owen Meany. The characters are wonderful, the atmosphere delightful, the story fantastic. Read it (but not my well-worn copy, unless you promise to give it back afterwards...).

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  zbrntt said on Jul 22, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This is an engrossing, rollicking tale peopled with unforgettable characters, from sensitive Oscar and feisty Lucinda to a range of unique villains and oddballs.

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  VLZ said on Dec 8, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  It's a gift from Susu in Grade 13...
  I missed my train stop several times because of this book.

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  Cecilia Poon said on Aug 12, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  "phosphorescence", "apostacy"

  above words i learned from O&L :)

  long, very long but very good. peter carey's two quirky characters who "never seems to fit in", outback australia and gambling - what more can u ask for? :) love of course. but unfortunately, oscar and lucinda were too shy to act on it. stupid, stupid, stupid! ... (continue)

  above words i learned from O&L :)

  long, very long but very good. peter carey's two quirky characters who "never seems to fit in", outback australia and gambling - what more can u ask for? :) love of course. but unfortunately, oscar and lucinda were too shy to act on it. stupid, stupid, stupid!

  tragic, tragic ending. sorry, did i give away the ending? read it anyway...:) read all carey's books too - he's brilliant

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  fatfacefan said on Mar 26, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• Others 544 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571270166
• ISBN-13: 9780571270163
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Pub date: Mar 29, 2011
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書, Libri Italiani

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