The Closed Circle Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This is the follow on to the Rotter's Club. While I loved the Rotter's club, this book is, quite frankly, dull and tedious. It reads like a rather petty soap opera. Without giving any spoilers, the characters from the Rotter's club have all grown up and now they are facing day to day life as dysfunctional adults. They have affairs, get drunk, quit their jobs and so on. Overall it is quite depressing. "

" Good follow up to The Rotters' Club, poking fun at abominable New Labour. Not as vital as its predecessor for me since it didn't feature a barely disguised version of my secondary school. "

" I genuinely enjoyed this book - I loved getting back to the characters that had been so well developed in The Rotter's Club - but I can honestly not imagine enjoying this book without reading the prequel. The loose ends this book tied up were all started in the previous book. Only a few of the new issues were concluded in a satisfying way (the whole premise of this book seemed to be wrapping up the last book... and if that's what it was meant to be, then fine, but the plot of this book was just a little weak). "

" bah. careless prose. sorry, jonathan coe. "

" I enjoyed this book much more than "The Rotters Club" which didn't seem to have be as enjoyable to read. By far the best Jonathan Coe I have ever read. "

" A solid sequel to Coe's fantastic "Rotters' Club." Thought the author's musings on British politics circa 2000s came across as a little heavy-handed towards the end, and a few of the storylines verged on melodrama, but overall a satisfying ending for the lovable King William's crew. "

" I love love loved The Rotter's Club and this sequel/ending to the saga of British youth during the tumultuous 70s/80s fell flat. Some surprises of incest and religious zeal...but not worth it. You're better off imagining an ending for these characters yourself! "

" teleurstellend vervolg op het schitterende "De Rotters Club" "

" so excited for the sequel but not nearly as good "

" There is something very real about these characters from The Rotters Club. I like the way loose ends are tied up here - v. satisfying. Blair's Britain is an amusing backdrop here. "

" Nice follow-up to the Rotters Club, but not quite as good. "

" Wish there was a third book after this and see where the characters have ended up. Loved this book as much as The Rotters Club. "

" The sequel to "The Rotter's Club", about 20 years later. Unfortunately, he seems to focus more on the characters I didn't like as much in the first book. There were a couple of interesting spins, but overall not as good as the first. "

" Follow up to the Rotters Club. More political where the Rotters Club was emotional, and equally as good. "

" Clever British sitcom material,hated it. "

" Adolescence in the 1970s, English style. What's not to love? "

" There is something very real about these characters from The Rotters Club. I like the way loose ends are tied up here - v. satisfying. Blair's Britain is an amusing backdrop here. "

" 9/10. The characters from the Rotters Club 20 years on. Brilliant novel. "

" The prequel's much better. Check out the rotters' club. "

" The sequel to "The Rotter's Club", about 20 years later. Unfortunately, he seems to focus more on the characters I didn't like as much in the first book. There were a couple of interesting spins, but overall not as good as the first. "

" Another fabulous book by Coe. "

" Not as good as 'The Rotter's Club'. Lots of forced coincidence and a soap opera feel that might be a deliberate attempt to reflect the mood of the times. "