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I'll Go to Bed at Noon
I'll Go to Bed at Noon
Author: Gerard Woodward
Finalist for the 2004 Booker Prize — Colette Jones has had problems of her own with alcohol, but now it seems as though her whole family is in danger of turning to booze. Her oldest son, Janus, the family's golden boy, has wasted his talents as a concert pianist. His drinking sprees with his brother-in-law, Bill, a pseudo-Marxist super...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780393328004
ISBN-10: 0393328007
Publication Date: 9/19/2005
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed I'll Go to Bed at Noon on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book gives insight into alcoholism and how it impacts the entire family.
ukulady avatar reviewed I'll Go to Bed at Noon on + 91 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was nominated for a Booker prize, but I didn't enjoy it. A family of alcoholics try to drink themselves to death in 70s London. Some of them succeed. I wish they'd ALL succeeded more quickly.
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reviewed I'll Go to Bed at Noon on + 66 more book reviews
Interesting story, but a bit dry.
knittymama avatar reviewed I'll Go to Bed at Noon on + 424 more book reviews
I could not get into this one. I started off slow and just did not keep my interest. I ended up putting it down after about 1/3 of the way through.


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