Everything You Need [Import] [Hardcover]

A.L. Kennedy (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 567 pages
• Publisher: London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1999; Numbered First Edition edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0224044338
• ISBN-13: 978-0224044332
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,252,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Paradise, July 21, 2006

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ScurvyDog "Peg" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Need: A Novel (Paperback)

Many reviews for "Paradise" and one lonely voice for "Everything...," what a shame. Exceptional writing, fascinating characters, the antithesis of chick lit, and funny in the blackest sense. Ms. Kennedy's writing makes my brain feel like it's been subjected to a good fire hosing. It's probably not good to have her imagery in my head, but it leaves a lasting impression. Most other novels are ingest-and-forget; you won't forget this book. Thankfully, the lasting impression is not of the Irvine Welsh please-dip-me-in-a-vat-of-acid-so-I-can-feel-clean-again variety. But it is a bracing read.

If you're deciding which of Ms. Kennedy's books to read, do read this book (not that I don't highly recommend "Paradise," I just suggest reading it after this book). The "Editor" character in "Everything" serves as introduction to the "Hannah" character in "Paradise." If you can't stomach him, you won't want to read an entire book on the subject.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every accolade, December 21, 2007

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K. L. Cotugno (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything You Need: A Novel (Paperback)

Although the length of this book may seem daunting, there is not a superfluous word. Every page holds a gem of a phrase, an idea. This is the first of Kennedy's books that I have read, and it makes me want to read all of them. This book has extreme depths and, in a rare combination, is laugh out loud hilarious. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever A. L. Kennedy novel, November 25, 2011

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C. Pavlik Purgus (Chelmsford, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything You Need: A Novel (Paperback)

I read "Everything You Need" when it came out in 2002, and now nearly a decade later, it remains at the top of my list of very favorite books. Kennedy's writing is exquisite. Her story deep and rich, it cut me to the heart.