
The Raw Shark Texts (Paperback)
Steven Hall (author)Published: 06/09/2007
One of Granta's Best Young British Novelists
Eric Sanderson wakes up in a place he doesn't recognise, unable to remember who he is. All he has left
are journal entries recalling Clio, a perfect love now gone.
So begins a thrilling adventure that will send Eric and his cynical cat Ian on a search for the Ludovician, the force that is threatening his life, and Dr Trey Fidorus, the only man who knows its secrets.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781847670243
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 355 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
Edition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
A fast, sharp-toothed work of genius. An instant classic -- MATT HAIG
A psychological thriller with shades of Memento and The Matrix and the fiction of Mark Danielewski; page-turning, playful and chilling by turns * * Guardian * *
Very entertaining. The bastard love-child of The Matrix, Jaws and The Da Vinci Code -- MARK HADDON
Clever, exciting, funny and moving * * Sunday Times * *
A horror-dystopic-philosophical mash-up that has critics drawing comparisons to Borges * * New York Times * *
Jaws meets Alice in Wonderland . . . An avant-garde thriller in which these devil-fish of the unconscious somehow escape the symbolic realm * * Times Literary Supplement * *
No novel with a cat called Ian in it can fail to win a place in my heart * * Daily Telegraph * *
A thriller with elements of sci-fi, romance and memoir . . . A cracking read . . . but it's the outrageous inventiveness that marks it out as really special * * Irish Independent * *
A cult in the making * * Time Out * *
Leaves you breathless * * Daily Express * *
Filled with surreal twists * * Vogue * *
Genuinely isn't like anything you've ever read before * * Independent * *
An absurdly confident and intriguing debut. Move over Damien Hirst * * Esquire * *
Triumphant . . . Heartfelt, lyrical. A graphic novel in prose -- Joyce Carol Oates * * New York Review of Books * *
A meditation on love and loss, a thriller that will haunt you. Pass it on to a friend. Commence debate * * GQ * *
Utterly thrilling . . . leaves your heart pounding * * Marie Claire * *
Dizzyingly good . . . Clever, fun, gripping and shot through with melancholy * * Scotland on Sunday * *
Fast, sexy, intriguing, intelligent - The Raw Shark Texts is all these and more: a cult waiting to happen, a blockbuster begging to be made. Steven Hall is a truly fantastic storyteller. Investigate, now! -- TOBY LITT
A book in which heart and head sing in tremulous balance * * Scotsman * *
Donnie Darko meets Memento and Jaws. A postmodern spin on horror with a hip, Alex Garland vibe * * Independent on Sunday * *
A dream (and nightmare) of a first novel . . . Immensely readable * * Sunday Herald * *
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