Kylie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yep, I'll do just that, if I can find 'em! But I'll still redo the jar one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 You could .. just to make it more interesting .. use a straw and just put it over the jar and suck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well thanks for warning me! (Never mind that I made mine before you... ). I can't believe I was so silly that I didn't notice until afterwards. I'm going to use the excuse that I was just too excited about the book jar to think about those little details. IMG_0528.JPG No you didn't..... :lol: Chesilbeach, it seems like we all have now our MT copies, and I think we're ready to start reading the first one in the series, so whenever you're ready...? Where are you with your reading at the moment And maybe you could set up the thread on the subject in the Group Reads section, if you wish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 I've replied in your thread too! Thread up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 You could .. just to make it more interesting .. use a straw and just put it over the jar and suck!! I think that's a brilliant idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Yep, I'll do just that, if I can find 'em! But I'll still redo the jar one day. You could tip them out into a bowl, select one and then stick the rest back in. Thats what I do with mine to make sure it gets mixed up well with each pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 You could tip them out into a bowl, select one and then stick the rest back in. Thats what I do with mine to make sure it gets mixed up well with each pick. This is an excellent idea . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well, my first £1 coin has gone in the tin, as I've finished The Battle of Pollocks Crossing, and a fine book it was too … worth every single penny! So the jar has once again decided my destiny, and this time has given me The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton. I've been putting this off for a while, so probably a good thing to come out of the jar now and means I'll actually read it at last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The jar is still being kind I think .. fiction and not too long is it? I'm madly jealous Good luck with it Claire x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Um, yes, fiction and 322 pages. Not short, but not too long (… unless I end up hating it! ). To be fair, I only have a few non-fiction books in there, and I don't think I have many doorstops waiting to be read either … except, while I was typing that, I've just remembered some of the English Counties books aren't exactly short! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ah I see .. your jar has nothing but good options That's because you've been very good and not let your TBR become overwhelming. I'm being punished for being such a lazy reader I loved The Luminaries but haven't read anything else of Eleanor Catton's .. hope you enjoy it Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So.. are you (Claire), and others, going to pull a book out of the jar every time, or only some of the time when you're not sure what to read? I'm just curious . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 The Dynamite Room by Jason HewittSynopsis (from amazon.co.uk):July 1940. Eleven-year-old Lydia walks through a village in rural Suffolk on a hot day. The shops and houses are empty, windows boarded up and sandbags green with mildew, the village seemingly deserted. She strikes off down a country lane through the salt marshes to a large Edwardian house - the house she grew up in. Lydia finds it empty too, the windows covered in black-out blinds. Her family has gone.Late that night he comes, a soldier, gun in hand and heralding a full-blown German invasion. There are, he explains to her, certain rules she must now abide by. He won't hurt Lydia, but she cannot leave the house.Review:I've been sitting on this review for a few days, and I still don't know what to write! I've actually taken a bit out of the Amazon synopsis as I don't want to give anything away. There's no real introduction at the beginning, as you are dropped straight into Lydia's story. Even that isn't all it seems initially, and gradually the story reveals itself. The nightmarish journey home for Lydia is almost like a ghost story, and then when the soldier arrives, you are thrown into a captivating war story.I don't read a lot of war books, but this one was just so compelling, I read it in two days. Every time I had to put the book down, it felt like a loss. Each little revelation makes you rethink what you'd previously decided about the two characters, and I loved that it is not a simple war story of allies and enemies, but about two ordinary people who have been torn apart by the effects of war. It takes place over only five days, yet because there are flashbacks from the memories of the two characters, it feels quite expansive at times, and other times it almost feels like the house has become their prison, and you get an oppressive feeling of being confined.After such a considered pace to the story, the final day is a heart stopping climax, with a couple of twists and turns in it, but very emotional. Fantastic book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Oh man I really need to get to this book. Great review. Edited January 22, 2015 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Great review for what sounds like a great book which would be right up my street.. Definitely one for the wish list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 I hope you both get a chance to read it, it was such a fantastic book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The Dynamite Room by Jason Hewitt After such a considered pace to the story, the final day is a heart stopping climax, with a couple of twists and turns in it, but very emotional. Fantastic book. Oooh, I want this book now too!! Great review chesilbeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 After both of us feeling under the weather over Christmas, finally got chance to meet up with Kay and Alan, and we were able to swap Christmas presents. I was a very lucky girl, and Kay gave me Film Freak by Christopher Fowler and Dimanche by Irène Némirovsky (a beautiful Persephone book), plus some lovely chocolate, and a framed print of Alan's inspired by the Kate Bush concert. It's so beautiful, and a brilliant reminder of a fantastic performance. I'm very, very lucky! Kay also kindly lent me: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamund Lehmann Mystery In White by J. Jefferson Farjeon Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley I guess my Jar of Destiny will be getting some additional items added tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hmm, hadn't heard of the The Dynamite Room before.... sounds interesting. Gonna stick it on the wishlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wow, it sounds fantastic. I just went on the Kindle store to download a sample, but it's not available in the States yet. It won't be released until St. Patty's Day, March 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wow, it sounds fantastic. I just went on the Kindle store to download a sample, but it's not available in the States yet. It won't be released until St. Patty's Day, March 17. I was just going to post that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 It'll be worth the wait! I've just been looking at the Jason Hewitt's website, and he talks about the music used within the book, and the music listened to as inspiration when writing. He's put together a playlist on YouTube which looks very interesting. I'm going to be investigating it further this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I hope you both get a chance to read it, it was such a fantastic book. I bought it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 It'll be worth the wait! I've just been looking at the Jason Hewitt's website, and he talks about the music used within the book, and the music listened to as inspiration when writing. He's put together a playlist on YouTube which looks very interesting. I'm going to be investigating it further this afternoon. Yes .. I've been meaning to do that. There was an interesting piece at the back of the book about it but much better idea to actually listen to the music. Thanks for the link So glad you enjoyed it Claire xx Great review! Did you read the extract from his next book? .. I did and want to get it now (well .. when it's out) but then I would've wanted to get it anyway after such a great read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Your jar sounds a great idea Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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