Parrot and Olivier in America

Parrot and Olivier in America | Peter Carey

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Peter Carey is never going to be a favorite, but I do admire him even if I don‘t love him. This started off well but became baggy in the middle. A French aristocrat travels to antebellum America to ostensibly writes treatise on American prisons but really to escape political threats. He‘s accompanied by Englishman Parrot, a nominal servant but very much his own man and with a tragic past.

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ChaoticMissAdventures ✔️✔️ great job! 2mo

BarbaraBB I didn‘t like this one much while I loved

Oscar & Lucinda

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Ruthiella @BarbaraBB This is the third book of his I‘ve read. Oscar and Lucinda was the first and I still have THREE other books of his on my physical shelves. 😅 2mo

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BarbaraBB Why?! I won‘t read any more by him. I didn‘t like the book you read and neither did I like

True History of the Kelly Gang

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Ruthiella @BarbaraBB I collected them all before I‘d ever read him because I have a good friend who really likes his work. They‘re all beautiful first editions that I thrifted so I will need to find them good homes. 2mo

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Neale

Parrot and Olivier in America | Peter Carey

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I liked the story and the structure. Chapters alternate between the two protagonists and the whole narrative is told through their eyes. Great time period for the setting but I felt it was perhaps 100 pages too long. A very enjoyable read though. I would recommend it. 😊

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Neale

Parrot and Olivier in America | Peter Carey

Neale Just got back from my morning run at the botanical garden, well more of a jog really. OK, OK it‘s a walk. Now settle down to morning coffee and Peter. ☕️📖 8y

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BarbaraBB

Parrot and Olivier in America | Peter Carey

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Although I enjoyed it at some parts, I kept wondering what this book was all about. It is the story of the aristocrat Olivier (based on Alexis de Toqueville, who I don't know and am not really interested in) and his servant, Parrot, a man with a wild past. They despise eachother at first but get closer when they arrive in the States.
A lot happens, but I couldn't really care. Nor for me, this one. #booker #manbooker

Libby1 I bailed on this one! It seemed pretty pointless. Glad I'm not alone in my assessment of this book. 🙂 9y

Libby1 Strangely, I bought this book when I was visiting Amsterdam! My husband and I were there on holiday and ran out of reading material. 9y

BarbaraBB @libby1 I bailed his True History of the Kelly Gang. Not too big a fan of him I guess, although I really enjoyed Oscar and Lucinda. (edited) 9y

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BarbaraBB @Libby1 Was Ansterdam so boring that you ran out of books 😉?! 9y

Libby1 Wash your mouth out! 😁 Amsterdam is one of my favourite places on earth. I'm American but my family heritage is Dutch. I've been to the Netherlands a number of times because I now live in Northern Ireland. Yes, maybe this author isn't for either of us. 9y

BarbaraBB @Libby1 Good to hear that. I am happily living in Amsterdam! 9y

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