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Lux the Poet
  

Lux the Poet [Hardcover]

Martin Millar
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, July 30 2009
This review is from: Lux the Poet (Paperback)
LUX THE POET, by British author Martin Millar, offers a fun, eccentric story of a poet in search of eternal fame and fortune.

As Lux searches a Brixton riot for Pearl - the lesbian love of his life - he meets the resistance of those he has wronged while avoiding the brutality going on around him.

Lux's positive attitude of eternal optimism and vanity make this book an enjoyable read. However, this story would not be complete without the escapades of Lux's past lives. We learn more of his antics through the eyes of an angel who has been misjudged and sent to earth to complete a million acts of kindness, only to be foiled by her nemesis, an angel who revels in evil-doing.

It was these stories that give the book depth and make Lux an enjoyable character.

There are moments in this book that make it more suitable for an adult audience because of its crude nature; although fleeting, it would still be inappropriate for a younger audience. But it is this mix of oddities that makes the book an entertaining and witty novel.

Reviewed by: LaLeesha Haynes
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5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely brillant!, Jun 16 1999
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This review is from: LUX THE POET (Paperback)
It would be nonsense to try an summarise the plot. All I can say is that this is probably the funniest book I have ever read. I say 'probably' because there is also "Milk, Sulfate and Alby Starvation" by the same author. Trust me on that and get that book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and Manic, Jun 1 2009
By Coy R. Powers - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lux the Poet (Paperback)
It's about a fairly self centered young man, and set during a riot...
I can't say much more without having to explain, re-explain, and then explain new stuff that I mentioned in the previous explanations.
Let's just say that it moves at a break-neck speed, is friggin' funny, and absolutely worth a read.

After seeing a negative review of Millar's 'Lonely Werewolf Girl' I feel that it's important that I also say that this is a comedy. It's not serious, you aren't going to find any heart-rending poems, etc.

Warning, there's some violence, sex, and drug use...also a scientist who does 'foetus experiments.' ...buy it for yourself, not for your kids. If they need a book, get "Graveyard Book" by Gaiman.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, July 30 2009
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lux the Poet (Paperback)
LUX THE POET, by British author Martin Millar, offers a fun, eccentric story of a poet in search of eternal fame and fortune.

As Lux searches a Brixton riot for Pearl - the lesbian love of his life - he meets the resistance of those he has wronged while avoiding the brutality going on around him.

Lux's positive attitude of eternal optimism and vanity make this book an enjoyable read. However, this story would not be complete without the escapades of Lux's past lives. We learn more of his antics through the eyes of an angel who has been misjudged and sent to earth to complete a million acts of kindness, only to be foiled by her nemesis, an angel who revels in evil-doing.

It was these stories that give the book depth and make Lux an enjoyable character.

There are moments in this book that make it more suitable for an adult audience because of its crude nature; although fleeting, it would still be inappropriate for a younger audience. But it is this mix of oddities that makes the book an entertaining and witty novel.

Reviewed by: LaLeesha Haynes

2.0 out of 5 stars lux the poet, May 17 2011
By Gabriel R. Dendinger "lumpkin" - Published on Amazon.com
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i loved the fairies of new york and the lonely werewolf girl, but this book seemed very tedious and impossible to get into. all the fun of the previous books is gone and the language seemed labored. i couldn't even finish it. it was very disappointing because especially the fairies of new new was so fresh and entertaining.
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