She does mention who the baby's father is. Far North: A Novel By Marcel Theroux National Book Award Finalist for Fiction My father had an expression for a thing that turned out bad. Then imagine that he met some opportunists who do anything to control their little area on the island; imagine that there are anthrax spores lying around unchecked and large areas of the island that are contaminated by nuclear radiation. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. He has a few reminders from civilization, undelivered packages, some toys – a volleyball. In this brutal world, as civilization falls apart, Makepeace struggles to understand what it means to live a moral life, and what it is that makes a life worth living. I think it is because there is a lot of it available, but I've always been a bit of a PA/dystopia nerd. Far North (novel), a 2009 novel by author Marcel Theroux Ultima Thule, the term given to unknown northern lands in ancient European geography This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Far North. Veuillez renouveler votre requête plus tard.Comment est-ce qu’Amazon procède à l’évaluation par étoiles ? It's only in retrospect that the doubts outweigh the delights. Noté /5. We've been killing since Cain over who stands closer to god. Then imagine that he met some opportunists who do anything to control their You know that Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away, the one where Hank's character is stranded on an island alone and everyone on the plane with him that crashed is dead? Vos articles vus récemment et vos recommandations en vedette I think that in itself can say much about a book (and that I had a day off to devote to it). Makepeace was at times _too_ easygoing.

Our hero lives to eat, stay warm, survive, longs to be free and to be remembered, and is not afraid to kill. Marcel Theroux has a great eye for detail and nuance. The Terror by Dan Simmons will make you feel the cold desolation of the North. I am a huge fan of Paul Theroux and assumed stupidly that his talent would inform his brother's work. The warming of the Arctic, the migration of people or refugees as they are currently called. I do confess that I was in something of a reading slump when I started this, so please take what I say with a pinch of salt!Let me start by saying it took me 11 days to read this book. Powerful, magnificent, but brutal and bleak. Read it. Dull. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion Amazon.fr - Far North - Theroux, Marcel - Livres Passer au contenu principal The first novel of Theroux's I have read, and I will make it a point to read his three earlier novels.This was much better than I expected, a truly interesting voice and compelling storytelling.Literary post-apocalyptic fiction. There isn't any moment to look back on and smile with this book. Biographie. Ultimately, I wish he'd written a present-day (or even historical) novel about wildI liked the book, overall, and I thought Makepeace was an easy and likable narrator. The warming of the Arctic, thWhat took place in this took me completely by surprise. I read it in one sitting, which meant three and a half hours of undiluted intellectual stimulation. It's clearly post-apocalyptic, but what apocalypse? This is the second time I have read this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Now imagine that he never got off the island and imagine that it was really really cold. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Thrust into this novel with no idea of its subject, I'm delighted I didn't read a blurb beforehand because that is exactly how this book should be read. A literary page-turner. I've been reading a lot of PA stuff lately. It deserves it. First, [ it has a female protagonist, which I found an enjoyable and insightful viewpoint, as the experience and vulnerability of women in a world gone to hell takes on different shapes than that of men. A very surprising and powerful book. La commande 1-Click n'est pas disponible pour cet article. Veuillez réessayerMalheureusement, nous n'avons pas réussi à enregistrer votre vote.