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The Resurrectionist | 
 enlarge | Author: James Bradley
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0571232760
EAN: 9780571232765
ASIN: 0571232760
Publication Date: June 19, 2008
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| Customer Reviews: Read 46 more reviews...
 Awful. October 11, 2008
Like many others, I had high hopes for this book because of the setting. Unlike a lot of the other people on here, I actually can sympathise with Gabriel and his descent into addiction and truly dark antics, but I have to agree that the characterisation is atrocious - nobody has any sort of memorable qualities and you will constantly be wondering who is who. The ending in Australia seems tacked on, goes nowhere and is really confusing too.
In all, a waste of your precious time. Worth the one star only for the bit in the middle where Gabriel starts robbing graves - that's the only part where you sense something is actually going to happen and force the characters to act/react.
Buy 'The Minutes of the Lazarus Club' instead.
Hype Over Substance October 8, 2008
Another example of hype over substance. This book does not warrant the publicity it received. In the hands of a better writer the story could have been excellent. Sadly it falls flat. Spend your hard earned cash on something else.
The Resurrectionist - A Badly written, plotless book October 7, 2008
This book started ok - however any possibility of a plot fled after about the 10th page. It was also extremely badly written - the grammer leaving a lot to be desired.....
Personally I have to say this was, in fact, possibly the worst book I have ever read - I even shred it after I finished it!
I can quite understand 'Richard and Judy' liking it though.....
 Wonderful Book Club fodder! October 5, 2008
It was my turn to select a book for our book club, running out of time I grabbed the first interesting looking jacket from the shelves,pausing just long enough to register the R&J sticker. Bound to be at least passable then. I read the book in two three hour sittings and found the only thing that was true from the cover was 'philosophical'. I think that the whole 'story line', of which there was indeed very little, was unimportant. The characters were deliberately undeveloped, the change of setting towards the end deliberately unsubtle. I think the author wanted us to see Gabriel (angel of resurrection and hope) as representation of the ease with which mankind can fall into evil and by lucky chance be delivered from that evil. The Gabriel of this story is alone and unloved,falls into bad company, turns to drugs,indulges in an unfulfilling relationship, craves acceptance,has a lucky escape, tries to reinvent himself, touches base again briefly with his past, falls in love, but knows that untimately he can never be truly free of his demons. It could be anyone's story. Do give this book a chance. Yes it's short, yes it could give us more in terms of characterisation, yes the central character is flawed. It could be set in any century, any town, with any wrongdoing as its theme. The fact that it's grave robbing and murder in this case, is incidental. Give this book a chance and I promise you plenty of lively discussion!
 Doesn't live up to expectations October 4, 2008
I loved the first page of this book and it would be fair to say it is well written. For two pages I thought I had fallen upon a gem of a novel but it just fades away. The characters were too quickly introduced and too many had confusingly similar names for me to be able to keep up with the pacy plot which dipped and dived from place to place and day to day. I know I am tired when I read at the end of the day but this book could not sustain my interest and I am sad to say I have given up half way through. The main character is Gabriel Swift, who wishes to train as a pathologist, and he sees the bodies brought by the body snatchers. There are some interesting musings on the nature of life and death but they were a smoke screen for a plot with little clear sense of direction. Bradley could be a great writer; he has style, but this isn't the one.
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