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Props to Bradley "She's Like The" Wind for the cover. Yo.

favourite books

Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan Paton
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
The Outsider - Albert Camus
Oh, The Places You'll Go! - Dr Seuss
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates - Tom Robbins
To The White Sea - James Dickey
Pastoralia - George Saunders
A Perfect Spy - John Le Carre
The Book of Dave - Will Self


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The Baggage Carousel

Dave Ocelot

Nobody goes anywhere without baggage.


Dan Roberts has a troubled past, anger management issues and a backpack named after an abducted heiress. A chance encounter with a free-spirited Australian girl seems to give his solitary, nomadic life a new sense of direction.

But when she doesn't respond to his e-mails, the only direction he's heading is down...

"The Baggage Carousel" is a darkly humorous novel detailing one man's relentless pursuit of unhappiness and a £36 loan.

 

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ceejezoid wrote 5 days ago

And I appreciate that.

ceejezoid wrote 6 days ago

I was going to, and then I though "nah, no-one will care."

ceejezoid wrote 6 days ago

Do you think I should?

Tillerman wrote 8 days ago

I know

LlZ wrote 8 days ago

Seems alright to me! emailed you some longer comments about it.

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I wrote 157 days ago

Hello Helen, Returning your read, apologies for my tardiness. i made some notes as I went along. Pitch: I don't usually read pitches as I find it more exciting to enter the text without any preconceptions. However, from just a quick glance at yours, I'd suggest that it might read better bro... view book

I wrote 167 days ago

Hello Ruko, Returning your read, sorry for the delay. Busybusybusy these days and I only had time to peruse the first three chapters. I shall now present my worthless and tardy opinions! Firstly, I commend you on the change of title. I've always had an aversion to book titles that reference... view book

I wrote 197 days ago

Hello CoeDee, I'm sorry for the late return read. I remember that you read all of my book and so I've been trying to set aside time to have a good crack at yours. Tonight I just had to recognise that I may never have that time, so busy is my life at the moment. I have read the first five chapt... view book

I wrote 222 days ago

Hello Sara, Returning your read. I only had time to read the first four chapters. Usually, I make notes as I go along, but I got a bit caught up in things here. I'm not particularly adept at critiquing, mostly I just point out typos and the like - but everything I read felt supremely polished ... view book

I wrote 237 days ago

Hello Helianthus, I told you I'd come! Actually, I forgot that I'd told you, but tonight I remembered. So, here I am. Ah, now, this is better. I could appreciate the craft in your last book; but it was all a bit Radio 4 Play For Today to me. Now, this one - well, I can't think of another r... view book

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