Flying Hero Class [Hardcover]

Thomas Keneally (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991

From the award-winning author of "To Asmara" comes a riveting and richly-textured tale of magic, terrorism, the loss of dreams, and the extraordinary powers of the human spirit. After terrorists hijack his plane, a dance troupe manager is transformed into a hero.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 289 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books; 1st edition (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446515825
• ISBN-13: 978-0340531471
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars action packed, March 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Flying Hero Class (Hardcover)

This is an action-packed novel, lighter than most of Keneally's works, with a flawed central character who makes a living as the manager of a tribe of Aboriginees who travel from city to city to put on performance art pieces. When their flight is hijacked during one such trip, undercurrents of prejudice, exploitation and social hierarchy in anarchical situations come to the fore. I read this straight through on a flight last year and was, for a time, transported- just what a well-written novel should do! Though written some years ago, this novel remains fresh today- fresher than ever given recent hijackings, and evidence that some things have not changed - we have just chosen to look the other way. Gripping.

1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish in parts, better in others, September 6, 2005

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Marc R. Lucas (Bristol UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flying Hero Class (Paperback)

This book bored me if I am honest, it did not hit the spot like I expected it too. The plot jumped around far too much, to the point where I skipped sections and went back to the "on board drama" which in parts was also dull.

I was disappointed

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, March 22, 2000

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Alexander Basman (Foster City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flying Hero Class (Paperback)

This book is astonishingly poor. Characters are primitive and underdeveloped. Plot develops in jumps. I must admit the idea is not too bad, but the result is horrible. Waste of time.....