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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I was very much into this book at the beginning - staying up late to read, turning pages quickly, highlighting and underlining - the usual book reading, fiendish things one does. Somewhere about half-way through, I lost interest in the story. The characters were no longer compelling. I can't anticipate an effective or satisfactory ending to this story. Perhaps it is the irksome main characters: Miles and...I can't remember their names and I can't be bothered to pick it up to find out.
from my blog:
David Lodge’s Changing Places has been on my list for a long time. It’s the first book in a trilogy about two literature professors, one English and one American, who switch places in an academic exchange. It’s a wild ride in terms of plot, and told in straight narrative, imagined articles, letters, and even screenplay. The end of this novel is one of the absolute best, most memorable endings I have ever read and as a result, I will have to find and read the next two books. It’s not that the plot was so amazing at the end but that Lodge shows himself to be an absolute master of his craft in the space of about five pages that you will never forget. You should read this one and see if you agree with me!
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David Lodge’s Changing Places has been on my list for a long time. It’s the first book in a trilogy about two literature professors, one English and one American, who switch places in an academic exchange. It’s a wild ride in terms of plot, and told in straight narrative, imagined articles, letters, and even screenplay. The end of this novel is one of the absolute best, most memorable endings I have ever read and as a result, I will have to find and read the next two books. It’s not that the plot was so amazing at the end but that Lodge shows himself to be an absolute master of his craft in the space of about five pages that you will never forget. You should read this one and see if you agree with me!
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Sus, sus, deasupra Polului Nord, în prima zi a anului 1969, doi profesori de literatură engleză se îndreptau unul spre celălalt, cu o viteză combinată de 1200 mile pe oră. Erau apăraţi de văzduhul îngheţat şi rarefiat de cabinele presurizate a două aeronave Boeing 707 şi feriţi de riscul unei ciocniri datorită modului prevăzător în care se stabiliseră coridoarele aeriene internaţionale. Cu toate că nu avuseseră ocazia să se întîlnească, fiecare dintre cei doi auzise de celălalt. De fapt, erau pe punctul de a face un schimb reciproc de posturi pentru următoarele şase luni şi, întro epocă a călătoriilor mai tihnite, intersectarea itinerarelor lor ar fi fost, probabil, marcată de vreun semn uman de recunoaştere interesant: bunăoară, şiar fi făcut cu mîna de pe punţile a două transatlantice care sar fi încrucişat în mijlocul Atlanticului, fiecare dintre ei focalizînduşi, întîmplător, cu mîna liberă luneta asupra celuilalt; sau, şi mai plauzibil, în ferestrele a două compartimente de tren oprite unul lîngă celălalt în cine ştie ce gară din Hampshire sau Vestul Mijlociu, sar fi jucat o mică scenetă de mimă, manifestare a preţuirii, cel mai timid dintre ei simţinduse uşurat să constate că, în sfîrşit, trenul sa pus în mişcare, numai ca săşi dea seama că, de fapt, prima care sa urnit din loc a fost garnitura celuilalt... Dar na fost să fie aşa.
Lo recomiendo enfáticamente. De las mejores novelas que leí últimamente y uno de mis autores favoritos!
I did *not* expect the book to go this way but I think I did like it. I liked how the author plays with different writing styles and how he tries to highlight the differences between the American and British university systems though I would have liked it better if he went further, but maybe he does that in the next books ?
Anyways, it was not the book of the year for me, but it was a quick and enjoyable read (though there are some phrases that did not age well as the book was written in 1975!).
Anyways, it was not the book of the year for me, but it was a quick and enjoyable read (though there are some phrases that did not age well as the book was written in 1975!).
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I adore David Lodge characters and this book is full of all sorts. Kept me laughing and thinking. I read it while teaching at a university in Malaysia for a week and because the book is about traveling lecturers and the highs and lows they encounter, I could relate in a big way.
[b:Changing Places|69933|Changing Places|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1390253085s/69933.jpg|1055072] by [a:David Lodge|6570|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1289704088p2/6570.jpg] is a funny and at times a cleverly written academic fiction.
I have a rather high threshold for comedy and this book made me laugh out loud numerous times. The humor is dry, clever, sometimes subtle, and sometimes self-deprecating.
Some of the later chapters, Lodge wrote in different styles. There is a epistolic chapter, one made of newspaper clippings, and the last chapter is written as a one act play. For me, the newspaper clippings were annoying, but the other styles worked well.
Maybe because of the last chapter, the whole story put me in mind of a Neil Simon-like play.
Very much recommended. I will definitely be reading [b:Small World|69930|Small World|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1372769311s/69930.jpg|3359979], the next in the series soon.
I have a rather high threshold for comedy and this book made me laugh out loud numerous times. The humor is dry, clever, sometimes subtle, and sometimes self-deprecating.
Some of the later chapters, Lodge wrote in different styles. There is a epistolic chapter, one made of newspaper clippings, and the last chapter is written as a one act play. For me, the newspaper clippings were annoying, but the other styles worked well.
Maybe because of the last chapter, the whole story put me in mind of a Neil Simon-like play.
Very much recommended. I will definitely be reading [b:Small World|69930|Small World|David Lodge|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1372769311s/69930.jpg|3359979], the next in the series soon.
Readable but boring. The characters are flat and the strings of the author are always visible. There is no imagination and no plot—-just a dude trying to be clever.
