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| The American Boy | 
 enlarge | Authors: Andrew Taylor, Sir Derek Jacobi
Creator: Alex Jennings
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
Category: Book
Buy New: £15.99
New (5) from £4.47
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 575168
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged Ed
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0007206844
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780007206841
ASIN: 0007206844
Publication Date: January 17, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Dull October 6, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dry, dull, cold. This book was boring. The characters are irritating at best (the main character's obsession with every half-attractive female he meets, the over-reaction to tiny events that end up being actually crucial to the plot), the story is boring and too long, and frankly I just didn't care about anyone in it.
 Loved it... July 5, 2008
For someone who hadn't finished a book in years I was amazed at just how quickly I got hooked on this booked and loved every page. I even shed a tear along the way.
Great book! March 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not the type of book I normally read, but still found it very enjoyeable. The set is 19th century England is superbly described - its class society with its rich sides and its poor ones as well, the very precarious courtship relations and the hypocrisies of the society. The story is told as a first person story, with a very engaging character, and the role of Edgard Allan Poe goes through greatly: the story is full of surprises and turns, and kept me reading without stop!
Loved it February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic book which is extremely interesting. The plot was fabulous with heroes and villains. Very well-written, interesting and enjoyable.
 labour of love February 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just finnished American Boy and I am more than happy to give it back to its owner. I would consider this a rather over rated book, however I did not give up on it and towards the end of the novel I became quite gripped (possibly because I was nearing the end). I would recomend this book to those who enjoy victorian stories, as there are a few twists and turns, and no doubt the BBC will create it into a fabulous period drama in the near future.
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