Three to See the King
Registered by abitstormyout of Ely, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on 12/7/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
4 journalers for this copy...
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.
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.
Journal Entry 2 by abitstormyout at Caffe Nero IP1 Bookcrossing Zone in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Friday, December 8, 2006
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!
Taking this to the First BC Ipswich Christmas Meet tomorrow!
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 :)
(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 :)
Taking along to the first official meeting in our new venue and OBCZ!
If you find this, welcome to bookcrossing :)
Unusual story, but really enjoyed it. Read it really quickly.
Gave to a nieghbour
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.