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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 (Unabridged audio book) Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali, narrated by Clare Wille August 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 (Unabridged audio book) |
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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali 2006-06 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 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 ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo Blue Search: Alentejo by: Monica Ali June 01, 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 on accuracy, ... 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 on accuracy, ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Road Map |
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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 on accuracy, but I wouldn'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 on accuracy, but I wouldn't say ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo Blue |
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.Alentejo (Regional Series) Search: Alentejo from: Turismo Internacional, Turinta March 01, 2009 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, but I wouldn't say ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Alentejo (Regional Series) |
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.Hoffnung Im Roman Alentejo Search: Alentejo by: Jose Saramago September 01, 1999 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, but I wouldn't say ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Hoffnung Im Roman Alentejo |