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Cargando... The Unnumberedpor Sam North
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. The Unnumbered follows the intertwining stories of several first- and second-generation immigrants to the UK. The story centres around the relationship between Mila, the 15-year-old daughter of Romanian gypsies, and Nio, a second-generation Greek. Their romance is threatened by Lucas Tooth, a sociopathic conman and serial rapist, who gradually draws every character in the book together. This was a compelling story, and beautifully told. I really cared about all the characters, particularly Mila and Nio, and found it difficult to put the book down as I wanted to know how it would turn out. The only reason I gave this book 3.5 stars instead of four was that, on a personal level, I found some parts of the book quite disturbing to read. There are a couple of rape scenes: these were necessary to the story, so I didn't think they were gratuitous, but they were pretty graphic. If you have experienced rape or sexual assault before, then these scenes could be triggering so I would advise you to avoid this book. Other than that, I would have no hesitation in recommending this book. It portrays a side of British life that is not often recognised, and gives faces and voices to those who are too often ignored. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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The setting is London, present day London. A familiary scene you may think, but the people who inhabit this London are not the office workers, the shoppers, the families, the couples, the single men and women, the moneyed night life who form the lifeblood of the city, they are the dispossessed. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I marked this book down because it doesn't have an ending. It just stops. I know life is like that, but I like some sort of resolution at the end of a book. ( )