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D. J. Connell

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I loved this book and agree with the comments written earlier; I will be reading this book again and recommending it to others. Yes it is mostly hilarious and is also multi layered, tender, gracious and sad.
 
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Debspage | 1 annan recension | Oct 22, 2012 |
Julian Corkle was destined to be different, his mother recognised his talent at his birth, his pizzazz, even if his beer drinking sports mad father thought otherwise, all he wanted was for his son to be a sports enthusiast too. But his mother believes in his small-screenability, and encourages Julian even if he does prefers dolls to cricket balls, and his favourite pastime is styling her hair. So for Julian not the medical career as a doctor that his older brother strives for (unless it is to be a nurse), nor the sports career his ultra-butch sister looks to be heading for. No, Julian aims to be a star of the small screen, all he needs is that luck break to prove himself.

Julian narrates his own account of his struggle through school, where he survives by his wits, having enough sense to hide (temporarily) his difference, that is his preference for attractive boys and his colourful feminine tastes. He takes us through the disastrous family move from small-town Ulerstone, Tasmania, to Hobart, his early departure from school and his efforts to make that vital connection that will lead to stardom. But it seems he and his mother are the only ones to appreciate his talents.

Julian Corkle is a Filthy Liar is an hilarious record of Julian's attempts to succeed, a very different coming of age tale. He quickly wins the reader's heart in his no holds barred account of his more often than not failures to achieve his goal, his refusal to keep his flamboyance hidden, and his not to be thwarted belief in himself. When he does eventually meet with success, it is not quite as he imagined it, yet he is nonetheless happy for it. Julian Corkle . . . is an endearing and extremely funny tale.
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presto | 2 andra recensioner | Apr 23, 2012 |
Connell continues on the theme [from 'Julian Corkle is a filthy liar'] of young people who are establishing their own individuality, identity whatever. Sherry's boss accuses her of being abnormal and gives her one hundred pounds to become normal over an eventful weekend - in order to keep her job. In one respect it is a device to get her away from the office where tricky events are unfolding - on the other hand an excuse for Sherry to come up against various eccentric and non law abiding [or non-normal ] characters, Mostly hilarious. Probably more suitable for older teens than adults but I still enjoyed it better than chick [or women's] lit. Connell is a New Zealander but is a UK resident and the comments on the British way of life are revealing and entertaining.… (mer)
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mairangiwoman | 1 annan recension | Apr 10, 2012 |
This book has a lot of things right, but somehow does not quite do it for me. I like getting a sense of how it could have been growing up in Tasmania in the 70s, being anything but a typical teenageer- and wanting to be anything but a typical teenager. In a way, that´s how Julian survives, and what makes the book funny, but at the same time, it also makes the story very predictable.. inspite of the unpredictability of Julian´s stories. Take a teenager with penache, love of glitter, Elizabeth Taylor and David Bowie, with a doting mother, a sister who only cares about sports and also plays in the other league, school full of bigoted Brothers and bullies that are ignorant...all and all, not a bad book at all, I do laugh now and again, but.. I am not loving it. Give me The skipped parts or My most excellent year any day. Or, fot that matter, Adrian Mole.… (mer)
 
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Bookoholic73 | 2 andra recensioner | Jan 19, 2012 |

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