Three to See the King

by Magnus Mills | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0007110464 Global Overview for this book
Registered by abitstormyout of Ely, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on 12/7/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by abitstormyout from Ely, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Thursday, December 7, 2006
Really enjoyed this - I like Magnus Mills a lot. I enjoy the way he detaches from the world but still writes about people.

Amazon.co.uk Review

Novella-like in form, Magnus Mills' Three to See the King is an uneasy read that transports the reader to a unique fictional setting where the familiar is strangely unfamiliar. Known for his Kafka-esque nightmares, Mills tells the abstract fable of an unnamed man, living in isolation in a tin house, who must choose between a solitary existence and joining the mass exodus of his neighbours. Through simple, deadpan prose, a keen eye for human nature and abrasive wit, Mills not only captures the dull emptiness of the unimagined life but comments allegorically on solitude and society, religion and civilisation, labour and capital. Mills, whose other books include Booker-shortlisted The Restraint of Beasts and All Quiet on the Orient Express, is an absorbing, disturbing writer who is refining his observations with each new book.

Released 17 yrs ago (12/9/2006 UTC) at Caffe Nero IP1 Bookcrossing Zone in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom

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Taking this to the First BC Ipswich Christmas Meet tomorrow!

Journal Entry 3 by BookGroupMan from Chester, Cheshire United Kingdom on Saturday, December 9, 2006
The latest (I think?) from the ex-bus driving debut-novel darling, gone a bit quiet recently? This looks like a return to form, '...(with) this wonderfully dry, witty fable, Magnus Mills reaffirms that he is one of the most distinctive and original writers at work in Britain today.'

(05/10/09) Ah yes, I would direct you to the Amazon review, quoted by TF, '...Mills not only captures the dull emptiness of the unimagined life but comments allegorically on solitude and society, religion and civilisation, labour and capital.' I couldn't have put it better myself! Mills books are strangely absorbing, despite (because of?) the spare language, the vague feeling that something important is happening, or being said, and the hypnotic gentle pace. I must admit to liking this, although i'm not sure why :)

Journal Entry 4 by BookGroupMan at CoffeeLink, Neptune Marina in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Saturday, November 14, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (11/14/2009 UTC) at CoffeeLink, Neptune Marina in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom

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Taking along to the first official meeting in our new venue and OBCZ!

If you find this, welcome to bookcrossing :)

Journal Entry 5 by alihugs at Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Unusual story, but really enjoyed it. Read it really quickly.

Journal Entry 6 by alihugs at Yoxford, Suffolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (6/29/2010 UTC) at Yoxford, Suffolk United Kingdom

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Gave to a nieghbour

Journal Entry 7 by sleepy_goose at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk United Kingdom on Saturday, August 2, 2014
Excited to read this, love Magnus Mills!

Journal Entry 8 by sleepy_goose at St Nicholas Market in Redcliffe, Bristol United Kingdom on Saturday, March 5, 2016

Released 8 yrs ago (2/25/2016 UTC) at St Nicholas Market in Redcliffe, Bristol United Kingdom

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Planning to release at Royce Rolls, but left it with the leaflets at the main entrance in the end.

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