He has nowhere to go. So he goes there. The narrator of The Society of Others is an alienated young man who sees no meaning in life. He doesn't even see the point of getting out of bed in the morning. To get his family off his back, he embarks on an aimless hitchhiking adventure around Europe. But his journey soon turns into an orgy of violence...
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"This is a book that will make you think. One young man's journey from apathy to a new way of thinking about the world. Lost in a severely repressed country that is never named, he becomes engulfed in a struggle to understand the world and himself, even as he tries to find his way home. " — Bailey (4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a book that will make you think. One young man's journey from apathy to a new way of thinking about the world. Lost in a severely repressed country that is never named, he becomes engulfed in a struggle to understand the world and himself, even as he tries to find his way home. "
" I liked this a lot. It's one I'd have to read six more times before I could give it a fair review, though. Wow. "
" Interesting. I probably should re-read it, maybe I would understand it better. Or maybe it isn't to be understood. There were some quotes I liked that I wish I had marked. "
" A way-out, semi-fantasy, dark, dream-like but oddly satisfying. A man goes on a journey but the self-discovery involved, although in one way literal, is unexpected and oddly moving. "
" This is an interesting book. It's a bit like the TV show Lost, which is a bit of a puzzle. I enjoyed the trip the main character did during this book, although the ending was a bit lame for me. "
" possibly my all time fav book!!! like the use of the societal anaylising. sentence structure is awesome "
" It is Kafkaesque and a little disturbing but I am glad I read it. "
" nederlandse titel: 'schaduwzijde'. "
" This was a strange little philosophical book about a boy going on a journey of self-discovery. I have no idea what happened at the end so it was a bit of a let-down. "
" This is a book that will make you think. One young man's journey from apathy to a new way of thinking about the world. Lost in a severely repressed country that is never named, he becomes engulfed in a struggle to understand the world and himself, even as he tries to find his way home. "
" I suppose this book is about something, but I'm not sure what and I wasn't inspired the strain through the muddy message to find out. I suppose this is William Nicholson's personal search for meaning in life, but basically it is a lot of running around for nothing, which is maybe the point. "
" A philosophical coming of age story in a violent country. "
" It´s a twisted story, but I took one of my favourite quotes from this book. "
William Nicholson is a screenwriter, playwright, television writer, and novelist. Perhaps best known for his Academy Award–nominated screenplays for Shadowlands and Gladiator, he is also the author of several young adult and fantasy novels and a sequence of contemporary adult novels set in England. He lives in Sussex, England.
Glen McCready is a professional actor with extensive West End experience in the theater and musical theater, as well as in films and television.
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