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Misadventures
Misadventures
Author: Sylvia Smith
Prior to the publication of Misadventures, the London Observer's front page asked if it was the unlikeliest best-seller of the year. "Unlikely" because Misadventures is not the most entertaining book you will ever read, nor the wittiest or cleverest. However, it may well be one of the most compelling. Writing with invigorating economy, Sylvia Sm...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781841952079
ISBN-10: 1841952079
Publication Date: 10/1/2001
Pages: 260
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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The author's life is told through funny little vignettes on friends she's had and men she's dated. Quick fun read.
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Excellent. Read this in less than 12 hours. Couldn't put it down!
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Not chick-lit. There's no happy ending. It's all really darkly comic. Humorous and poignant. Strange. Weird. Very entertaining. Very smart.
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I've seen this book compared to Bridget Jones, but I think Adrian Mole would be a closer fit. Interesting premise of an autobiography in tiny, chronological essays on the people Smith has encountered over 30-odd years. You can't expect to sit down and "read" this one as a regular book; best picked up and put down every few entries.
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