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Lemur (Paperback)

by Benjamin Black (Author)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Picador (Oct 2 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0330456741
ISBN-13: 978-0330456746
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 1.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 159 g

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Starred Review. Black (aka Irish novelist John Banville) offers this stunningly dark and mysterious tale in which journalist John Glass hires a man he deems the Lemur to research his father-in-law, of whom he is writing a biography. John Keating is simply marvelous here. His strong Irish accent does wonders when combined with Black's prose, creating a dark, brooding, and occasionally funny atmosphere that will surely draw listeners into the tale. As the Lemur, Keating reads with an American dialect that bears no hint of his heritage. As a result, the characters are, in their own way, unique and captivating—as is Keating's knack for storytelling and performance. A Picador paperback (Reviews, May 26). (June)
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Bored with his marriage and career, celebrated journalist John Glass accepts a commission to write his father-in-law's biography. He hires a shifty researcher to help, but the odd sleuth turns up dead after attempting to blackmail Glass. Figuring out who killed him might not be Glass's job, but the conclusion will shatter his world. John Keating performs the dark mystery with an Irish accent appropriate to the story's protagonists. Keating attempts to give various New York and Boston characters voices suited to their locales, with mixed success. He fares much better with the overall narrative, imbuing the entire work with the sadness, anger, and determination called for in the text. In the end, both story and performance leave the listener longing for a sequel. R.L.L. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, Jul 26 2008

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This review is from: The Lemur: A Novel (Paperback)

Coming from a man who won the Man Booker, I expected more than just the usual who-dunnit. This one is more like a drawing-room drama where everyone talks about the murder, but we never see any action. Black breaks the first rule of fiction: "show them, don't tell them". His novel (previously serialized in a New York newspaper, so it's not original material)is too static to stir up much interest, and the conclusion is rather obvious. Not a great book.

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