Crossing the Lines by Melvyn Bragg, 0340829672, Lowest Book Price Finder

Customer Reviews:

An Intelligent Read

This is an excellent book. I found this by mistake and haven't read the others in the series but I'm very impressed and will certainly be reading the other two. In fact they are on my Christmas List this year.

For some it may be hard going to start but, if you hang on it will reward.
I just couldn't put it down, whenever I get the chance I read a few pages which went into a chapter then a couple of chapters. I was actually late for work a couple of times because of it.

If you like a well presented book and are interested in our history and social upbringing then this is for you.

I look forward to the next one.

Really struggled and gave up in the end...

I was given this book as a birthday present in January 2004, and only recently tried to read it.

I always try really hard to give a book a fair go, but this book, just no good. I hated the writing style - the author regularly uses very long sentences, with quite disjointed thoughts....

Very slow, tedious, boring. I almost got to page 200, but gave up in the end.

Save your dosh for something a bit more inspiring!

Ingrid

a modern classic

Crossing the Lines sees the central character of Joe - perhaps largely modelled on the young Bragg - undergo the rites of passage into adulthood before going to Oxford University. For those who grew up in the 1950s, it is an evocative reminder of those times and what it was to be young. Bragg is an excellent novelist and this trilogy is a significant contribution to contemporary British literature.

My partner and I have loved all the books in the trilogy. Perhaps the highest compliment we can pay is that they are books we hope to read again.

disappointing

This is the third book in the series and I have found that they have become increasingly dreary. The first was great but I have found myself struggling with this book. I found it very difficult to like the central character and consequently found it a struggle to get to the end.

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