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Radleys by Matt Haig (2010, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFree Press
ISBN-101439194017
ISBN-139781439194010
eBay Product ID (ePID)84453055
Product Key Features
Book TitleRadleys
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicFantasy / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Family Life, General, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorMatt Haig
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight19.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-004459
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Dark humor pervades Haig's entertaining vampire family soap opera...a refreshing take on an oversaturated genre." - Library Journal, “You know when you read a book that is so insanely good you just do not want it to end?â€� Empire of Books, "Very original spin on the myth...The bite-size chapters guide the reader from one viewpoint to another....Haig's depiction of teen politics is spot on....insightful, frightening and uplifting....Uncle Will [is] a splendidly evil yet believable character...Haig pays just about enough respect to the conventions of the genre that the average vampire fan should find lots to enjoy, but it's the blackly comic dissection of the family that makes this book stand out." - The Guardian, "Funny, scary and wickedly familiar...ReadingThe Radleysproved an unpredictable experience, its themes crafted through a pleasurable switch of tones. On the one hand it's a parochial comedy of manners in a...suburban setting, but it quickly gathers poison and then effortlessly enters the supernatural without ever betraying its worldly concerns." — Alfonso Cuar'n, director ofY Tu Mam? Tambi - n,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanandChildren of Men, " Haig has managed to coax something delightfully new and, unusually, rather English from a saturated genre...nifty revelations...it becomes an enjoyably twisty and self-aware tale. Haig combines strong dialogue with a healthy sense of self-parody in a novel that should appeal to all vampire fans, whatever their age." Metro (4 star review), "Very original spin on the myth...The bite-size chapters guide the reader from one viewpoint to another....Haig's depiction of teen politics is spot on....insightful, frightening and uplifting....Uncle Will [is] a splendidly evil yet believable character...Haig pays just about enough respect to the conventions of the genre that the average vampire fan should find lots to enjoy, but it's the blackly comic dissection of the family that makes this book stand out." -The Guardian, "Delightfully eccentric ccomedy about a family of sburban undead...a strangely moving portrait of a marriage in which both partners are compelled to deny their own instincts and longings." Financial Times, "The genius of novelist Matt Haig's book is that the vampirism takes a back seat-a wet, bloody back seat, but still-to the blackly comic family turmoil that's at the center of the story….Take that, you Twilight mob. The trains of vampire lit and actual lit just met, in a glorious burst of sharp red." - The Dallas Morning News, Funny, scary and wickedly familiar...Reading The Radleys proved an unpredictable experience, its themes crafted through a pleasurable switch of tones. On the one hand it’s a parochial comedy of manners in a...suburban setting, but it quickly gathers poison and then effortlessly enters the supernatural without ever betraying its worldly concerns.â€� Alfonso Cuar n, director of Y Tu Mam Tambi n , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Children of Men|9781439194010|, "A sharp, bloody tale of abstinence and indulgence (and trying not to eat the neighbors)."--Steven Hall, author ofThe Raw Shark Texts, "Witty and humane...Haig writes in addictive, bitesize chapters that pump the action along. He has fun with all the Vampyre lore...while keeping his characters convincing, original and likeable." Daily Mail, "The Radleys…switches deftly between a classicCarrie-style narrative of teen difference, in which the kids are teased for their outsiderness, and a parental tale of mid-life crisis." -The Herald, "As befits a vampire story, the wit tends to be sharp….Haig does justice to the effect of…betrayal on the souls of his characters-the startling pleasure and the lasting woe-proving himself a novelist of considerable seriousness and talent." - The New York Times Book Review, "Haig classifies his books as black comedies, and The Radleys certainly fits that description…. [It's] laced with lethal doses of humor." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "The Next Ten Minutesis asubstantial yet simple antidote to our usual pulsating and mind-numbing twenty-first century lives."—John Sommers-Flanagan, author ofBecoming an Ethical HelpingProfessional, "Dark humor pervades Haig's entertaining vampire family soap opera...a refreshing take on an oversaturated genre." -Library Journal, "Haig's contribution is freshly weird and ultimately thirst-quenching for fans of the genre." - USA Today, "A dark domestic drama about a loving but dysfunctional family that just happens to be vampires, though delicious moments of gore maintain its horror connection. Excerpts from The Abstainer's Handbook...cleverly mimic self-help manuals, and Haig's sly digs at suburbia's forced banality and conformity are on target...A white -picket-fence-style happy ending caps off this unusual blended story." Booklist, "As befits a vampire story, the wit tends to be sharp&.Haig does justice to the effect of&betrayal on the souls of his characters-the startling pleasure and the lasting woe-proving himself a novelist of considerable seriousness and talent." - The New York Times Book Review, "You know when you read a book that is so insanely good you just do not want it to end'" -Empire of Books, "Haig has managed to coax something delightfully new and, unusually, rather English from a saturated genre...nifty revelations...it becomes an enjoyably twisty and self-aware tale. Haig combines strong dialogue with a healthy sense of self-parody in a novel that should appeal to all vampire fans, whatever their age."-Metro(4 star review), "Haig classifies his books as black comedies, and The Radleys certainly fits that description&. [It's] laced with lethal doses of humor." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, “A sharp, bloody tale of abstinence and indulgence (and trying not to eat the neighbors).â€� Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts, “The Radleys is, first and foremost, the remarkable story of a family, born of denial and deceit, learning to tell the truth. That the family in question happens to be Undead is secondary, because in Matt Haig’s masterly hands vampirism is much more than blood lust. It is a yearning for love, truth, passion, and authentic connection.â€� Allison Burnett, author of Undiscovered Gyrl, "The genius of novelist Matt Haig's book is that the vampirism takes a back seat-a wet, bloody back seat, but still-to the blackly comic family turmoil that's at the center of the story&.Take that, you Twilight mob. The trains of vampire lit and actual lit just met, in a glorious burst of sharp red." - The Dallas Morning News, "This witty vampire novel from British author Haig provides what jaded fans of theTwilightseries need, notTrue Bloodexactly, but some fresh blood in the form of a true blue family." --Publishers Weekly(starred review), "Only an exceptional psychotherapist like Dr. Andrew Peterson who is grounded deeply in his personal and'professional experience could guide us confidently and safely through a deceptively simple 10 minute portal into a'profoundly new state of consciousness!"—Kate Cremer-Vogel MS, LCPC, coauthor ofWhat Every Adoptive Parent?Needs toKnow, "Matt Haig writes a wickedly clever and completely addictive vampire novel, delicious from beginning to end. Teens and adults alike will be absolute gluttons forThe Radleys." Lisa McMann, author of theNew York TimesbestsellingWaketrilogy., "Delightfully eccentric ccomedy about a family of sburban undead...a strangely moving portrait of a marriage in which both partners are compelled to deny their own instincts and longings." -Financial Times, "Matt Haig's novel is not only head and shoulders above Twilight and all those other wimpy vampire romances, but, as an explorer of contemporary mores, Haig is more enjoyable company than writers with more 'literary' pedigrees." - Newsday, "A spoonful of humor—and a few simple exercises—help the wisdom godown, and Andrew Peterson uses an expert hand and gentle humor to remind usthat every moment offers the potential for transformation."—Meredith Maran, author ofMy Lie, “The Radleys &switches deftly between a classic Carrie -style narrative of teen difference, in which the kids are teased for their outsiderness, and a parental tale of mid-life crisis.â€� The Herald, "Witty and humane...Haig writes in addictive, bitesize chapters that pump the action along. He has fun with all the Vampyre lore...while keeping his characters convincing, original and likeable." -Daily Mail, “Matt Haig writes a wickedly clever and completely addictive vampire novel, delicious from beginning to end. Teens and adults alike will be absolute gluttons for The Radleys .â€� Lisa McMann, author of the New York Times bestselling Wake trilogy., "This witty vampire novel from British author Haig provides what jaded fans of the Twilight series need, not True Blood exactly, but some fresh blood in the form of a true blue family." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Dewey Decimal823.92
SynopsisJust about everyone knows a family like the Radleys. Many of us grew up next door to one. They are a modern family, averagely content, averagely dysfunctional, living in a staid and quiet suburban English town. Peter is an overworked doctor whose wife, Helen, has become increasingly remote and uncommunicative. Rowan, their teenage son, is being bullied at school, and their anemic daughter, Clara, has recently become a vegan. They are typical, that is, save for one devastating exception: Peter and Helen are vampires and have for seventeen years been abstaining by choice from a life of chasing blood in the hope that their children could live normal lives.One night, Clara finds herself driven to commit a shocking and disturbingly satisfying act of violence, and her parents are forced to explain their history of shadows and lies. A police investigation is launched that uncovers a richness of vampire history heretofore unknown to the general public. And when the malevolent and alluring Uncle Will, a practicing vampire, arrives to throw the police off Clara's trail, he winds up throwing the whole house into temptation and turmoil and unleashing a host of dark secrets that threaten the Radleys marriage.The Radleysis a moving, thrilling, and radiant domestic novel that explores with daring the lengths a parent will go to protect a child, what it costs you to deny your identity, the undeniable appeal of sin, and the everlasting, iridescent bonds of family love. Read it and ask what we grow into when we grow up, and what we gain and lose when we deny our appetites., The irreverent author of "The Dead Father's Club" returns with a family satire about midlife crisis, addiction, sexual desire, and teenage angst enacted among a 21st-century nuclear family of vampires.
LC Classification NumberPR6108.A39R33 2010
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