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Good Luck with your reading challenges for next year Claire. I've only read A Month in The Country by J.L. Carr but it's one of the few books i've hung on to i loved it that much, a real emotional read. I have a few of his other ones on my wishlist so look forward to reading what you think of the rest of his stuff
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Charlotte Sometimes Penelope Farmer Amazon Synopsis It is Charlotte's first night at boarding school. But when she wakes up, the girl in the next bed is not the person who was sleeping there the evening before. And the new building outside her window seems to have metamorphosed into a huge, dark cedar tree! Somehow, Charlotte has slipped back forty years. I started reading this to my youngest daughter who is 8 as it sounded just the sort of book she'd like being a big fan of Enid Blyton's Naughtiest Girl books & all things to do with boarding school but unfortunately we only made it through the first few chapters before her eyes glazed over. I carried on reading it to myself & although i quite enjoyed it it's hard to know what age range the book is aimed at. The actual story is more suited to younger readers but not enough happens to hold the interest & there are too many big words that have to be explained which ruins the flow of the story however i can't imagine older children being interested in it either. I would put this in the same category as Mistress Masham's Repose & another book i inflicted on her Fattypuffs & Thinnifers, sounds great but turned out to be a bit of a let down. 2/5
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The Woman He Loved Before Dorothy Koomson Amazon Synopsis Libby has a good life with a gorgeous husband and a home by the sea. But over time she is becoming more unsure if Jack has ever loved her - and if he is over the death of Eve, his first wife. When fate intervenes in their relationship, Libby decides to find out all she can about the man she hastily married and the seemingly perfect Eve. But in doing so she unearths devastating secrets. Frightened by what she finds and the damage it could cause, Libby starts to worry that she too will end up like the first woman Jack loved . . . This book was lent to me by a friend of my daughters so i felt obliged to read it even though it's not really my sort of thing. In it's favour i'd say it was a quick read easy to pick up & put down but the storyline & characters were far fetched. The main character Liberty was studying to be a Bio Chemist but then decided to go for her second love which is beauty & so became a Beautician, there was a reason for this drastic career change but i 've forgotten what it was as it was at the start of the book.Her husband Jack is unbelievably handsome in fact so drop dead gorgeous that women often propositioned him on the street unable to resist his obvious charms, he's also well off, kind, generous & fantastic in the sack It's the sort of book i would probably have enjoyed when i was in my late teens. 2/5
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Since i last posted i've finished The Woman He Loved Before Dorothy Koomson & Charlotte Sometimes Penelope Farmer . I'm now reading The Magician Somerset Maugham.
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No, i read a few of hers last year Master Georgie & An Awfully Big Adventure which i liked & Every Man For Himself which i wasn't keen on for much the same reasons as i didn't like According To Queenie, it was set on the Titanic & all the characters were annoying & shallow but perhaps they were meant to be so being the idle rich I shall look out for Sexing The Cherry VF, i also want to read Oranges are not the Only Fruit as i've only seen the TV adaptation. I really like Jeanette Winterson she comes across as someone who'd been really interesting to go to the pub with
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I finished According To Queeney Beryl Bainbridge & have started a book that was lent to me called The Woman He Loved Before by Dorothy Koomson.
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Vodkafan's 2012 Reading List and Genre Challenge
Kidsmum replied to vodkafan's topic in Past Book Logs
I'm trying not to build up a big wishlist for next year but going to be checking out Womans World.What made you choose it Vf as it doesn't sound like the sort of book that most men would go for ? -
Whizzed through According To Queenie Beryl Bainbridge not because i liked it but just so i could get to the end quickly . This was supposed to be a candid & comic story about Samuel Johnson & his friends set against the background of Georgian London. I found it more annoying than funny, Johnson comes across as a twerp his friends both tolerate & indulge him because he is seen as a genius & a great wit, the toast of society. They are equally as annoying as Johnson coming across as selfish & shallow . The only reason i persevered to the end was because the book was quite short but its destined for the charity shop.
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I have quite a few audio books but i never listen to them for that reason. I used to put one on while i was ironing but now i catch up on stuff i've recorded on the Sky Box instead. Working my way through According To Queenie Beryl Bainbridge .
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Just finished reading Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson such a great read i loved her writing style it was almost poetic. I think having previously read her autobiography Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal ? & watching her on Imagine helped me to understand how her past has influenced her writing & i enjoyed the book all the more for knowing more about her.
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Managed to finish The Alchemist Paulo Coelho this morning thank goodness definitely one for the charity bag. Not sure what my next read is going to be yet.
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Vodkafan's 2012 Reading List and Genre Challenge
Kidsmum replied to vodkafan's topic in Past Book Logs
It's the typing it out that i hate Brian i'm quite happy to chat about books with people but having to write down my likes & dislikes just feels a bit too much like having to do a book report. -
Vodkafan's 2012 Reading List and Genre Challenge
Kidsmum replied to vodkafan's topic in Past Book Logs
Lol Julie that's how i feel about writing book reviews it seems too much like homework but i enjoy reading other peoples reviews -
Interesting list Frankie i have The Power of one, The Slap, The History of The Kelly Gang & The Tree of man on my TBR I also have Whitethorn by Bryce Courtenay so i really must bump him up to the top of the mountain as his books always seem to get good reviews.
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I finished The Weeping Women Hotel Alexei Sayle turned out to quite a good read in the end starting on The Alchemist Paul Coelho next .
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I finished The Secret Life Of Evie Hamilton which i enjoyed very much & am now reading The Weeping Women Hotel by Alexei Sayle which is a bit strange just like it's author not sure if i'm going to like it yet
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I read 55 books last year which wasn't bad considering the year i'd had so i've already passed that but i'd really like to make it to 70 as it's a nice round number
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My reading seems to have picked up from the summer onwards not so much on the TV to watch that i'm interested in i guess Thanks Janet , now all i have to do is cut down my book buying & i might be able to reduce my TBR mountain
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Gosh Julie your so organised getting your 2013 list done already. Good luck with your reading next year
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I remember going to see this at the cinema, the neighbour was played by an actor called Fred Gwynne who also played Herman Munster in The Munsters it was hard to take him seriously
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You don't seem to be having much joy with your book club choices Willoyd I loved The Help when i read it maybe it's a book which appeals more to women than men, i seem to remember Books Do Furnish A Room had much the same opinion as you.
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A Moment Of Silence sounds like my sort of thing going to add it to my wishlist. Thanks for the review Claire
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Just counted up my total & i've read 64 books this year so far, going to try & make it to the 70 mark before Christmas
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I finished With Your Crooked Heart Helen Dunmore , this is the first book i've read by this author & i was really impressed, great characters & a truly shocking ending. Sticking with lighter reads for this month i picked up a book my sister gave me ages ago which i guess would come under the umbrella of Chick lit, The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton Catherine Alliott, it's not a book i would have ever chosen myself but i'm really enjoying it & it's a book that you can read a chapter here & there so great for when your busy, busy, busy
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That's exactly what i thought can't imagine many people would fork out that much for a book of blank pages