- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: London : Hamish Hamilton; 1st Edition edition (1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0241131855
- ISBN-13: 978-0241131855
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 726 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,011,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1.0 out of 5 stars
I hated it,
By "plicky" (Singapore, Singapore Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Millroy the Magician (Paperback)
I know it's politically incorrect to dislike work by the great Theroux, but frankly, I waded through this one for three weeks before abandoning it unfinished.I found it repetitive and monotonous, and the tone itself was a little offensive to me. I think Theroux could easily have written the same work in one-third the pages and not lost anything. I love descriptive prose and dialogue, but this guy went on and on and on and on... I finally decided there were too many good books out there and not enough time left to waste on a turkey like this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!,
By John McGraw (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Millroy the Magician (Audio Cassette)
Paul Theroux is one of the finest writers alive and the only one of his books I prefer to Milroy the Magician is My Secret History. Milroy the Magician is brilliantly written and deeply imaginative. If you are thinking of reading this book, treat yourself to a wonderful experience, get a copy now.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A charming tale of nutrition, Christ, pedophilia and love.,
This review is from: Millroy the Magician (Paperback)
Paul Theroux is a writer whose sentences are, to steal from protagonist Millroy, tangibilised. It would seem to be impossible to read him without a stream of images flowing through your mind: bloody eyes, detachable tongues, finger cutlets, Ezekiel bread and closely shaven heads. This novel is a showcase of a writing that invokes as much as it provokes, and it does both exceptionally well. In addition to the brilliant use of image, olfactory and texture to construct a disjointed yet vividly real world, this book provides a thoughtful read that remains playful. "How can people who eat such good food be so evil?" That, I think, sums up centuries of debate over religion, the will of God and humanity itself. It's also a delightful sentence completely in tune with everything that had preceded it. This is not a rollercoaster ride, but it is certainly shipborne voyage. At times it is rocky and at times it is soothing, and ultimately you can't help but be thrilled with where it ends up.
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