Acts of Revision [Import] [Paperback]

Martyn Bedford (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Black Swan; New Ed edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552996742
• ISBN-13: 978-0552996747
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,696,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, July 22, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Acts of Revision (Hardcover)

Why hasn't this book found its audience in the US? It was much lauded and very successful in the UK, but did not attain the success it should have here. It was my favorite book of 1996, a chilling, funny, devilishly clever, suspenseful revenge fantasy. Filled with terrific wordplay with a leading character who is repulsively lovable and horrifying at the same time. A one-sitting read, couldn't put it down, couldn't stop, had to finish it. Masterful, unique and top notch. Find a copy, you'll be happy you did. Bravo, Mr. Bedford

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most amazing revenge novel you will ever read., July 7, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Acts of Revision (Hardcover)

We've all fantasized about it. Sure, we might not admit it, but the thought has definitely crossed our mind. We remember that history teacher who scolded us when we couldn't remember the capital of Uruguay. We remember the English teacher who insisted we'd never learn to punctuate properly;. The list goes on. Martyn Bedford, in his brilliant first novel, allows us to realize our hidden fantasies. In what ultimately becomes one very very dark comic novel, Bedford sends his main character back to school - but this time HE is the teacher. His life has amounted to nothing and who else is there to blame but those who were supposed to prepare him for it? _Acts of Revision_ is the ultimate revenge novel. So put your homework aside, stash those flashcards, and zip up that knapsack; tonight Martyn Bedford is taking you back to school for a reunion you'll never forget

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Masterpiece!, August 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Acts of Revision (Hardcover)

Easily one of the best books I have read in the last few years. I am still amazed that so few have heard of this beautifully written novel. So much so that I have forced it upon those you would not beleive its genius. I understood after reading the first 20 pages that this would be a book to pass along