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| History of the World in 10 Chapters (Picador Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Picador
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 23430
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0330313991
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780330313995
ASIN: 0330313991
Publication Date: July 27, 1990
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Yellowing pages, underlining throughout.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Every single person on Earth must read this book! March 15, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as Barnes was not afraid to tackle controversial issues and did so in such a way you couldn't help but share his views. I have never known a writer to seriously look at how we treat animals (chap 3) and it pleased me that not eveyone saw them as just here for our own benefit. Out of the whole book, my favourite "chapter" has to be the half chapter, the parenthesis. It was so beautifully written, Barnes actually achieved with prose what he clamied was impossible. He wrote perfect "love prose" that stirred me to tears and smiles with each word. And for once it seems we see Barnes without his many masks! I recommend you read this book at once because it will frustrate, warm and educate you, make you realise things about yourself and others and see the history of the world in a whole new light. A MUST! It certainly changed my life.
 A satirical account of man and his mistakes. February 25, 2000
An amazing book that requires undisturbed reading. The language at times can be hard to understand thus encouraging deep thought and concentration. The first chapter is perhaps the most entertaining taking an amusing look at Noahs adventures. There are many repeated themes throughout the book which question humanity at every level. An amazing novel and one which I recommend to study when you are feeling deep and meaningful.
 hard work November 18, 1999
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
I liked the look of this book from the start but i knew that it wasn't going to be easy. The first chapter about Noah's ark was very funny. I found that Barnes really showed himself as a good witty writer in this chapter. The choice of a woodworm was a good one and i could read that chapter over and over again! The second was good but i found myself losing myself as i got further into the book. I couldn't read the third one, i tried but found it exeptionally hard with the choice of language used. This book is brilliant but you really have to be in a "deep reading" mood to get all the way through. I suggest that this book be read over a period of time, I wouldn't try to read it all at once!
Untouchable August 10, 1999
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I stared at the front cover and thought of the Romans, the Egyptians, the Tudors and Stuarts. A chapter on each, I supposed; and one for Hitler. No. Chapter one was Noah's Ark through the eyes of a woodworm -it verged on blasphemy, and was painfully witty. It set the scene for an alternate rendition of history. One that studies feelings, prejudices, desires and beliefs through the ages. One that cannot fail to provoke deep thought or to deprecate humanity. Compelling, witty and cleverly constucted, each chapter weaves in with its precedent. Barnes presents a wonderfully satirical account of humanity, with force, originality, controversy,and an unusual amount of personality. The most brilliantly bizarre novel I've ever read.
Clever, August 6, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Julian Barnes at the height of his talent before the money slaked the charm and the big bucks journalism turned him into a fact-hungry trainspotter. He tackles expansive themes with a wry smile, lacing the kind of stolid brain food peddled by Nobel laureates with... Babycham. Pure entertainment. I love this book, and read it once a year to stop the dust settling too hard on the cover.
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