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spav's review against another edition
2.0
Unha viaxe ó crisol de razas londinense. Bastante divertido e inesperado por momentos.
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
In Something To Tell You, Mr. Kureishi will take you back to his earlier days in London during the 80's. At that time Mr. Kureishi was making a famous name for himself with movies like My Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy, and Rosie Get Laid as well as his novel titled The Buddha of Suburbia. Mr. Kureishi shares with the reader his relationships with his sister, Miram, his ex-wife Josephine and son, Rafe, his friends and dealing with the loss of his first love, Ajita. Us the readers are in for a treat with not only reading a book by a great author but also with the fact that we get to laugh, love, and cry right along with Hanif Kureishi.
I liked the fact that Mr. Kureishi and his son, Rafe are very close, even though Hanif and his ex-wife, Josephine are no longer together. Also, enjoyed Hanif’s sister, Miram. Miram had a way about her where she would just point blank state things the way they were, even if you were embarrassed by it. Miram’s personality could be eccentric but than again who doesn’t have a relative who acts that way. Another item I liked was when Mr. Kureishi's was describing what it is like to be an psychoanalyst. Something To Tell You is a charming book that I was able to follow along with what was taking place in addition to finding Something To Tell You to be a fairly quick read. I have to say that Mr. Kureishi is a good prolific writer. Right away I got a picture of how people and places looked through Kureishi’s eyes back than. I found it interesting to get an inside peek into Mr. Kureishi’s childhood as well as present times. Something To Tell You is my first novel by Mr. Kuseishi. I will have to check out his other books.
I liked the fact that Mr. Kureishi and his son, Rafe are very close, even though Hanif and his ex-wife, Josephine are no longer together. Also, enjoyed Hanif’s sister, Miram. Miram had a way about her where she would just point blank state things the way they were, even if you were embarrassed by it. Miram’s personality could be eccentric but than again who doesn’t have a relative who acts that way. Another item I liked was when Mr. Kureishi's was describing what it is like to be an psychoanalyst. Something To Tell You is a charming book that I was able to follow along with what was taking place in addition to finding Something To Tell You to be a fairly quick read. I have to say that Mr. Kureishi is a good prolific writer. Right away I got a picture of how people and places looked through Kureishi’s eyes back than. I found it interesting to get an inside peek into Mr. Kureishi’s childhood as well as present times. Something To Tell You is my first novel by Mr. Kuseishi. I will have to check out his other books.
monsterful_alex's review against another edition
4.0
Psychoanalysis, (a) crime, first love, sex, the secret lives of the middle-aged, and a subtle jab at 70s and 80s history - Kureishi seems to fit everything in (and more) like a master-pupeteer, but still crack a joke when you least expect it, in a seemingly effortless style. He is not so much a novelist, as a conjurer of sorts, who can control words and make them do wonderful things.
poenaestante's review against another edition
1.0
When I first heard that Hanif Kureishi had a new novel out, I could barely contain myself, but oh how I should have. What a shame. Hip and irreverent cousin Hanif has turned into self indulgent, rambling, and slightly creepy uncle Hanif.
This pointless and pretentious story full of a myriad of uninteresting, indistinguishable, and sometimes even implausible characters doing things you could care less about to with less interesting consequences is undoubtedly the product of a horribly-bourgeois, spiritually bankrupt, hedonistic man on the doorstep of dusty decrepitness desperately determined to cling tightly to some sort of cultural relevance and coolness. It's just pathetic. Hanif, please grow up gracefully or just let it go. Everyone loses their golden touch some time.
This pointless and pretentious story full of a myriad of uninteresting, indistinguishable, and sometimes even implausible characters doing things you could care less about to with less interesting consequences is undoubtedly the product of a horribly-bourgeois, spiritually bankrupt, hedonistic man on the doorstep of dusty decrepitness desperately determined to cling tightly to some sort of cultural relevance and coolness. It's just pathetic. Hanif, please grow up gracefully or just let it go. Everyone loses their golden touch some time.
catlike_refluxz's review against another edition
2.0
This book was ok. Compelling enough to keep me reading, but neither the story or the characters were enough to allow me to immerse myself completely. I took a few breaks and came back... I think I wanted to like it. The Buddha of Suburbia was full of so much humor and such good storytelling... I expected the same of Something to Tell You. No dice.
Eh. Hopefully I'll find some of Kureishi's other novels more compelling.
(Disclaimer: I somehow obtained an advance copy with lots of errors in it, so I wonder if the final edition wasn't edited for content as well. Maybe I'd have enjoyed it more?)
Eh. Hopefully I'll find some of Kureishi's other novels more compelling.
(Disclaimer: I somehow obtained an advance copy with lots of errors in it, so I wonder if the final edition wasn't edited for content as well. Maybe I'd have enjoyed it more?)
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
3.0
Very rambling. Not quite sure where it was trying to take me, but it said an awful lot on the way there. Not all of it made sense, however. Probably could have done with an edit. Charming in some places, downright rude in others, doubt I would recommend it to anyone, but I don't feel I wasted my time.
cindywho's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes I enjoyed the meanderings of Jamal, sometimes I was heartily sick of all the characters - upper middle class Londoners, name dropping and having kinky sex (not that there's anything wrong with kinky sex). Somehow, we all muddled through.
clem's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75