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Winterton Blue: A Novel

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If disfunctional families are your thing, Winterton Blue, beautifully written, is the book for you. If you can imagine Azzopardi writing a love story in a dark, dank cellar in England, then you won't be surprized that the characters reek of uncertaintly, distrust, violence, and tiny hints of joy.

I need a story that can grab me and take me away. This story definately did not do that. I listen to audio stories while I work all the time and the day normally flies by. But with this story the narrator was excellent but even with his help, after 3 cds I kept on making an excuse to turn it off and try again later. Took me days to finish where normally I would finish a story in a day because I can't bear to turn it off.

Anna really doesn't get on with her mother. Anna detests her mothers boyfriend Vernon and she is critical of others and herself. She is unable to hang onto a man or hold down a job. Anna is buried in her own resentment.

I would give this story a 2 and 1/2 star if possible. There was only only 1 review on this story when I purchased it. Wish there had been more and I would not have wasted my money.

Hate to say it, but the book doesn't live up to any of the hype about Trezza Azzopardi's writing. Yes she does a good job of differentiating her characters, and they have lots of background story and color, but so what. The story itself just seems to plod along, not really going anywhere fast or even slowly. I couldn't get next to any of the characters, because mostly they had absurdly ego-centric sensibilities.

So the question is, is the book worth reading? If you like strange quirky characters, who you don't have to like, and that end up in quirky weird situation (all of their own making), then you'll probably like this book. If not, you won't. Keep in mind that the book was published in 2007 and only has three reviews.

Zeb Kantrowitz