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Hangover Square: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court (Penguin Modern Classics)
RRP: £9.99 Our Price: £4.19 (subject to change) ReviewsPatrick Hamilton - Hangover Square Review date: 2008-09-12 Rating: 10 out of 10 Super! It's rare that I just pick up a book while browsing at random - normally I have very fixed ideas of what I wish to buy - but I bought this on a whim, grabbed by the synopsis, and I don't regret it a bit. Hangover Square is a wonderful read, a dark, comic tale of loneliness, obsession, schizophrenia and drunkeness. George Harvey Bone is obsessed with Netta Longdon, a beautiful, enigmatic woman, and, to be frank, a right bitch. She manipulates him and takes him for whatever she can, perfectly aware of his infatuation with her. Her and her coterie of similarly selfish friends treat kindly George as a mug, letting him dance attendance on them, a tolerated hanger on in their lifestyle of daytime drinking, smoking and general looseness. Bits of the book remind me of my own life (in more ways than one), which was certainly a striking experience! This was partly why the book was so fascinating to me, and the synopsis grabbed me so in the first place. While it's a dark book, and one justly wants to give Netta a lot more than a good slap for the cruel way she goes about her business, it's also a very funny one, with a great sense of black humour. It's great fun to read, and one really hopes George will be able to release himself from the girl's grasp. The plot moves briskly, and there's not a dull page as a host of fascinating people dip in and out of things. Possibly the greatest achievement of the book is the underlying levels of compassion that Hamilton has for George, the saddening way the character's real loneliness is conveyed. Hangover Square is dark and funny and fascinating, but, come it's final few pages, it is also very, very sad. It's a book that should be far more widely read than it is. Heart-wrenching Review date: 2008-06-12 Rating: 10 out of 10 I discovered this book almost by chance, it just seemed to be waiting for me in the bookstore. I flipped through it and thought it was one of those arty books, but I gave it a go anyway. I got home after work and picked it up, I was instantly hooked, there's something indescribable about this book, you feel as if you're sitting on the main character's shoulder, experiencing his disastorous life with him. I wanted to grab George by the shoulders and tell him that Netta wasn't worth all this pain and agony, he basically just needed a hug. I nearly cried at the end because of George's ending. The sad thing is though, there is people (like George) in this world who are still being taken advantage of at every possible stage. I will say that at times it is a little depressing but nevertheless a classic that has sadly been forgotten. Please give this book a go as it is truly heart-wrenching. Sex, Madness and Utter Moral Failure Review date: 2008-04-15 Rating: 10 out of 10 It's arguable, but I think this is Hamilton's masterpiece. The reason I say this is the way he creates such a plausible and compelling account of a descent into madness and links it so effortlessly to the moral collapse of Neville Chamberlains England. I have read this book many times, and Hamilton is so skilled at playing the readers hopes that each time I root for George and hope he will make the two or three simple choices that will save him (one may have the same feelings about England when reading Churchill on the lead up to World War 2). But he never does- the tragedy unfolds from its seeds on the first few pages and is always terrible. In Netta he has surely also created one of the finest and most repulsive femmes fatale ever. If you have ever been unhappily in love and been led a merry dance, you will find George Harvey Bone in yourself and be both moved, afraid and grateful that you escaped. If you have ever lived in a country busy being sold down the river by weak leaders, then the same applies. Buy this book! Strangely compelling and really quite touching Review date: 2008-03-20 Rating: 10 out of 10 I bought this as a holiday read and was expecting it to be a dour struggle to get through. However, it actually turned out to be really quite compelling. It's easy to identify with the lead character. He doesn't have any real friends most of the time and those that he thinks are his friends treat him badly and make him feel sad. He's kind to his cat and really he's just a lost soul. The final scene where images of happier, innocent, times come back to him is extremely touching and will stay with you for ever probably. Product Details/SpecificationsAuthors: Patrick Hamilton Creators: J.B. Priestley (Introduction) Recording label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics EAN: 9780141185897 Binding: Paperback Dewey decimal number: 813 ISBN: 0141185899 Number of pages: 288 Publication date: 2001-06-28 Language: English (Original Language) Language: English (Unknown) Language: English (Published) Similar Products
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