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xeirea's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
krobart's review against another edition
3.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/day-693-fallout/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/day-693-fallout/
mmseitz822's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful story! I loved the relationship/dynamic that existed among Luke, Paul, and Leigh. It was so hard to decide what I wanted to happen for all of them and how I wanted things to turn out in the end. When Nina enters the mix, it gets even more complicated. I thought the characters were extremely well-written and complex. I think this is an amazing book and highly recommend reading it!
juliareadz's review against another edition
4.0
I think I found this book at a garage sale. The back of the book does it no justice. This book followed four characters and used them all to describe each other. The specific focus on Luke and Nina created a juxtaposition between the two that helped describe and illustrate their characters. The story felt a little long and drawn out, but it was a unique and interesting story.
ridgewaygirl's review against another edition
5.0
Sadie Jones's new novel hit me at just the right angle. I fell in love with this book about English theater in the early seventies, when everything was changing. It's the story of three young people who become close friends, opening a theatre together in the rooms above a pub. Paul wants to be a producer, Leigh is the stage manager, and Luke does a little of everything, while he writes plays in his spare time. There's a lot here about the inner workings of plays, described in a way that was both understandable to the layman and utterly absorbing.
But at it's heart, Fallout is a character-driven book. Luke, the son of a taciturn Polish father and a mother who has been in a mental asylum since he was five, is desperate to belong, and he finds security in his friendships with Leigh and Paul. But then he meets Nina, an insecure actress who was raised by a controlling and abusive mother. Paul is an oldest son and he feels his father's disapproval for his uncertain career. And Leigh just wants to work in the field, but not as an actress and she demands that people treat her work with the same respect they'd give a man. She's down to earth, and she steadies both Paul and Luke. They are all in their early twenties, living on their own for the first time, both excited and terrified of the careers they've chosen to pursue.
Fallout is also about London in the 1970s, when social constrictions were loosening, but only so far, and new plays were being written that wanted to say something, co-existing with sex farces designed to take advantage of the new openness toward stage nudity and Shakespeare's eternal presence.
But at it's heart, Fallout is a character-driven book. Luke, the son of a taciturn Polish father and a mother who has been in a mental asylum since he was five, is desperate to belong, and he finds security in his friendships with Leigh and Paul. But then he meets Nina, an insecure actress who was raised by a controlling and abusive mother. Paul is an oldest son and he feels his father's disapproval for his uncertain career. And Leigh just wants to work in the field, but not as an actress and she demands that people treat her work with the same respect they'd give a man. She's down to earth, and she steadies both Paul and Luke. They are all in their early twenties, living on their own for the first time, both excited and terrified of the careers they've chosen to pursue.
Fallout is also about London in the 1970s, when social constrictions were loosening, but only so far, and new plays were being written that wanted to say something, co-existing with sex farces designed to take advantage of the new openness toward stage nudity and Shakespeare's eternal presence.
milly_in_the_library's review against another edition
4.0
a slooooow burner. made slower by me being too busy (bring on the summer holiday!).
despite the pace I enjoyed reading this.
despite the pace I enjoyed reading this.
mwgerard's review against another edition
3.0
This book is from the author of THE UNINVITED GUESTS, which I quite liked. Her newest effort is a completely different sort of story. Set in the about-to-be mod London theater scene, it follows the friendship of a playwright, his producer and his wife. The three set about changing the stage, but must grapple with their own pasts
Please read my full post here: http://mwgerard.com/coming-in-april-new-titles-to-watch-for/
Please read my full post here: http://mwgerard.com/coming-in-april-new-titles-to-watch-for/
elliehamilton38's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
klara00's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5