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Grasshopper
"The Grasshopper was our den. Our temple, church, parliament, brothel, heaven and hell. You could fit fifty people in the place if you put them standing side by side and take their entrails out to save space. But for us that place was as wide as the fucking world. It was where all our major decisions in life had been taken."
The self-styled Brotherhood of the Drinking Glasses convenes at The Grasshopper pub for long nights of banter, drink and women. Daniel Hart is a long-standing member of the Brotherhood. He is bored in his media job and aspires to be a novelist, but can only dedicate his life to the fanatic pursuit of pleasure.
A chance encounter with Sybil, a successful paperback writer in search of inspiration, is about to change all that — and for both begins a dark chaotic journey that will mark them and all those who cross their lives.
Grasshopper tells a story of decisions and consequences; of emotional and sexual connections; of raw and lyrical tragedy. But most of all it is a story of self-discovery.
The self-styled Brotherhood of the Drinking Glasses convenes at The Grasshopper pub for long nights of banter, drink and women. Daniel Hart is a long-standing member of the Brotherhood. He is bored in his media job and aspires to be a novelist, but can only dedicate his life to the fanatic pursuit of pleasure.
A chance encounter with Sybil, a successful paperback writer in search of inspiration, is about to change all that — and for both begins a dark chaotic journey that will mark them and all those who cross their lives.
Grasshopper tells a story of decisions and consequences; of emotional and sexual connections; of raw and lyrical tragedy. But most of all it is a story of self-discovery.
204 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2016
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December 14, 2016
I sometimes felt that the story was a bit repetitive, and the characters were unoriginal and lacked interest for me. I felt that most of the time the women characters were portrayed as sexual objects and I also thought the language was a bit too foul and unnecessary at times.
A story about a lost man trying to find himself in all the wrong places. An 'okay' book if you're looking for a fast and easy read.
A story about a lost man trying to find himself in all the wrong places. An 'okay' book if you're looking for a fast and easy read.
February 13, 2021
I love the feel, design and cover of this book. It's what made me pick it up off the bookshop shelf in the first place. It's also a quick, easy read, which I managed in two days.
Unfortunately, the content itself is quite terrible. Nothing which happens makes much sense, or is believable, especially the sex, which is laughable. It's like the view of a teenage boy, imagining what adults do, based on what he saw on TV. I was determined to finish it, hoping that that hateful 'hero' would redeem himself in the end, but the character arc is also very weak, and like everything else, unrealistic.
I have heard a lot of positive things about the author's short story anthology 'Ghall-Glorja tal-Patrija!', but I decided to try his debut novel first. I hated it overall, but I still look forward to reading the anthology, which I imagine will be much better.
Unfortunately, the content itself is quite terrible. Nothing which happens makes much sense, or is believable, especially the sex, which is laughable. It's like the view of a teenage boy, imagining what adults do, based on what he saw on TV. I was determined to finish it, hoping that that hateful 'hero' would redeem himself in the end, but the character arc is also very weak, and like everything else, unrealistic.
I have heard a lot of positive things about the author's short story anthology 'Ghall-Glorja tal-Patrija!', but I decided to try his debut novel first. I hated it overall, but I still look forward to reading the anthology, which I imagine will be much better.
December 6, 2020
Enjoyed reading it. An easy read
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