Book: The Lessons
Jan. 9th, 2011 09:40 pmAuthor: Naomi Alderman
Details: (c) N Alderman Ltd 2010; Pub Penguin Viking 2010; ISBN 978-0-670-91629-0
Verdict: The lessons has the form of a trashy chick-lit novel, but is really well written.
Reasons for reading it: I enjoyed Disobedience, Alderman's first novel. And this seemed light enough to suit a long train journey when I didn't have huge amounts of brain.
How it came into my hands: The library. I have a colleague who complains that the library has too many trashy romances and not enough Srs Litratchur, but I think it does rather a good job of quickly buying up some of the most interesting contemporary stuff.
( detailed review ) It's a more slight book than Disobedience, but the characterization is good enough to lift it well above the ordinary.
Details: (c) N Alderman Ltd 2010; Pub Penguin Viking 2010; ISBN 978-0-670-91629-0
Verdict: The lessons has the form of a trashy chick-lit novel, but is really well written.
Reasons for reading it: I enjoyed Disobedience, Alderman's first novel. And this seemed light enough to suit a long train journey when I didn't have huge amounts of brain.
How it came into my hands: The library. I have a colleague who complains that the library has too many trashy romances and not enough Srs Litratchur, but I think it does rather a good job of quickly buying up some of the most interesting contemporary stuff.
( detailed review ) It's a more slight book than Disobedience, but the characterization is good enough to lift it well above the ordinary.
