Title: Missed opportunities
Review: . Thomas Penham searches throughout the novel, for his grandfather's amazing collection of pornography, for the girl of his dreams, for the code word bluebells, finally for his place in the world. From explosions to bodily functions, dissolving marriages to World War I, Robinson has it all in this novel, yet there is a huge problem; I never once cared for any of these characters. From the dying grandfather to Thomas himself, a fairly repulsive twerp whom Robinson tries to save by giving him the soul of a poet, there was not one character here who brought about any kind of emotional response and reading about characters you don't care about is always a chore.
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