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(More customer reviews)How refreshing to read a book that is completely out of the ordinary.The characters are painted in living color and sound so absolutely true. Not only is this a very funny book, but also a lesson in living together with other races. It should be read more than once. My only regret: the preachy ending is not needed - the author had made his point clearly over and over again. I hope it becomes a classic.
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Quick, deft, funny, and fresh, with some of the best dialogue and the best narration since Nick Hornby's High Fidelity."" - Kirkus Reviews (Starred review) ""A slangy, tangy first novel from Britain.... What takes center stage is the driving, driven narrative voice."" - Time Magazine.A dark, humorous novel centering around a seedy backstreet hotel, racism, and nefarious goings-on. Ted Hamilton's new job as a night porter at the down-at-the-heels Eagle Hotel in Liverpool, England, propels him into a world of seedy nocturnal goings-on, peopled by bizarre characters.These range from the pompous and near-efficient Mr. Butterthwaite to bigoted old soldier Henry, via Claudia the harassed chambermaid and Alf Speed, a moving man with a weakness for uninvited naps in strange beds. But it soon becomes apparent that something sinister is lurking beneath the surface.
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