The Devil's Larder

Jim Crace


Terrible. So disappointing. Seems like a collection of short stories but described as a 'cumulative novel in 64 parts'. Lots of interesting ideas but doesn't work. Not a bad book but not as good as expected from Jim Crace.
Doreen 28/10/01
This is a great publishing idea. The author has written the first chapter (in some cases, the first line) of books about food and then put then in a book and called it a cumulative novel. Andrew did not enjoy this even though the writing was good because it was all so disconnected and he didn't see the point.
Andrew 20/1/02

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