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Nov 05, 2014gichymichy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent read. Sensitively told, well plotted and inhabited with characters and details throbbing with life. This is a bildungsroman of a year-in-the-life of English boy, Jason Taylor, a stammerer, not unlike the author himself. How Jason copes with and triumphs over the limitations and complications of his life is captured in this novel's many tender, hilarious and occasionally action packed scenes. Of special note is Mitchell's referencing Alain-Fournier's great coming-of-age novel, Le Grand Meaulnes in this novel--which I promptly read in English translation. David Mitchell is a marvel. His love of literature and making connections is just another reason to savor his writing, including Black Swan Green.