Her music is great, her poetry's even better, but this, her first attempt at the novel, just felt too predictable, too uneven, and large chunks of it were plainly, and therefore poorly, written.
This book is really harsh but is also very hopeful, as I was reading it I kept thinking of all the people I wanted to read it so that I could talk about it with them. We are introduced to Harry's partner in crime Leon, Becky's boyfriend Pete and their families, complete with fraught relationships that come to the forefront at awkward dinners. When almost at the end, I went back to read the first chapter and loved how suddenly I knew these people inside out and it all meant so much more. The woman shines so hard in Harry’s eyes that a sudden flash is all it takes. Her music is great, her poetry's even better, but this, her first attempt at the novel, just felt too predictable, too uneven, and large chunks of it were plainly, and therefore poorly, written. They drop delicately, burning.” In the 2000 film Gone in Sixty Seconds , a comical member of the car theft crew performs a burlesque show with his toy doll while singing the chorus of "Brick House" in order to distract an officer at the police impound booth. The Bricks That Built the Houses NPR coverage of The Bricks That Built the Houses by Kate Tempest. Well observed and totally absorbing. The kind of love that sets you on fire and leaves you, a pile of ashes on the bus station floor. "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. The first chapter, jarring at first, seems a stroke of genius as the book continues. I no longer care. I felt that these characters had become dear to me and I wanted other people to share them with. I stirred onions in a frying pan with one hand and got a cramp in my wrist holding this book in the other. Or maybe Lidya Yuknavitch several years ago. These are all flawed people who make their way the best they can by forming connections. Personal life. It is a hard book to write about. Their debut novel The Bricks That Built the Houses was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the 2017 Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Breakthrough Author.
this was one of those books that you pick up every chance you have. 'The Bricks that Built the Houses' by Kate Tempest is an interesting look at how your everyday interactions can lead you to a new reality. Their debut novel, The Bricks That Built The Houses, sold in a highly competitive auction to Bloomsbury and was published in territories including the UK, US, France, Holland and Brazil in Spring 2015. Tempest's talents are displayed most brilliantly in her character descriptions: she introduces the reader to an array of people trying to make a living in London - they seem very closely observed and their vivid descriptions match their equally well-written dialogues. Can't wait to see what she does next.The book centres on three mid-20 characters in 21st century South London: Harry – a lesbian who acts as a high end drug dealer, typically selling to businessmen in their offices, or showbiz types, behind the front of being a recruitment agent; Becky a bi-sexual dancer, working as a waitress in her Uncle’s business (her own father she finds being a famous but now imprisoned political activist) and funding her dancing by working as a masseuse; her unlikely boyfriend Pete – a hopeless drug-addled lThe book centres on three mid-20 characters in 21st century South London: Harry – a lesbian who acts as a high end drug dealer, typically selling to businessmen in their offices, or showbiz types, behind the front of being a recruitment agent; Becky a bi-sexual dancer, working as a waitress in her Uncle’s business (her own father she finds being a famous but now imprisoned political activist) and funding her dancing by working as a masseuse; her unlikely boyfriend Pete – a hopeless drug-addled layabout, who has largely given up on modern society due to lack of opportunities (it is unclear if Tempest expects us to have any sympathy for this character). Every sentence is perfectly crafted and demands to be reread. Loved it. To create our lis...Becky, Harry, and Leon are leaving London in a fourth-hand Ford with a suitcase full of stolen money, in a mess of tangled loyalties and impulses. I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. It has a strong opening: Becky, an aspiring dancer who is enduring a PR party, meets down-to-earth drug dealer Harry - a spark is lit. Tempest is a creative hurricane - producing music, theatre, poetry and novels - she's an inspiring, imaginative and idealistic figure, and here she's produced a story that crystallises what she's about. I was expecting the language to be sweepingly gorgeous, and to evoke an awful lot of vivid pictures as the novel progressed.
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