Lanny
Max Porter (author), Annie Aldington (read by), Clare Corbett (read by), David Timson (read by), Jot Davies (read by)
Product available on: 07/03/2019
Price: £20.41
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A homage to the uncanniness of rural life
Some novels seem not to have been written; it’s as if they have grown from the author’s pen. In Lanny, Max Porter’s kinship with nature and the uncanny is ... READ MORE
Uniquely unique
Truly like nothing I’ve ever read. I don’t mean that in the ‘similar to what I’ve read before but on another level’ - I mean it is like nothing I’ve ever r... READ MORE
Innovative writing at its finest
Since reading this in 2019, it has remained my favourite book. The interweaving of folklore and daily life is spectacular. The form of Dead Papa Toothwart ... READ MORE
All the Stars
Poignant, touching, intelligent, bizarre, funny, charming and a little bit bonkers. Max Porter is a poetic genius with a talent for flawlessly weaving soci... READ MORE
A rare and beautiful treasure
There is magic in these pages. Lanny is a glorious thing, and completely beguiling. The strange mystery of it is also the basis of its majesty; by turns a ... READ MORE
Genius
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I am blown away by Max Porter’s imagination and storytelling; Lanny is mysterious, tender, inventive and it has... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: W F Howes Ltd
- ISBN: 9781528865685
- Languages: English
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Captivating!
Fascinating and captivating! Really enjoyed this book. It is written very differently to most books but it only makes it so uniqe, you can't put it down on... READ MORE
Staggeringly good.
It is not often that I finish a book and left totally exhausted, staggered even, by what I had just read but this book achieved it. In fact, the first word... READ MORE
Peculiar and odd
Bought this for a holiday read after seeing rave reviews.
I'm beginning to think I've read a different book to everyone else who has written reviews on thi... READ MORE
Must read
If you read Max Porter's The Grief is the Thing with Feathers then you have to read his latest piece of fiction, Lanny. Brilliant and original
Loved this beautiful story
This is such a creative, imaginative story, it felt like something of a warm bath - it completely immersed me from beginning to end - definitely recommend!
Less dynamic than his debut
I was hoping for something a little more original than this - the abstracted sections were off-putting rather than illuminating and the characters were too... READ MORE
Unexplainably weird
I read the synopsis over and over again, and even did some of my own research before buying this book - for I just couldn’t work our what it was about.
I... READ MORE
Brilliant read
I really enjoyed this lovely tale. It is beautifully written, and it has remained in my thoughts every day. Please choose to read this gorgeous story and y... READ MORE
What a beautiful book....
I’d picked this up several times in the bookshop and then put it back down - not sure if it was “for me”. Last week I took the plunge, and I’m so glad I di... READ MORE
Heartstoppingly brilliant
I didn’t read this book. I inhaled it. I ate it, became it, drowned in it. It is just SO overwhelmingly brilliant. Like nothing I’ve ever read before in fo... READ MORE
Lanny
Brilliant book, would highly recommend - especially as a book club choice!
Beautiful book
A beautiful book which is very evocative. A great read!
Weird and wonderful
Weird and wonderful. Not for everyone, but that's the whole point of a book like this. Personally I found the ending both satisfying and moving.
Great book
Loved Lanny great book in his unique style x
An unusual novel of voices and nature
Lanny is an unusual reading experience. Part novel, part poetry, part collection of thoughts on life in a village, this is a novel that relentlessly record... READ MORE
Captivating
It had me in the first page, I both wanted to read it all in one sitting and didn't.
It leaves a strange feeling of rightness and sadness. I can't stop t... READ MORE