Arthur Byrne
Author of Killing Hemingway
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Killing Hemingway by Arthur Byrne
I liked the coming of age story. Hemingway doesn't come into play until the end.
Loose ends, abrupt ending
Introductions of important places and rituals were dropped without explanation. I cannot honestly say I understand the use of the word "Killing" in the title.
This book feels like one author started it, and another finished it. The first half is a lovely, charming story about a genius mind in a child's body (with one glaringly out-of-place scene of unprofessional and unbelievable hostility. The second half is a scattershot collection of repartee explaining away the flaws of a young adult who uses his intelligence like a club.… (more)
Introductions of important places and rituals were dropped without explanation. I cannot honestly say I understand the use of the word "Killing" in the title.
This book feels like one author started it, and another finished it. The first half is a lovely, charming story about a genius mind in a child's body (with one glaringly out-of-place scene of unprofessional and unbelievable hostility. The second half is a scattershot collection of repartee explaining away the flaws of a young adult who uses his intelligence like a club.… (more)
Simple, galloping coming-of-age novel where we see a child genius run through his life at extreme speed, missing his youth, in a way, because of his intelligence. He ends up at uni the second time, wanting to experience life as a "real" student with all the stupidities incumbent upon most students and also experiencing his first real difficulties in his studies with an English teacher who has a totally different opinion of Hemingway to his own.
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- Rating
- 3.7
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- 3
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