false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171648531m/111101.jpg 111101 11 This novel, by the author of "Oscar and Lucinda", tells the story of a man who, recovering from death, is convinced that he is in hell. For the first time in his life, Harry Joy sees the world as it really is, and takes up a notebook to explore and note down the true nature of the Underworld. 2207083 1981 Bliss total:246|5:56|4:103|3:66|2:20|1:1| 246 931 354 25 4 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Sep 18 19:26:07 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 19:26:07 -0700 2007
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Firstly, it has one of the greatest opening sentences in lit hist...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:59:33 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:59:33 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 19 18:48:38 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 18:50:34 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 07:36:51 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 00:03:33 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 true false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 21:37:17 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 02:49:50 -0700 2008 Ken Grimwood's Replay begins with the main character dying of a heart attack, then returning to life which forces him to examine what his past life had been and what he should do given this second chance. In Bliss, Harry Joy also dies at the very first page, but when he returns ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 09:53:15 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 18:30:11 -0800 2008
this is, like most of his stories, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 05 04:05:38 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 08:02:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 28 19:54:33 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 22:38:27 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Jan 26 12:18:57 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 12:22:11 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 20 19:11:34 -0800 2008 Fri May 30 13:40:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 16:59:43 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 17:04:00 -0700 2007
The characters are caricatures, and while there's nothing wrong with that as long as they're there for a purpose, it's hard to see exactly...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 10 22:50:51 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 22:54:17 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 06:05:56 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 06:28:27 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 19:54:36 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 19:57:05 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Wed Apr 02 14:54:54 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 14:56:25 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Sep 14 21:02:45 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 21:06:17 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Sep 19 05:48:48 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 17:31:42 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Oct 04 21:55:29 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 21:25:53 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Apr 24 11:58:39 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 24 12:01:17 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111101