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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali May 01, 2007 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali June 05, 2007 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali June 05, 2006 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali June 05, 2006 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo Road Map Search: Alentejo by: Turinta 2005 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Road Map |
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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali November 05, 2007 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment on accuracy, ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo saqueado Search: Alentejo by: Jorge Morais 1976 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment on accuracy, ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo saqueado |
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.Alentejo é sangue (Obras de Antunes da Silva) Search: Alentejo by: Antunes da Silva 1984 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment on accuracy, ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo é sangue (Obras de Antunes da Silva) |
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.Estructura empresarial da regiao do Baixo Alentejo (Coleccao Estruturas empresariais) Search: Alentejo from: Instituto de Apoio as Pequenas e Medias Empresas e ao Investimento 1993 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment on accuracy, ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Estructura empresarial da regiao do Baixo Alentejo (Coleccao Estruturas empresariais) |
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.Alentejo não tem sombra: Antologia de poesia contemporânea sobre o Alentejo (O aprendiz de feiticeiro) Search: Alentejo from: O Oiro do Dia 1983 Overall, a rather disappointing book, though the writing is quite good and there are particularly good passages/sections throughout. The trouble is that 'Alentejo Blue' is a fragmented novel with no real central narrative drive or plot to pull together the disparate strands. It reads like a collection of linked short stories set in the same Portuguese area. Each chapter focusses on a different character living or staying in Alentejo. Inevitably with any book of this kind, some characters are more interesting and easy to identify with than others. I found the first two sections particularly hard going and almost stopped reading, although some of the subsequent sections were better. I've never been to the area so can't comment on accuracy, ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo não tem sombra: Antologia de poesia contemporânea sobre o Alentejo (O aprendiz de feiticeiro) |