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Kingsley Amis
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| Title: |
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Ending Up |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Hardcover |
| Pages: |
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176 |
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1974-05-30 |
| ISBN: |
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0224009885 |
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Jonathan Cape Ltd |
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0.75 pounds |
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5.43 x 8.03 x 0.87 inches |
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1 marija&zoran (Macedonia) |
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1 chris (Japan) |
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Product Description
Beset by boredom and the decay of old age, the septuagenarian inhabitants of Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage find that malice is the best recipe for keeping their spirits alive. And when the grandchildren arrive to do their duty on Christmas Day, the festivities degenerate into an unforeseen riot.
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chris (Japan) (2013/11/06):
I read this book a few years ago, after raiding my local library for every Kingsley Amis book, and I loved it. That first time I had some trouble with the most antagonistic character but laughed out loud at the ending. I've remembered it since as hilarious and sharp, and I'm so glad I finally bought it. Even just the two or three years since I first read it have given me enough experience with people to see the more grotesque characters as actually rather realistic, and that made the parody more apparent to me this time around. A rather bitter read, I think more so than other Amis works, but if you're on the fence you should dive right in. No matter how you feel about the characters/plot/writing, once you get to the end I promise you will have a strong reaction that will more than make up for any time you feel you've wasted.
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