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Book Reviews Title The Love
Hexagon Fiction-Net
Rating Buy It
From Amazon.co.uk - BUY
NOW! Cover
Story Six young
Londoners: three men, three women, too much desire,
not enough self-control. What could possibly go
wrong? You're happy.
You've got a decent career (or one on the way).
Maybe you live with someone. But it's not enough.
You're not sure what missing, though; real feeling,
more sex? Love? Not with anyone obvious of course,
like your partner or the colleague who's always
liked you, but with that out-of-reach someone
you've secretly always wanted. Or the surprise
candidate; the friend you hadn't looked at that way
before. Or a close friend's boyfriend, or your
girlfriend's best mate… Sometimes, when
Cupid gets you in his sights there's only one
sensible thing to do: duck. We
Say As you can
probably tell from the synopsis above, there's no
radical new concept at work in 'The Love Hexagon'.
It's the same old 'Friends' type scenario, in which
a group of twenty to thirty-somethings conduct
their eventful love lives with far more panache and
humour than anyone in the real world can seem to
manage. That's not to say that there isn't plenty
that we can all relate to - it's just that it has
been exaggerated beautifully and converted into
entertainment in the process. 'The Love
Hexagon' is an extremely enjoyable book, albeit a
short one. OK - so the plot is almost unforgivably
simple and falls just short of being totally
predictable but the characters form a group of
people that you'll love spending time with. The
narrative shifts between all six of them, giving
the reader a perspective on each one. Sutcliffe
makes sure that we take on board both their faults
and their virtues in order to understand them
fully. Most importantly - they seem very real.
Often, in this kind of modern romantic fiction, the
characters are stereotyped and dull. Sutcliffe goes
to the trouble of giving his characters another
dimension; they are not merely the shy, insecure
one or the laid-back joker. Their thoughts are
voiced in a sincere and convincing way. There's lots of
dialogue in 'The Love Hexagon' and this works to
great effect. It keeps the pace moving and brings
some of the more predicable events to life.
Finally, an obvious selling point for this book is
the humour. It is one of the funniest books I have
read for a while. Reading about the bickering
between Lisa and Guy or the strange mind of Graham
is better than any sitcom. Review by: Rachel
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