false 14316 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 14316 26 2166883 book 2006 Black Swan Green: A Novel total:3492|5:1012|4:1531|3:731|2:171|1:47| 3492 13766 4986 668 4565 4.05 14496 2614 19095798 332176 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 2983 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 13 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 08:55:34 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 08:56:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6806847 419287 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 2 8 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 20:26:51 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 05:21:28 -0700 2007
Me: "It's about this little stuttering English kid who lives out in some little village during the Thatcher era, and sort of like, his coming of age kind of experiences?"

Coworker: "Oh God, that sounds awful."
...more...]]> 18871542 182196 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 2 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 14:23:31 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 16:26:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9454228 133343 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 2 false Fri Nov 23 09:57:41 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 25 08:32:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2117815 137408 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 2 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jun 19 10:17:38 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 08:31:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2038531 122647 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 17:11:43 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 21:29:49 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1225389 60061 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 2 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 10:08:27 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 10:18:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2918872 26511 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 16:16:25 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 21:37:47 -0700 2007
I liked the writing. I read that it is semi-autobiographical, and it seems like the kind of book that I'd like to write about myself--just remembering what it was like to be 13. Remembering all the ins and outs of it. Thirteen wa...more...]]> 22423089 355071 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 2 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat May 17 07:05:21 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 07:05:21 -0700 2008 Cloud Atlas but definitely seems more finished. It's a year in the life of Jason Taylor, a thirteen-year-old boy growing up in the small English town of Black Swan Green, in a family that's on the verge of breaking apart. In the hands of another author this...more...]]> 2629858 166906 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 2 false Mon Jul 02 09:59:45 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 01:25:16 -0700 2007
Anyhow, this would fall into the "occasional awesomeness" category....more...]]> 2621352 166437 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 06:37:57 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 14:16:16 -0700 2007 24139802 692475 816654 0340822791 9780340822791 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178654054m/816654.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178654054s/816654.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816654.Black_Swan_Green 3.91 44 Ghostwritten, Number9Dream, and Cloud Atlas, the last 2 finalists for the Booker Prize. Granta magazine named him one of Britain’s best young novelists in 2003. He lives in County Cork with his wife and daughter.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 1 false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 07:57:29 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 11:21:00 -0700 2008 You never know what you're going to get when you read a 'coming of age' book. When you get right down to it, they're often very indulgent and narcissistic exercises in creative non-fiction masquerading as the experience of the typical (or atypical, as they'd want you to believe) teenager or yo...more...]]> 22571706 297535 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 1 false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 14:35:24 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 17:22:48 -0700 2008 Black Swan Green is, in my opinion, a great piece of contemporary fiction. I really enjoyed Mitchell's characterization and use of episodic and unresolved short stories that combine to evoke a very strong empathy in the ...more...]]> 19063767 951800 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 1 false Sun Mar 30 21:46:31 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 21:46:53 -0700 2008
This book has a very s...more...]]> 13211899 408707 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 22 18:23:28 -0800 2008 Tue May 13 17:23:56 -0700 2008
Before this one, I read David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas which is totally, totally awesome! I mean, like, really awesome. And from that book, I already had David Mitchell pegged as on...more...]]> 7062229 185299 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 21:07:37 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 16:50:30 -0700 2007
Ugg... Anyway.

No,...more...]]> 4754569 282746 548474 0340822805 9780340822807 41 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175710561m/548474.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175710561s/548474.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/548474.Black_Swan_Green 3.99 174 Ghostwritten, Number9Dream, and Cloud Atlas, the last 2 finalists for the Booker Prize. Granta magazine named him one of Britain’s best young novelists in 2003. He lives in County Cork with his wife and daughter.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 0 1 false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Aug 18 22:05:29 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 22:05:29 -0700 2007
Black Swan Green ...more...]]> 2295215 124789 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 4 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 07:37:49 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 08:08:03 -0700 2007 This story is about a 13 year old boy in a small town in England. It begins in January and runs through the year to the next January. Each ...more...]]> 1146624 82063 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 3 1 false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 10 12:23:23 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 06 11:34:35 -0700 2008
This book is a year in the life of Jason Taylor, a young British boy trapped between being a child and being a teen. He's bullied because ...more...]]> 39028258 1211747 14316 0812974018 9780812974010 536 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589m/14316.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166586589s/14316.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14316.Black_Swan_Green_A_Novel 3.94 3492 Black Swan tracks a single year in what is, for thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in a dying Cold War England, 1982. But the thirteen chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy. A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys’ games on a frozen lake; of “nightcreeping” through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid-fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power-hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason’s search to replace his dead grandfather’s irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher’s recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow-motion divorce in four seasons.
Pointed, funny, profound, left-field, elegiac, and painted with the stuff of life, Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s subtlest and most effective achievement to date.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2006 5 1 false Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 09:40:43 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 10 22:01:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=14316