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20-05-07, 12:08 AM
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The huge success of Cloud Atlas means that David Mitchell is already a familiar name to thousands of readers. While that novel was epic in scale, his latest is a far more intimate work
Black Swan Green charts the progress of a young man moving from childhood into adolescence.
Adult/High School–Thirteen chapters provide a monthly snapshot of Jason Taylor's life in small-town England from January 1982 to January 1983. Whether the 13-year-old narrator is battling his stammer or trying to navigate the social hierarchy of his schoolmates or watching the slow disintegration of his parents' marriage, he relates his story in a voice that is achingly true to life. Each chapter becomes a skillfully drawn creation that can stand on its own, but is subtly interwoven with the others. While readers may not see the connectedness in the first two thirds of the book, the final three sections skillfully bring the threads together.
The huge success of Cloud Atlas means that David Mitchell is already a familiar name to thousands of readers. While that novel was epic in scale, his latest is a far more intimate work
Black Swan Green charts the progress of a young man moving from childhood into adolescence.
Adult/High School–Thirteen chapters provide a monthly snapshot of Jason Taylor's life in small-town England from January 1982 to January 1983. Whether the 13-year-old narrator is battling his stammer or trying to navigate the social hierarchy of his schoolmates or watching the slow disintegration of his parents' marriage, he relates his story in a voice that is achingly true to life. Each chapter becomes a skillfully drawn creation that can stand on its own, but is subtly interwoven with the others. While readers may not see the connectedness in the first two thirds of the book, the final three sections skillfully bring the threads together.