Thinks...

Absolutely superb, thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

Habe in den 80ern und 90ern viel David Lodge gelesen. Finde seine Bücher immer noch clever, witzig und unterhaltsam.

I've read nearly all novels by David Lodge and this one in particular beats them all. It never fails to cheer me up even after reading it several times. I recommend it highly if one feels depressed. It will help forgetting all about it for a while. Great therapy indeed.

This is David Lodge at his usual best (I can't think of another writer of fiction who is so consistent) but there are extra elements. The Catholic faith is dealt with extra humanely, and with gentle insight. The other bonus is several passages of laugh out loud humour. It's worth buying this book just to find out what the hero gets up to with Newman's Own salad dressing!

Witty, deep, never boring, every time you think it has come to a impasse, there is a brilliant turnover. You never loose interest until the end, one of the best books I've read lately!

David Lodge es un magnífico escritor. En esta cautivadora novela narra la historia de un hombre maduro con una vida exitosa que no sabe qué más probar para dejar de sufrir un intermitente dolor de rodilla. El propio protagonista va contando, a modo de diario, lo que le ocurre, la evolución de las distintas terapias y cómo va asimilando lo que sucede. Lleno de sentido del humor, inteligencia, momentos conmovedores e ingeniosas ocurrencias, este libro es un placer altamente recomendable.