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Pros
In 1980 viola, teddy’s only daughter, is 28 and it centres on her relationship with her partner dominic and her two children. Teddy is the brother of ursula, the main character in the first book.
God in ruins centres on the short lives of the bomber command crews and on the death they rained down on germany. Best read if you've already journeyed through life after life, the fulcrum of which is the blitz of london. Atikinson's virtuoso story-te... Read More
Cons
The book jumps back and forth in time at such a rate that it is quite difficult to know who the characters are. The person narrating changes mid- chapter, and the age can vary from paragraph to paragraph. A god in ruins' is not a book to be picked up ... Read More
Much of what ursula worked toward in the final act of that book is proven to be for naught. The author is a gifted writer, but i did not like the jumping around on the timeline and was most interested in teddy and his life as a wwii bomber pilot. Ther... Read More
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Quality
No wonder he appears obsessive with the different types and quality of engines flight paths types of weaponry and so on
1993 sees teddy old and dealing with the inevitable downsize of moving into an old age pensioners flat
Packaging/appearance
Having started by reading atkinsons mysterieswhich i likei was delighted to find she also can write such elevated literature
Competitiveness
1960 we learn of nancy’s illness and the brain tumour
She has that same scatty stream of consciousness style although this book is more ordered than her first book behind the scenes... Read More
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Not a sequel to life after life more a companion piece
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It was strange to get inside of a mother viola who is so cold and angry and unloving and broken
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A english family saga didnt feel like it was written for british readers
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After reading life after life i thought this would be a sequel but it
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A tremendous retelling of world war two and its aftermath by from the viewpoint of an raf pilot
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The fact that each year is in chapters does help and makes it more readable unlike the first book
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Setting out the characters and the background of the novel
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In 1980 viola teddy’s only daughter is 28 and it centres on her relationship with her partner dominic and her two children
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