Nick Harkaway
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Verk av Nick Harkaway
Karla's Choice: A John le Carré Novel 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection (2016) — Bidragsgivare — 155 exemplar
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Nearly Definitive Edition (2014) — vissa utgåvor — 67 exemplar
Twelve Tomorrows: Visionary stories of the near future inspired by today's technologies (all new 2016 edition) (2015) — Bidragsgivare — 28 exemplar
Sunspot Jungle: Volume Two: The Ever Expanding Universe of Fantasy and Science Fiction (2) (2018) — Bidragsgivare — 20 exemplar
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Cornwell, Nicholas
- Andra namn
- Harkaway, Nick (pseudonym)
Truhen, Aidan (pseudonym) - Födelsedag
- 1972
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Födelseort
- Cornwall, England, UK
- Bostadsorter
- Cornwall, England, UK
London, England, UK - Utbildning
- University of Cambridge (Clare College)
University College School, London, England, UK - Yrken
- novelist
- Relationer
- Le Carré, John (father)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Guest of Honour, Phoenix Convention 7 (2010)
- Agent
- Patrick Walsh
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Statistik
- Verk
- 17
- Även av
- 7
- Medlemmar
- 5,185
- Popularitet
- #4,798
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 291
- ISBN
- 102
- Språk
- 6
- Favoritmärkt
- 24
I have learnt a few things about myself having read this however:
1. I am not a fantasy fan (My distaste of 'The 13 and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear' first aroused my suspicion, this has affirmed it resolutely) especially when it feels particularly made up.
2. I do not like this writing style (which I feel is sadly how I myself write haha) full of digressions, tangents, asides and somewhat esoteric concepts which detract from the experience rather than add to it.
At points it was enjoyable, I liked the central idea and I thought the plot twist was skilfully executed and an engaging concept to boot (hence the second star) but I felt all this was hampered by Harkaway's writing which was all just too complicated: there was a huge cast of characters who were quite flat, relatively unexplored and empty vessels for the plot; the 'fantasy' had to be explained so much so that the suspension of belief was broken and it all felt painfully made-up and deliberate.
I'm confused and slightly indignant that people compare Harkaway to Douglas Adams or Kurt Vonnegut, especially. I've nothing against the guy obviously but there is a hugely apparent gulf in quality no? - surely people can see that, right?
Sigh. I'm glad I read it and I have 'Angelmaker' which maybe I'll like more? (Let me know please!) but unfortunately, this was a read I'd quite like to 'Go Away' ha! Ahem, sorry folks.… (mer)