What we thought:
Many of the group enjoyed this one. I found it mildly amusing, as it reminded me of Amis’ Lucky Jim. There were some clever moments, but nothing to rave about. Lodge’s recent novel, Thinks …, was far better!
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Synopsis/Review:
‘Euphoric State University, with its white-stone, sun-drenched campus, and England’s damp red-brick University of Rummidge have an annual exchange scheme. Normally the exchange passes without concern. But when Philip Swallow swaps with Professor Zapp the Fates play a hand, and the two academics find themselves enmeshed in a spiralling involvement on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Nobody is immune: students, colleagues, even wives are swapped as the tension increases. Finally, the cat is let out of the bag with a flourish that surprises the author himself.’ |
