Thursday, August 5, 2010

A year in thirteen chapters.

"Black Swan Green written by David Mitchell, re-creates the universe inhabited by a 13-year-old English boy in 1982. It's a world of superstition, misinformation, obsession with social status, the mystery of girls, popular songs, school, his family's increasing dysfunction, and dimly understood political upheaval. Mostly though, Jason Taylor struggles with his stammer ("the hangman") and bullies. As in previous books, Mitchell's structure is a series of stories that add up to a novel. From Jason's first cigarette to his first kiss, this novel finds the strange in the quotidian. The antique Brit slang delights as often as it baffles. Highly recommended." -Library Journal

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