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The Raw Shark Texts (Audio Cassette)

by Steven Hall (Author)

3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Audio Cassette
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Non-Fiction (Mar 7 2008)
ISBN-10: 1554681480
ISBN-13: 978-1554681488

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Hall's debut, the darling of last year's London Book Fair, is a cerebral page-turner that pits corporeal man against metaphysical sharks that devour memory and essence, not flesh and blood. When Eric Sanderson wakes from a lengthy unconsciousness, he has no memory. A letter from "The First Eric Sanderson" directs him to psychologist Dr. Randle, who tells Eric he is afflicted with a "dissociative condition." Eric learns about his former life—specifically a glorious romance with girlfriend Clio Aames, who drowned three years earlier—and is soon on the run from the Ludovician, a "species of purely conceptual fish" that "feeds on human memories and the intrinsic sense of self." Once he hooks up with Scout, a young woman on the run from her own metaphysical predator, the two trek through a subterranean labyrinth made of telephone directories (masses of words offer protection, as do Dictaphone recordings), decode encrypted communications and encounter a series of strange characters on the way to the big-bang showdown with the beast. Though Hall's prose is flabby and the plethora of text-based sight gags don't always work (a 50-page flipbook of a swimming shark, for instance), the end result is a fast-moving cyberpunk mashup of Jaws, Memento and sappy romance that's destined for the big screen.
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When Eric Sanderson wakes to amnesia and a haunting note from himself, he discovers an eerie world of thought and concept, a world in which ideas have a life of their own. Attacked by a force he cannot see and memories he cannot ignore - including those of a perfect love now lost - Eric discovers he is being relentlessly pursued by a shark that may exist only in his mind but which stalks him through the flows and streams of language and human interaction. Hunting the answers as he is hunted, Eric is led on a journey that will either bring the First Eric Sanderson back to life or destroy both Eric Sandersons forever.

An astounding and daring book by debut novelist Steven Hall, The Raw Shark Texts confronts readers with a fascinating puzzle as well as an intensely absorbing story.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The World of the Abstract Writ Large, Aug 14 2009

By	Ian Gordon Malcomson (Smithers, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Raw Shark Texts (Paperback)

This is a novel that will cause even the most skeptical of us to pause and consider who we really are in the realm of time. Here are ten reasons why this book is a must read for all who like psychological thrillers with a twist:
a. It offers a complex journey through the human mind over time and through space;
b. It generates a certain sense of angst and suspense as the reader follows the adventures of Eric Sanderson as he attempts to recover his real self that has been stolen by some primordial force during a period of amnesia. The big question here is what is the reality or truth behind language as it helps to define who we are in an ever changing world;
c. It attempts to combine the physical world of Eric with some conceptual framework from the past that would allow us to see how we have 'evolved' through the progression of language. Lots of interesting clues and codes in this story for Eric to consider in his hunt for his true self;
d. The journey through underground Manchester is both exrtraordinary and bone-chilling;
e. Though the metaphysical realm of the good doctor comes across as a little cheesy, it still carries enough of a cerebral ring to it to cause the reader to think about his origins;
f. Lots of references to the world of the past, especially the ancient teachings of Zen that espouse the discipline of self-containment and preservation;
g. A good flow to the story as Eric lurches from one crisis to another in his search to recover his memory;
h. Characters are well developed in terms of their multi-dimensions;
i. The story is consistent in respect to what the author wants to portray: a world where reality and fantasy combine to create an almost unreal nightmarish sphere;
j. There is a certain power in this story that could cause the reader to do some reality checking himself.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A damn good read, May 3 2009

By	Rhea (Canada) - See all my reviews

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I have to admit that I had my doubts about the book. It takes a little while for the story to take off, but when it does - WOW. I haven't read a book with this many twists and turns in a long time. Just when I thought I had a handle on un-space and the strange world of conceptual loops and dictohpones, the author throws in a curve ball that takes me completely by surprise. If you enjoy multiple plotlines, vivid imagrey and complex characters, then this book is for you. The Raw Shark Texts is an amazing little gem of genius. As critic Mark Haddon described the Raw Shark Texts as "the bastard love child of the Matrix, Jaws and the Da Vinci Code. Very Entertaining." He's right. Buy the book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fresh, and absolutely entertaining., May 10 2008

By	The Rogue Ninja "Super Taranta!" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Raw Shark Texts (Hardcover)

Steven Hall delivers an endlessly intriguing story using a well-weighted mixture of narrative, images, puzzles, letters, and what appear to be poems. He draws readers in with a truly unique mystery revolving around "purely conceptual sharks," the loss of memory and the recreation of the self, and an underground (literally) group known only as the Un-Space Exploration Committee.

The beauty in a book all about concepts and ideas versus facts and the physical realm is that we never really know which side of the coin were being pulled through, which universe we're currently stuck in. And in the end it doesn't matter which is traditionally "true," the concept or the fact, because the two are not mutually exclusive. The result is an interesting psychological adventure tale that, although marginally flawed by romance clich�s, brings something new to the table. Touching on the experimental at times, this novel reads like a movie, reminiscent of David Lynch films or Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Complete with mystery, adventure, action, romance, and very witty dialog, I would be surprised if Raw Shark Texts was never made into a film. In the right hands, it would make as excellent a film as it is a novel in the hands of the very talented Steven Hall.

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