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Paul Vesper is in the thralls of composer Jack Holberg, they come together in a ragtag town called Grogbusters, and what follows is a dissection of relationships and power over several decades.
Astley has created some of the most selfish, eccentric, unlikable, horrid, shallow and plain awful characters you can ever imagine on the page. If you are a reader who likes to relate to the main character then steer clear for this is brutal in the way Astley lays bear the most terrible aspects. Not all t ...more
Astley has created some of the most selfish, eccentric, unlikable, horrid, shallow and plain awful characters you can ever imagine on the page. If you are a reader who likes to relate to the main character then steer clear for this is brutal in the way Astley lays bear the most terrible aspects. Not all t ...more
