Parrot and Olivier in America

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• Peter Carey: Parrot and Olivier in America

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  theasylum published on Thu, 7 Oct 2010

• Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey

  Olivier de Garmont is a young, French aristocrat who is drugged by the enigmatic Marquis de Tilbot, a close friend of Olivier's monarchist mother, and dispatched to the safety of the emerging United States to avoid the 1830 July Revolution, and the t ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Tue, 5 Oct 2010

5 Reviews

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  Peter Carey never lets you down! This is probably his best novel so far. Funny, witty, entertaining, written in a magnificent prose, this book will capture you and will not let you go until you have reached the last page.

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  Mafaldita said on Feb 7, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  Here is our XXIst Century Dickens. Carey at his very best (see "Oscar and Lucinda"). I strongly recommend it to all those who like a good plot, full of events, humour, irony and lively characters on a substantial - but not overwhelming - historical basis.

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  rayuela said on Dec 10, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  The Omnivore said on Jun 22, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Typical Carey...though with problems

  I've liked Carey's writing from his earliest work. He has a number of writing styles, and this is one of his more idiosyncratic novels. I enjoyed the read, though its a big tome, and I confess I think the story here ran out of steam before the book finished. A shame, as the characters are well-drawn ... (continue)

  I've liked Carey's writing from his earliest work. He has a number of writing styles, and this is one of his more idiosyncratic novels. I enjoyed the read, though its a big tome, and I confess I think the story here ran out of steam before the book finished. A shame, as the characters are well-drawn, and the tale of a French aristrocrat sent (against his will) to the nascent US was funny and compelling.

  But in the end overlong and lost its way towards the close. I prefer Carey's more punchy works, such as 'Theft: A Love Story'.

  He's still essentially a great writer though.

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  Ian Hodgson said on Apr 2, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  This was painful. It took me about 300 pages to realise I would never get into it. I had a similar experience with the Kelly Gang, so I fear Carey's style doesn't do it for me.

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  LFrig said on Apr 2, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• Others 592 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571253318
• ISBN-13: 9780571253319
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2010
• Also available as: eBook

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