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    The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney

    in Previous Reading Circle Books

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    I think the book title is lovely, but I didn't feel it had much to do with the content - until I read frankie's suggestion, which I liked very much! I have to admit that I wondered about the relationship between Francis and Jammet as soon as I read about Francis bursting out of the cabin so excitedly, when it seemed to different to the way his usual behaviour was described. So I either have a more developed gaydar than I thought, or I'm just weird (I will accept either theory! :)

    Ooshie's Reading List 2013

    in Past Book Logs

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    Hey Ooshie, eventhough you said last year was stressful for you, I see you did manage a lot of reading after all :) I hope you have a great reading year in 2013, and will find great books to read, and I hope you will reach your goals and can keep up with the review writing. I know how difficult that can be, I still have 6 reviews to write for last year before I can officially start this year :giggle2:

     

    Enjoy! :friends3:

     

    Thanks, frankie! I was quite surprised when I saw how many I had managed to read, it felt like a lot less somehow. But as for the reviews, or lack of, well that's a different story... especially shameful when I only do really short reviews anyway! I'm hoping to do better this year :)

    Ooshie's Reading List 2013

    in Past Book Logs

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    Blaze by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman

     

    Synopsis - from Waterstones

     

    Clay Blaisdell is one big mother, but his capers are strictly small-time until his mentor introduces him to the one big score that every small-timer dreams of: kidnap. But now the brains of the operation has died - or has he? - and Blaze is alone with a baby as hostage. The Crime of the Century just turned into a race against time in the white hell of the Maine woods.

     

    I am a Stephen King fan, but had tried this novel and given up on it at least twice already. This time I made it all the way through! Having said that, I can't say I ever really felt that I couldn't put the book down, or couldn't wait to get back to it, it was more of a duty read. The flashbacks to Blaze's past were interesting and made you feel compassion towards him, and it was interesting how you were made to feel sympathetic towards someone who was committing a serious crime, but I just didn't find the book gripping at all.

     

    Included at the end of the book was the short story that was eventually expanded into the novel Duma Key. It was enjoyable, but left me thinking: hey, Mr King, could I just remind you there is a happy medium between a short story and a novel of 700 pages or so? Very long isn't always very best! :giggle:

    Your Book Activity Jan 2013

    in General Book Discussions

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    I'm glad you're enjoying I Capture the Castle. Personally I'd be happy to take this into the bath in the hope of dropping it and rendering it unreadable, but I'm in the minority here! :giggle2:

    :D Oh that did make me laugh, Janet! Still quite enjoying it but finding it maybe slightly too determinedly eccentric for its own good :)

    Ben's Book Bonanza, 2013.

    in Past Book Logs

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    Next up Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier.

     

    Synopsis:

    When John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.

     

    Better get cracking, see how much of a dent I can put in this university reading list.

     

    Looking forward to your review of The Good Solder, Ben, I have been meaning to read it for the last year :)

    bree's log : 2013

    in Past Book Logs

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    That sounds like a terrible service! Do you mean that they deliver to the work place even after instruction to deliver to your home? :o

     

    Yes:( Parcels addressed to house, but they deliver it to workplace anyway. With books its just mildly irritating, but once they did it with my son's extremely expensive new laptop for uni, he was going frantic when it didn't come!

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