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'The funniest book I've read in ages. Savage but compelling' Ian Rankin
'A fearless romp with big laughs along the way' Graham Norton
'Funny, rumbustious, unstinting and wonderfully Hogarthian' The Observer
'His relish is infectious' Times

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What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept.

The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen.

Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the proscribed path.

Powered by John Boyne's characteristic humour and razor-sharp observation, The Echo Chamber is a satiric helter skelter, a dizzying downward spiral of action and consequence, poised somewhere between farce, absurdity and oblivion. To err is maybe to be human but to really foul things up you only need a phone.

'Sharp, funny, and beautifully written, but it's also a brilliant reflection on the landscape we now live in' Sunday Times bestselling author, Joanna Cannon

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12 May 2022
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12.85 x 3.3 x 19.84 cm
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1529176743
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978-1529176742
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An uproariously funny novel... John Boyne skilfully skewers the cruelties of social media and the absurdities of wokeness ... a brave and timely foray into the contemporary culture wars. ― Financial Times

A fearless romp with big laughs along the way ― Graham Norton

A comedy of manners and lack of manners ... good fun and cheeky as hell ― Ryan Tubridy

His relish is infectious ― The Times

Funny, rumbustious, unstinting and wonderfully Hogarthian

― The Observer

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What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept.

The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated no

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; Heruitgave edition (12 May 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529176743
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529176742
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.85 x 3.3 x 19.84 cm

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John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. The winner of three Irish Book Awards, he is the author of thirteen novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. The international bestseller The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was made into a Miramax feature film and has sold more than eleven million copies worldwide. His novels are published in 58 languages. He lives in Dublin. www.johnboyne.com.

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shirley dalkin

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2021

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This is a difficult review for me as John boyne is one of my very favorite authors I love all his books even the young adult ones .i looked forward to this new book and paid nearly ten pounds for it so tbh I am a little disappointed it wasn’t a bad read but has nothing like the charm and writing style that I’m used to with this author .i found I didn’t care about any of the characters in the book it is quite funny and does show how social media has overtaken people’s lives but this is definitely not one of my favorite books or one I will remember

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Non Sequiter

Worst Book of the Year

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2021

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Ok. This was just a new type of awful. I have a 100 page rule for books but I jettisoned this after a mere 30 pages. This is the second book in a row from Boyne that has been exceptionally poor. The humour is infantile:, Carry On meets Tom Sharpe if you find your humour gravitates to the size of someone’s manhood this is the book for you. It’s a long way from “the hearts”. Boyne is clearly going through his late 80s Bowie phase, I remember at the time thinking it’s hard to believe the artist who made ‘station to station’ and ‘low’ also sired ‘tonight’ and ‘“let’s dance’
Creativity is an unusual mistress, perhaps something has changed in Boynes personal life or Covid has negatively impacted his muse but this readers is Absolute 100 percentage locked on garbage

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Simon Hares SerialTrainer7 Ltd

Topical and Worth Your Time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2021

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I love John Boyne's writing and I have read everything he has written, never once have I had a duff experience. The Echo Chamber has not let me down, its a terrific read, and very current.
The book focusses on one family and their lives. It highlights their veneers, their insecurities and wraps it all up in a wonderful story that simply zips along. I read this in just three sittings and loved it.

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Chrissieg

Savage, current and very funny, a complete tonic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2021

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Like other reviewers, I have loved other novels by John Boyne and was intrigued to see whether he could pull off a funny novel, which , like comedy acting, can be extremely difficult to get right. I feel he did so in spades with The Echo Chamber. I think I laughed out loud at every page and it was the perfect holiday read. I loved the very contemporary setting with up to date references and the challenge to our over dependence on gadgets, instant gratification and social media . My favourite parts were when Elizabeth gets a pedicure, the speed dating evening and anything featuring Elizabeth's boyfriend or the hilariously named tortoise - I may never be able to eat an After Eight again!
I may forget this book quicker than The Hearts Invisible Furies but it was still the perfect summer read to lift the spirits during our Covid era.

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Mr. P. F. Harrison

Witty and entertaining

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 August 2021

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Boyne yet again shows his writing skills to great effect in this genuinely funny takedown of those who self congratulate and virtue signal, by their self-conscious behaviour, how ‘aware’ they are of contemporary issues such as racism, sexism, etc. The book is written in a determinedly satirical vein in which a media family becomes the focus of the novel, its various members being used as templates for how skin-deep much social signalling can be. The end is a little pie-in-the-sky, although here Boyne may well have had his tongue firmly in his cheek.

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Not as good as his other books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2021

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I love John boyne and I’d say a heart’s invisible furies and ladder to the sky are two of my favourite books. His writing style is so brilliant usually but this just felt a little off the mark.

I found all the name dropping/ super modern references and jokes eg Leonardo dicaprio’s girlfriends so jarring as well.

I don’t think it’s as good as his other outstanding books. If you want to support this brilliant author then buy the book but prepare to be a little underwhelmed.

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Anne Roche

Brilliant and hilarious

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2021

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Banish those 2 year Covid worry lines with 24 hours of this book. Guaranteed your laughter lines will increase tenfold (on first reading) and it's infinitely re readable. Become years younger as you laugh away all life's trivia. Switch off mobile phone for full appreciation of this unique gem

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A. W. Skinner

Hilarious destruction of social media, celebrity, the BBC, the Groucho Club etc etc

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2022

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John Boyne is an exquisitely sensitive, highly intelligent, writer. So you may be surprised that The Echo Chamber has all the subtlety of Die Hard. He takes aim, and completely destroys, everything and everybody who has ever irritated him. It has the feel of a lockdown exercise, to rid himself of years of frustration. It is hilariously funny, and every acerbic sentence is beautifully crafted. Do not expect political correctness, just enjoy the laughs. You will never think of social media, celebrities, the BBC, or the Groucho Club in the same way again. Oh, and I detect a certain sympathy for J K Rowling.

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