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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated The Busconductor Hines in Books

Jul 2, 2019  
The Busconductor Hines
The Busconductor Hines
James Kelman | 1992 | Fiction & Poetry
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Fairly good read
As realism goes, this book is spot on. Kelman's portrayal of Glasgow in the 1980's is accurate. The book is written in 5 chapters, each detailing the unsatisfactory life of Hines who is caught up in a job he feels desperately unhappy in, a struggling marriage and early signs of depression. Whilst Kelman's use of realism sucks the reader into 'place' the novel itself is frustrating in the sense that their is no real plot and nothing really exciting happens. I struggled to finish the book and was disappointed at the end. I can however, commend the author on his realist technique.
  
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