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The Cut
"Blythe succeeds in conveying the neuroses and manipulative qualities of a dysfunctional, intelligent adolescent . . . Definitely an author to be watched" (New Woman).
It's the end of the millennium in a remote seaside town, and eighteen-year-old Bel is bored. She's had a comfortable life, but tensions stir and simmer in the salty air around her. She's preoccupied by her growing hatred for her stepmother; her disillusionment; her taste for danger.
Drifting in and out of Bel's life are the cynical JJ, the hapless Marcie, and the spoiled Damien. At the heart of it all, gleaming and bright, is the knife she carries, a talisman which will both define her and betray her as events start to spin out of control . . .
"[A] tense, street-smart novel with a mean streak . . . A sharp, observant, energetic writer with a nimble sense of language . . . The Cut has a macabre Gothic edge . . . A joy to read." --The Times (London)
"A thriller with depth and edge." --Maxim
It's the end of the millennium in a remote seaside town, and eighteen-year-old Bel is bored. She's had a comfortable life, but tensions stir and simmer in the salty air around her. She's preoccupied by her growing hatred for her stepmother; her disillusionment; her taste for danger.
Drifting in and out of Bel's life are the cynical JJ, the hapless Marcie, and the spoiled Damien. At the heart of it all, gleaming and bright, is the knife she carries, a talisman which will both define her and betray her as events start to spin out of control . . .
"[A] tense, street-smart novel with a mean streak . . . A sharp, observant, energetic writer with a nimble sense of language . . . The Cut has a macabre Gothic edge . . . A joy to read." --The Times (London)
"A thriller with depth and edge." --Maxim
- GenresThriller
238 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Daniel Blythe
86 books32 followersDaniel Blythe was born in Maidstone and educated at Maidstone Grammar School and St John’s College, Oxford. He is the author of three Doctor Who novels including Autonomy, as well as the novels The Cut, Losing Faith and This Is The Day. He has also written the non-fiction books The Encyclopaedia Of Classic 80s Pop, I Hate Christmas: A Manifesto for the Modern-Day Scrooge, Dadlands: The Alternative Handbook For New Fathers, the irreverent politics primer X Marks The Box and the collectors' guide Collecting Gadgets and Games from the 1950s-90s. In 2012, Chicken House published his book for younger readers, Shadow Runners. His Emerald Greene books for younger readers are also out now. Daniel now lives in Yorkshire, on the edge of the Peak District, with his wife and two children.
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August 25, 2013
In truth, approaching a 3.5, but the ending felt slightly weak. That said, the complexities of Bel's character are so subtly expressed that I might have missed the impact here. Ambiguity of attitude gives a lot more depth to what is a slightly misleading blurb, which, in the absence of one, I'll copy the first part from the book itself:
Bel is eighteen. She's a nice middle-class girl but she's got a sadistic streak and a worrying attachment to her blade. Damien lives off Daddy's money ad lusts after Bel [have to say this wasn't obvious!] Bel is in love with JJ, who has a dark side. And then there's Marcia, who's dying for a hit.
Bel is eighteen. She's a nice middle-class girl but she's got a sadistic streak and a worrying attachment to her blade. Damien lives off Daddy's money ad lusts after Bel [have to say this wasn't obvious!] Bel is in love with JJ, who has a dark side. And then there's Marcia, who's dying for a hit.
February 1, 2016
sıkıldım, okumak için geç kaldığımı düşünüyorum, yirmili yaşlarımın başında olsaydı çok hoşlanabilirdim ama şimdi...
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