Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780007221134
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0007221134
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: September 24, 2007
Publisher: Harper
Studio: Harper

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Rating: - Predictable, Dull and Slow.
For a start, I thought that Josephine Cox was meant to be quite an acclaimed author - I expected a really high standard of writing and on reading the back of 'The Loner' was looking forward to a gripping page-turner.

I was disappointed.

The writing style was so lacking energy and enthusiasm and certainly the first 2/3 of the book dragged on and on and was nothing more than an over-flowery attempt at setting the scene. In fact, by the middle of the book I was bored and willing ... Read More

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Rating: - The Loner by Josephine Cox I really enjoyed
The Loner by Josephine Cox I really enjoyed. The central character in the book was Davie Adams who when the book began was a frightened boy due to everything that had happened to him and by the end of the book he appeared to be a strong man.

As the story begins Rita Adams (Davie's mother) is walking down the street very drunk and clinging to the wall for support, it was dark so I imagine the street lighting wasn't too good and as I read I sensed that Rita was a very frightening figure.
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Rating: - predictable, unimaginative and lacking in substance
I have never read Josphine Cox before, but "The Loner" was advertised heavily and the reviews appeared good, so I gave it a try. The writing style indicated it might have been written either by a 12 year or for a 12 year old - there was just no substance to this book. As if the situations weren't predictable enough, the author actually gave open clues as to what was coming next, which rather insulted the reader's intelligence and made the book even more tedious. One reviewer described it as "chewing ... Read More

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Rating: - A bitter disappointment
I'd never heard of Josephine Cox when I picked up this book at the book shop. I liked the subject matter so I bought it. At first I was enthusiastic. It's nice to read a story set in England for a change. She had good strong characters and although her writing style seemed old fashioned, I was never bored.

About half way through I found myself getting increasingly frustrated with what seemed like a predictable story and a sequence of events that were unrealistic and far too convenient for the ... Read More

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Rating: - Terribly written!
This is possibly the worst book I've ever read. It's as though it's been written by a 12 year old and who gives a main character the name of Dave. Ugg.

I'm disappointed because I read the Beachcomber a few years back and sort of enjoyed it. Chewing gum for the mind you might say but enjoyable.

I would not recommend this book to anyone.

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