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One City by: Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh List Price: £5.99 City Travel Guides Price: £4.79 You Save: £1.20 (20%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781904598749 ISBN: 1904598749 Label: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited Manufacturer: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited Publication Date: January 02, 2006 Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited Release Date: January 02, 2006 Studio: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited Sales Rank: 14363 Related Items:
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 Rating: - One City review I bought this book for Irvine Welsh's contribution, but was interested to read the others. I've not read Rankin or McCall Smith before, so didn't know what to expect from them. Overall - it's a good little book for a fairly quick read. I enjoyed all three stories - espcially Welsh's, although I am biased. All fairly unusual tales, with a good mix of style. It's a shame JK Rowling didn't contribute a story - her intro is interesting, but very short. Rating: - trebles"One City" contains three stories by three famous authors, but I've never read anything by any of them before. The first was my least favourite, in it Alexander McCall Smith describes the situation of an outsider, a foreigner in a strange country, where all the little things are different. I felt sympathy for the main character, but didn't really identify with him. The second story reminded me of Stephen King, which is not what I was expecting. I thought Ian Rankin would be more gritty and down to earth, but in this story he weaves touches of magic and fantasy into the experiences of a homeless man, which made me think of children's TV dramas from 25-30 years ago ( in a good way! ). My favourite was the third story. Irvine ... Read More: |
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