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Sep 5, 2006 · The story's very ambiguity steadily feeds its mysteriousness and power, and Danielewski's mastery of postmodernist and cinema-derived rhetoric up the ante continuously, and stunningly. One of the most impressive excursions into the supernatural in many a year. 6. Pub Date: March 6, 2000. ISBN: 0-375-70376-4. Page Count: 704. Publisher: Pantheon.
Jan 1, 2006 · A SPOT OF BOTHER is Mark Haddon’s unforgettable follow-up to the internationally beloved bestseller THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME. Here the madness – literally – of family life proves rich comic fodder for Haddon’s crackling prose and bittersweet insights into misdirected love. 354 pages, Paperback.
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Sep 17, 2006 · The new one is called “A Spot of Bother.”. Neither book has anything to do with a plasticine man-dog duo propelled by stop-motion animation. But, like Nick Park, the mastermind behind ...
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Jun 18, 2007 · Haddon’s metaphors, such as comparing pinched skin to the white peaks of hot cheese on a pizza, or the utter slapstick of George’s thoughtful observations as he fumbles around the house bleeding copiously and wondering about whether to grab a fluffy towel or how to get across the white carpet while his lesion remains flapping against his ...
"A Spot of Bother" kept me turning the pages to see how the author would resolve the Hall family's various problems. In the process, I became genuinely fond of these quirky people. Haddon's genius is that he lets us in on the secret that "mad" people are actually much like the "normal" population.
Jan 23, 2011 · In A SPOT OF BOTHER, talented writer Mark Haddon proves that the. success of his stunning debut, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN. THE NIGHT-TIME, was no fluke. The characters in his latest effort are perhaps less extraordinary. than Christopher Boon, the autistic protagonist of Haddon's first. book, yet they are no less complex or compelling.
