Jun 27, 2016GLNovak rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a book about what happens when a neighbourhood becomes chic and sought-after. The residents are old, young, rich, poor, immigrants, good English stock, and all with one thing in common - they all receive postcards with photos of…
Jul 03, 2015DanglingConversations rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
choppy character development and choppy story line. While the ideas and setting are interesting, characters had no depth and when it all ended I was just glad to shut the book and move on.
Nov 28, 2014uncommonreader rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Lanchester presents the viewpoints of a myriad of characters during the UK 2007/08 economic crises who are all connected by living or working on a street in London, whose homes were built originally for the lower middle class and now…
Jan 09, 2013stewstealth rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Worth reading as John Lanchester is a great story teller. However in this particular novel the climax was very subdued and i found the ending did not justify the in depth characterizations. Enjoyable bit not great.
State of the nation novels are in vogue these days and some are better than others. This is a good one and Britain as it is today is skilfully evoked through the story of a street in London and the people who live in it. Immigration,…
Oct 06, 2012mexicanadiense rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If you A. like contemporary London as a place, or B. like sprawling ensemble narratives of the "Love, Actually" school in which a cast of mostly well-meaning and charmng characters stumble toward some sort of shared denouement, you'll like…
Sep 17, 2012kaymul rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A well written story, full of interesting characters who are well developed, some likable and some not so much. I think Lanchester has written a very thoughtful and intelligent book. I hated to see it end.
Jul 16, 2012mirabeller rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Capital tells the story of residents and workers on Pepys Road in London. The characters are a rich, authentic mix of classes and ethnicities. Lanchester brings such life and spirit to each one, you really feel like you know who they are.…
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