The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman - Bruce Robinson

Posted : 5 months, 2 weeks ago at Jul 12 8:04

Written by the author of ‘Withnail and I’; If your familiar with this book or film then you will already have an idea of what lies in store. Robinson is also accredited with writing the screenplay to ‘Killing Fields’. Here in his book he beautifully masters the art of dark humour and a sense of manic chaos with crafted story telling of difficult and raw events that occur throughout our lives; heightened by the turmoil of adolescence. A heart-warming and darkly humorous mix of revolting revelations of a teenage boy’s secrets mixed in with the awkwardness and uncertainty of growing up in an unstable family. The novel is essentially a rites-of-passage. It marks the developments of Thomas’ first love and first experience of death. Told with frank and stark imagery, Th...Read more

Rating : 8/10