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The Insult

Rupert Thomson

Paperback | Pages: 416 pages

Rating: 3.37 | 1502 Users | 71 Reviews

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Title	:	The Insult
Author	:	Rupert Thomson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 416 pages
Published	:	July 1st 2004 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (first published January 1st 1996)
Categories	:	Fiction. Thriller. Mystery

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It is a Thursday evening. After work Martin Blom drives to the supermarket to buy some groceries. As he walks back to his car a shot rings out... When he wakes up he is blind. His neurosurgeon, Bruno Visser, tells him that his loss of sight is permanent and that he must expect to experience shock, depression, self-pity, even suicidal thoughts before his rehabilitation is complete. But it doesn't work out quite like that. And one spring evening, while Martin is practicing in the clinic gardens with his new white cane, something miraculous happens.

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Original Title:	The Insult
ISBN:	0747574626 (ISBN13: 9780747574620)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.37 From 1502 Users | 71 Reviews

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Even if I could give zero stars, I'd allow this a one because despite having now given up on it, I did find it very readable to start with. There were some genuinely novel descriptions of things which marked this as excellent writing. But, oh dear, the plot! Is there any? There are no signposts as to where this story is going and my attention span is way too short these days to continue on this journey. He's blind. He appears to be able to see in the dark, however. So... ?

I've had this on my shelf for a while. I was disappointed by 'Divided Kingdom' and I hoped that this novel wouldn't further distance me from Thomson. The mixed reviews on Amazon and here didn't help either, but I took the plunge...... and I'm very glad I did. Again Thomson creates a strange land that is both familiar and alien at the same time. You feel like you recognise the place, but somehow it seems more unfriendly than anywhere you've actually been.Within these he sets two stories, one of a

WHAT IF by a whim of fate we lose vision? And what if, after having adjusted to a our new flawed life, we recover it again but in an unexpected way? This is the core of the story that The Insult tells, and is as fascinating as it sounds.I read this book through the recommendation of a friend thanks again, Maciek - and one month after reading it Im still affected by the originality of the story and the delicacy of its prose. Some of my favorite passages:"Loots was a man of many talents, and some

Amateurish, naive, unconvincing, disjointed, dull first half of the book. The writing just filled me with anger and disappointment (eg a retired knife thrower carries around a set of knives with him, yeh right, just like a chef always has a spatula in their top pocket). The second half was thrilling in content and style and earned it another star rating but it felt like two different books with much of half one just existing to be utterly ridiculous and devoid of meaning.

Well, I really did think the book was pretty different from the conventional books I usually read, so I'll give it that- it's extremely unique. I really liked how Thomson described the world from the man's perspective. Then going into the other perspective- Edith(?) was pretty unusual, the life of a female in a male-orientated house. Incest here. That was pretty odd. I really like how twisted and insane the whole thing was. Mazey's life was also odd to read as well- it was uncomfortable but in a

Wow, talk about a different book. This is the second book of Rupert Thomson I have read, I have the first book 5 stars because I just loved it. I enjoyed this book, he really has a style of his own which is very refreshing to find, however this book was just not the type of book I enjoy, therefore the 3 stars...as far as being well written he gets all 5 stars again.

One of the weirdest books I have ever read... surreal and at the same time very realistic, definitely original, unpredictable, disturbing, fascinating, unpredictable, sleazy, paranoid, ... Man gets shot in the parking lot (page 1), becomes blind but soon discovers that he can see in the dark, then his odyssey starts... very good! but probably not for everybody...