What a Carve Up! (Penguin Celebrations)

by Jonathan Coe | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 014103503x Global Overview for this book
Registered by cally-c of Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on 8/22/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by cally-c from Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 22, 2011
Telling the stories of the wealthy Winshaw family, WHAT A CARVE UP! is a riveting social satire on the chattering and all-powerful upper classes.

Journal Entry 2 by cally-c at Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
I thought this was a brilliant read; scathing & hilariously funny in turn. The chapter on Dorothy Winshaw was disturbing to read, particularly from my veggie perspective, but the scene in which Michael tries to 'sex' up his book is fab!

Journal Entry 3 by cally-c at Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (5/4/2012 UTC) at Alfreton, Derbyshire United Kingdom

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Off on its travels via the Wishlist Tag game

Journal Entry 4 by VeganMedusa at Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Monday, July 2, 2012
Thanks, cally-c! Even though I'm in the middle of 3 other books at the moment, I somehow got hooked on this one as soon as it arrived this morning, and by this evening I'm 150 pages in. I'm enjoying it immensely. :-)

Journal Entry 5 by VeganMedusa at Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Friday, July 6, 2012
I'm so used to books sitting on the shelf for a year or two (or more) before finally getting to them, but this one grabbed me from the outset. Loved it!

Satire of the Thatcher years. Painfully true. I enjoyed the layers of mystery and the connections and coincidences throughout the book. And the theme of film vs real-life, culminating in the real-life enactment of a film.
The complete change of pace in the last 100 pages shouldn't have worked, but totally did for me.

Journal Entry 6 by VeganMedusa at Invercargill, Southland New Zealand on Monday, September 3, 2012
Travelling to Australia for a wishlist tag. I found this book to be a great read so I hope you enjoy it.

Journal Entry 7 by book-a-neer at Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Sunday, October 21, 2012
Received from VeganMedusa for the wishlist tag.

Journal Entry 8 by book-a-neer at Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Monday, May 27, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (5/27/2013 UTC) at Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia

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Releasing to another bookcrosser for the Reverse Tag game.

Journal Entry 9 by Chania at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Monday, June 3, 2013
Thank You, looks interesting!

Journal Entry 10 by Chania at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Saturday, September 26, 2015
Very interesting - took me a while to read this, but it was good! I liked the fact how things were connected and how everything dropped on its place gradually.

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This book has wan two awards:
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1995
Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (France) in 1995

Journal Entry 11 by Chania at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Thursday, October 29, 2015
Travelling to TiiMa now :)

Journal Entry 12 by TiiMa at Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, November 2, 2015
Thank you Chania for the "VPK IV" book. Once again an interesting book from you - I wish I had more time to read ;)

Journal Entry 13 by TiiMa at Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, February 1, 2016
Relative of mine want's to read the book :)

Journal Entry 14 by TiiMa at Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, July 11, 2016
This came back home.

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