The Good Terrorist Audiobook

" Not my favourite of Lessing's books by far, The Good Terrorist is still eminently worth reading. Her descriptions of lost souls finding their way into 'revolutionary' squats and making a life there opened a completely new door for me -- I don't know what I thought the lives of terrorists were like, but every page was a surprise. "

" This I found at a discarded books sale sponsored by the McAllen library. Surprising, considering Lessing had been awarded the Nobel Prize less than a month previous. Librarians sometimes don't know what they have, I guess. Anyway, the book grabbed me instantly. And though the characters made horrible and embarrassing choices throughout, I can't say I ever stopped loving them. The only part I really did not love was the final sentence, which I don't want to reveal (in case you're interested in the novel) but which seems to me too openly judgmental on Lessing's part. "

" Dark and weird, with characters it was often hard to feel sympathetic to, but still compelling. The characters felt believable, and I was fascinated with Alice's ability to read and manipulate people. "

" Enjoyable. It is what it says it is: a detailed and engrossing window into the mind of a women who ends up being at the center of a house attempting to become an IRA terrorist cell. The value is that there should be more books that de-mystify the mindset and motivations of someone who would want to engineer a public explosion. "

" Alice, lead character, was well developed by the author. It was hard to put this book down as I was always interested in what would happen next. "

" really good, couldn't put it down. Alice is someone you develop a love/hate for; what will happen to this crafy, self-deceptive "revolutionary"? "

" Alice e un personaj interesant. Dar, din pacate, cam atat. E fain cand o carte te face sa-ti pui intrebari. La final m-am intrebat : Ok, what's the point? Ce-ai vrut matale sa zici, de fapt? De asta 3. "

" I had to read this book in high school english, and remember really loving it, but not really specifics. "

" I really enjoyed this book, much more than the Golden Notebook. More readable. I found the character simple but interesting. "

" Doris Lessing is just good. Good at distilling human nature down to an essence that is identifiable and explanatory. Her protagonist, Alice, is so messed up, so mean, and yet lovable. "

" At the time I read this book, it was one of my favorites. Not so much for Lessing's impeccable writing, but for the story of the squatters. Very timely in the 1980's. I could relate to it much better than The Golden Notebook, which was getting rave reviews back then. "

" I felt like I was reading about people I know. Ultimately, I felt like the book ended at the wrong time, and the main climaxes were anti-climactic, but the first 200 pages of this book were excellent. "

" Read this book through to the end as I generally enjoy books by Doris Lessing, however, Alice drove me to distraction with her obsession with Jasper and her total disregard for her parents. All in all though, well worth reading "

" ...confesso...me lo aveva consigliato l'analista anni fa. Per leggere di questa ragazza che vuole fare tutto per benino, anche essere una terrorista... "

" Terrorist activities from another point of view... "

" I hated the protagonist, but was hooked due to that! "

" a 400-page character study about a somewhat delusional woman, thought not delusional enough to be all that interesting... If you like character studies, go for it. If you like a book to have a substantial plot, steer clear. "

" I picked this off the shelf on a whim, and am glad I read it. You know how it is going to end badly, but you cannot help but be caught up in the journey. I liked the well described characters, and got a taste of a world I would never otherwise know. -That is what fiction is for. "

" I had a bit of a hard time getting into it and felt it was very wordy but by the end, I understood why it was written in that manner and I really enjoyed the multi-layered feel of the book. Additionally, the character study of the main protagonist was fascinating. "

" ...confesso...me lo aveva consigliato l'analista anni fa. Per leggere di questa ragazza che vuole fare tutto per benino, anche essere una terrorista... "

" A story of how alienation leads to revolutionaries' contempt for the Establishment. How the need for comfort and control is common to both sides. Most of all, a study of a naive character who sows the seeds of her own destruction. "

" Astonishing book about a group of revolutionaries squatting in 80's London. Evocative and complex with a fascinating central character. "

" Solide Leistung von Frau Lessing, aber es zieht sich ein bisschen bis sie zur Sache kommt. "

" Excellent book. It follows, and is told from the POV of, a woman who becomes involved with Communist terrorists in 70s London. It is a very intimate view and the narration offers a number of really good surprises. I highly recommend this book. "