Customer Reviews
Very good - By: HenvY, 26 Mar 2008 
I used this book when retaking my English Lit AS level, & I acheived an A...While that wasn't totally down to the book, it is concise, accurate & detailed & was very helpful when revising.
However, it is far less important than the book itself, but they would make great companions. A minor irration was that the margins seemed to be filled with useless snipetts of information regarding things related to the book. While a few of them may be interesting, i'd have preferred the space they used to be filled with actual relevant content.
not in depth enough - By: J. Moss, 21 Mar 2008 
The study guide simply does not go into enough depth. It provides basic summaries of chapters, & very brief descriptions of key themes & characters, without going anywhere near the detail required to get even a C grade on the AS level exam.
This study guide would be suitable if Spies was set as a GCSE text, however for AS level it does not cut it.
An unbiased and honest review - By: GoldenMile, 23 Dec 2007 This is a great revision guide for AS English Literature when studying Spies by Michael Frayn.
Everything you need to know is explainedin the guide, & there are also other things which are there to increase your understanding of the novel. I particularly liked the chapter by chapter breakdown, which explains the significance of what goes onin each chapter, & has a glossary to explain words you don't understand. The notesin the column, which guide you to websites & books for further information are also very good, & very well researched.
However,in some of the sections, it would be better if more quotations from the novel had been used to back-up what was written, especiallyin the themes section. A few example exam questions would have also been nice.
Overall this is an essential revision guide to Spies, & I would highly recommend you buy it.
delivery time - By: Anne Rooney, 25 Sep 2007 
If you ordered itin June/July that was on pre-order as it wasn't published until early September. I'm the author, & I only got my advance copy on 31 Aug.
Delivery boo boo! - By: Legolas, 13 Sep 2007 While I rate this text highly, I was very disappointedin the length of time I had to wait for the text to be delivered. I believe I ordered this text during June/ July & only just received it on the 12th September!
