One Of The Good Guys: Signed Limited
by Hall, Araminta
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1035018101
- ISBN 13
- 9781035018109
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About This Item
Great Britain: Macmillan, 2024. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Goldsboro Limited. Number 570 Of 1500 Signed Limited Copies. Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy..
Reviews
On Mar 2 2024, CloggieDownunder said:
Of The Good Guys is the sixth novel by British journalist, editor and author, Araminta Hall. The audio version is narrated by Elliott Fitzpatrick, Olivia Vinall and Helen Keeley. At forty-three, Cole Simmonds has quit London for a job as a wildlife ranger and a cottage on the Sussex coast. After two months, he meets Lennie at the Christmas drinks do, learning she has been living in the coastguard cottage nearby since September.
He confesses he is still feeling fragile about the break-down of his seven-year marriage, some six months earlier, still confused about his wife Mel's nastiness, still lamenting having to leave their lovely flat. "But it's always that way, isn't it? Men are expected to be the ones to leave. As if men don't have an inner life or as much of an emotional connection to spaces and things as women do. Which means, when it comes down to the messy process of splitting up, it's the women who get to be coddled and cared for, even if they're the one who's f**ked it up."
After further encounters, he sees a potential relationship forming with Lennie, whom he prefers to call Leonora. It's also around this time that two young women are doing a walk, #walk4women, along the south coast, wild camping as they try to raise money for a domestic violence charity, Safe Space UK. Cole's interaction with them when they ignore signs and barriers is an awkward, angry one that they capture on their phones. And then the girls go missing, and there's lots of conflicting opinion on social media about what they are doing, and their likely fate.
Cole has always tried to be kind and gentle with everyone; he is very charming; he truly believes he's one of the good guys. It's fairly soon apparent from the way he describes their marriage, though, and from Mel's perspective on that same relationship, that his charm hides a manipulative tendency, a deep-seated toxic masculinity within him of which he seems completely unaware:
"It's strange how men are asked to be sensitive and understanding now, but when we really are, when we say how we're truly feeling, women don't actually like it. I think, subconsciously, they want us to hold their hands and understand their emotional contradictions, but they also still want us to be strong, to bang our chests with our fists and protect them from shit… it was all so … confusing because I want nothing more than to support and empower women, but surely that doesn't mean I should lie on the floor and let them walk all over me."
While Cole moans: "I know, historically, it's been hard to be a woman but, my god, it's hard to be a man right now", Mel's friends observe: "The bar is so low for men. All they have to do is a bit of bloody washing up, or ask how you're feeling, and everyone thinks they're the second … coming." There aren't really any likeable characters in this tale, but their opinions do bear serious consideration.
As well as three straight narratives (that are perhaps not entirely reliable), Hall uses email, text, tweets, press articles, transcripts of radio and TV interviews, WhatsApp chats, and blog posts to convey the mood and opinions of the online community and the general public. This is a story that examines the arguments on many sides of some very topical issues: gender and the dynamics of power, BDSM, consent, domestic violence, and ownership of embryos. Sound effects in the audio version add authenticity to this compelling and thought-provoking read.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Gillian Flynn Books/Zando audio
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- Title
- One Of The Good Guys: Signed Limited
- Author
- Hall, Araminta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1ST
- ISBN 10
- 1035018101
- ISBN 13
- 9781035018109
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 2024
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