The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway (ISBN:0307268861)

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		The Gone-Away World
	
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(123 Readers)

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							A reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A great writer can make the reader look at the world around them by holding up a creative mirror. It's up to the reader to recognize themselves in the mirror. Nick Harkaway does that in this book. It is a beautiful & strange & witty & sometimes bizarre while at the same time funny trip and glad I finished the ride.

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							Abel
						
							few weeks ago						
Amazing.  Fearlessly written, funny, engaging and developed without feeling like it's trying to force “deep”.  It was over way too soon.  My favorite novel of the last three years.

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							Charles
						
							few weeks ago						
Very well written.  Funny, moving and enthralling.  I found it started a little slow but it was worth keeping at it - the last hundred or so pages were awesome.

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							Joel
						
							few weeks ago						
Wildly witty and trenchant view of a post=apocalyptic world.

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							A reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Wow!  This book has everything; strong literary style, action, psycological wierdness, sci fi, fantasy, kung-fu, giant mutant bees, and ninjas.  Probably one of my favorite love stories too.

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							Kevin
						
							few weeks ago						
A wonderfully crafted work, with eccentric characters made all to easily believable and easy to care for by Nicks ability to weave his prose around them and the world they inhabit.
 Though dealing with serious issues and problems of growing up and the humanity of man it has some fine moments of comedy and drags you along towards the culmination of the novel humming pleasantly and giggling all the...more
 A wonderfully crafted work, with eccentric characters made all to easily believable and easy to care for by Nicks ability to weave his prose around them and the world they inhabit.
 Though dealing with serious issues and problems of growing up and the humanity of man it has some fine moments of comedy and drags you along towards the culmination of the novel humming pleasantly and giggling all the way.   hide

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							John
						
							few weeks ago						
532 pages and they couldn't be bothered to name the main character.

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							Emily
						
							few weeks ago						
Possibly my new favorite book, mimes, ninjas, monsters, and more! Beautifully written, does not feel like 500 pages.

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							A reader
						
							few weeks ago						
quite like the prose.  just started though

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							Dustin
						
							few weeks ago						
Kurt Vonnegut wrote amazing science fiction with high-minded ideas and though-provoking concepts, and he did in 250 - 300 pages.  I would say this book has hints of really good Vonnegut.  It is just a little long.  I really enjoyed the build ups and some of the reveals were absolutely gripping, but at times it kind of dragged.  Harkaway has a lurid imagination and is a wonderful...more
 Kurt Vonnegut wrote amazing science fiction with high-minded ideas and though-provoking concepts, and he did in 250 - 300 pages.  I would say this book has hints of really good Vonnegut.  It is just a little long.  I really enjoyed the build ups and some of the reveals were absolutely gripping, but at times it kind of dragged.  Harkaway has a lurid imagination and is a wonderful narrator.  I loved the story.  Could have done without some of the more long-winded sections.  Overall, well worth the time spent.   hide

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