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"Spies" (York Notes Advanced)

Authors: Michael Frayn, Anne Rooney
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 69973

Media: Paperback
Pages: 135
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.3

ISBN: 1405861835
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781405861830
ASIN: 1405861835

Publication Date: August 30, 2007
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Very good March 26, 2008
I used this book when retaking my English Lit AS level, and I acheived an A...While that wasn't totally down to the book, it is concise, accurate and detailed and was very helpful when revising.

However, it is far less important than the book itself, but they would make great companions. A minor irration was that the margins seemed to be filled with useless snipetts of information regarding things related to the book. While a few of them may be interesting, i'd have preferred the space they used to be filled with actual relevant content.

2 out of 5 stars

not in depth enough March 21, 2008
The study guide simply does not go into enough depth. It provides basic summaries of chapters, and very brief descriptions of key themes and characters, without going anywhere near the detail required to get even a C grade on the AS level exam.
This study guide would be suitable if Spies was set as a GCSE text, however for AS level it does not cut it.

4 out of 5 stars

An unbiased and honest review December 23, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is a great revision guide for AS English Literature when studying Spies by Michael Frayn.
Everything you need to know is explained in the guide, and there are also other things which are there to increase your understanding of the novel. I particularly liked the chapter by chapter breakdown, which explains the significance of what goes on in each chapter, and has a glossary to explain words you don't understand. The notes in the column, which guide you to websites and books for further information are also very good, and very well researched.
However, in some of the sections, it would be better if more quotations from the novel had been used to back-up what was written, especially in the themes section. A few example exam questions would have also been nice.
Overall this is an essential revision guide to Spies, and I would highly recommend you buy it.

5 out of 5 stars

delivery time September 25, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

If you ordered it in June/July that was on pre-order as it wasn't published until early September. I'm the author, and I only got my advance copy on 31 Aug.

4 out of 5 stars

Delivery boo boo! September 13, 2007
1 out of 6 found this review helpful

While I rate this text highly, I was very disappointed in the length of time I had to wait for the text to be delivered. I believe I ordered this text during June/ July and only just received it on the 12th September!