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Adam Biles

Autor(a) de Feeding time

4 Works 73 Membros 1 Review

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Obras por Adam Biles

Feeding time (2016) 35 exemplares
Beasts of England (2023) 20 exemplares
Grey Cats 3 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
England

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In a story of life in an old folks home we might expect sentimentality and reminiscence. Well, reminiscence of a sort we do get but not a whiff of sentimentality. Green Oaks is an old folks home like none other. An institution in which drug taking reaches 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' proportions, which plays host to scenes of bondage pornography, contains scenes worthy of Texas Chain Saw Massacre, has elements of the surreal and supernatural and whose story is told in part in comic book style, Viz being the inspiration rather than the Beano. I suspect that a good number of readers here are of an age where life in an older people's setting is either everyday or one which is regularly in our thoughts. The warning after reading Mr Biles' account of the adventures of the residents and staff of Green Oaks is to read the brochures very carefully… (mais)
 
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Steve38 | Jul 15, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
4
Membros
73
Popularidade
#240,526
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
1
ISBN
7
Línguas
1

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