Ozone [Paperback]

Paul Theroux (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2001

It is New Year in paranoid, computer-rich New Tork, and a group of Owners has jet-rotored out to party in O-Zone. In this novel New York is a sealed city and visits to the eerie, radioactive wasteland of O-Zone are now rarer than moon landings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam~mass; 1ST edition (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140099891
• ISBN-13: 978-0140099898
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,508,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A Find, September 30, 2010

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Patricia A. Gragg (Seattle, Wa USA) - See all my reviews
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O-Zone is a thoughtful challenging book. Sound like a difficult read?
No way. O-Z has enough adventure, suspense, black comedy, and sex for a dozen books.
And it isn't just for science fiction readers. This is a literary novel. If you haven't read it yet, you've missed out.

The Rose Killer

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4.0 out of 5 stars To the safe middle ground..., April 21, 2004

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Betty Burks "Betty Burks" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ozone (Paperback)

Of all the Theroux books, and I have a goodly collection, this is my favorite of his.It has nothing to do with the weather term, ozone. Basically, it is about an area in the middle of nowhere (in Missouri) for the survivors of the eastern fallout. Only certain people qualify for residency at this place.

He is a most prolific writer about many subjects and themes. Theroux is a man before his time, predicting such an occurrence in the future of America. I know he wrote THE MOSQUITO COAST which was made into a good movie. But...his travel books hooked me, plus his use of the English language.

I have recommended this book to several friends. He is a good, cryptic writer and even wrote MY SECRET HISTORY. He is good, only equalled by Stephen Donaldson, in my opinion.