chesilbeach Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 You can listen to all the old episodes of 'Ramblings' on the internet, or download them as podcasts if you want - it's one of the few programmes the BBC keep all the historic ones online for you to listen to. Here's the link if you're interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xrr2/episodes/player Easy A is sort of aimed at teenagers, but it's smart and funny enough to entertain me too! It was the first film I'd seen with Emma Stone, but the scenes that I love the most are with Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as her parents - very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I loved Easy A too and totally agree with Claire about it being smart and funny enough for adults. I was thrilled to find the same Penguin Deluxe edition of The Scarlet Letter at the book fair recently. The only thing that could have made me happier would have been finding the Penguin Deluxe edition of Candide. I'm so jealous of your bookish trips. The photos are lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 You can listen to all the old episodes of 'Ramblings' on the internet, or download them as podcasts if you want - it's one of the few programmes the BBC keep all the historic ones online for you to listen to. Here's the link if you're interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xrr2/episodes/player Thanks for that Claire I'll definitely be having a listen. Easy A is sort of aimed at teenagers, but it's smart and funny enough to entertain me too! It was the first film I'd seen with Emma Stone, but the scenes that I love the most are with Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as her parents - very funny. I loved Easy A too and totally agree with Claire about it being smart and funny enough for adults. That's a double recommendation then I'll put it on my LoveFilm list I was thrilled to find the same Penguin Deluxe edition of The Scarlet Letter at the book fair recently. The only thing that could have made me happier would have been finding the Penguin Deluxe edition of Candide. Hope it turns up soon Kylie I read that version of Candide and it's gorgeous. I love all the Penguin Deluxe's .. I was convinced I'd got Wuthering Heights but when I dug it out to take to Yorkshire it turned out to be a Vintage copy .. hey ho I'm so jealous of your bookish trips. The photos are lovely! Thanks Kylie Booky trips are the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) How To Build A Girl by Caitlin Moran Synopsis: What do you do in your teenage years when you realise what your parents taught you wasn’t enough? You must go out and find books and poetry and pop songs and bad heroes - and build yourself. It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan, 14, has shamed herself so badly on local TV that she decides that there’s no point in being Johanna anymore and reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde – fast-talking, hard-drinking Gothic hero and full-time Lady Sex Adventurer! She will save her poverty stricken Bohemian family by becoming a writer – like Jo in Little Women, or the Brontes - but without the dying young bit. By 16, she’s smoking cigarettes, getting drunk and working for a music paper. She’s writing pornographic letters to rock-stars, having all the kinds of sex with all the kinds of men, and eviscerating bands in reviews of 600 words or less. But what happens when Johanna realises she’s built Dolly with a fatal flaw? Is a box full of records, a wall full of posters and a head full of paperbacks, enough to build a girl after all? Imagine The Bell Jar written by Rizzo from Grease, with a soundtrack by My Bloody Valentine and Happy Mondays. As beautiful as it is funny, How To Build a Girl is a brilliant coming-of-age novel in DMs and ripped tights, that captures perfectly the terror and joy of trying to discover exactly who it is you are going to be. Review: This is not going to be a book for everyone. If you're already a lover of Caitlin's work, it's a pretty safe bet you'll love it but otherwise it's probably safe to say that you should proceed with caution .. it's extremely rude in places and totally irreverent. It's quite similar to her book How To Be a Woman .. except this is fiction. She's taken the things she knows about and shaped them into a story. A story that had me actually howling with laughter until I thought I'd do myself a mischief. This in part was due to the fact that I listened to it being read by the rather wonderful Louise Brealey and she has the most glorious Wolverhampton accent that just brings Johanna and the Morrigan family to life. There is criticism that there's not much new here .. that if you've read How To be a Woman then you've basically read this but I don't agree .. similarities yes and Caitlin's legendary (her word ) style is all over it but there was plenty that was fresh and new. I guess though, I am of the opinion that there can't be too much Moran and so possibly am not the best judge of it. My favourite books of all are the ones that make me laugh .. if I haven't laughed somewhere during a book then it has let me down in some way (depending on subject matter of course.) Anyway .. it's not often someone can make you laugh yourself sick over cystitis .. that'll never happen to me again I'm sure .. and I value the experience It's a book that's hard to put down (or in my case .. hard to stop listening to) It felt to me like reading about the Rabbite family in Roddy Doyle's books or watching (early) Shameless. Endlessly entertaining, deliciously horrifying and eyebrow raisingly rude. Johanna (especially as the re-incarnated Dolly) does some pretty stupid things but she's already gained the reader's sympathy early on and so you do cheer her on from the sidelines. Her father is feckless, her mother is depressed and the family are one step away from the workhouse .. or would be if this was the 19th century. Johanna wants to save them from poverty by becoming a music journo (bit far fetched maybe but then that's more or less what did happen to Moran herself.) but she needs to re-invent herself first. Nobody would ever employ Johanna Morrigan. I read (?) this a lot whilst out walking and people were giving me odd looks (more than usual I mean ) because it was impossible not to be LOL'ing. I've since insisted that my sister listen to it as I know it's right up her street. I am a bit more cautious about recommending it here .. just because it is so rude (I mean not 50 Shades of Grey rude .. not that I would know how rude that is .. oh dear ) but it's all told with humour. She just knows all the right words to make any situation hilarious. It's also quite bitter sweet and painful as coming of age books often are. Caitlin is quite Marmite but if you're already inclined and you don't mind a large dollop of smut then give this one a go. 4/5 Edited October 17, 2014 by poppyshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I'm glad you're able to do some reading, Kay. Nice reviews ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 You probably know this by now, but A Book of Dreams is available from Amazon for pre-order, being released in hardback next year (probably on the back of the success of Kate's tour - I think you went to see her? ) - so maybe the paperback will follow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'm glad you're able to do some reading, Kay. Nice reviews ! Thanks Gaia You probably know this by now, but A Book of Dreams is available from Amazon for pre-order, being released in hardback next year (probably on the back of the success of Kate's tour - I think you went to see her? ) - so maybe the paperback will follow? Ah .. this is brilliant news .. thank you so much Janet I have contributed to this I feel For Kate .. I will read the hardback I'm going to pre-order now Good job one of us has their eye on the ball Janet xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 The Dynamite Room by Jason Hewitt Synopsis: July 1940. Eleven year old Lydia walks through a village in rural Suffolk on a baking hot day. She is wearing a gas mask. The shops and houses are empty, windows boarded up and sandbags green with mildew, the village seems deserted. Leaving it behind, 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 is 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 abide by. He won't hurt Lydia, but she cannot leave the house. Is he telling her the truth? What is he looking for? Why is he so familiar? And how does he already know Lydia's name?Review: I really enjoyed this, I do love stories set in this period anyway and this seemed a fresh and new approach. Lydia has been evacuated but has run away .. I think this was quite common .. I remember my uncle telling me how he caught the train back to London because he couldn't stick the food in Yorkshire (ungrateful tyke ) Her back story is told throughout the book, we find out where each of her family members are and why they're not at home when she returns there. Similarly with the German soldier, Heiden, we're as much in the dark about him as Lydia on first being introduced but his past is eventually revealed. This isn't done in alternate chapters but mixed into the narrative .. one minute you're in the here and now and then you're back in the past but it's not jarring or confusing. Lydia suffers both fear at what Heiden might do and, the perhaps even more terrifying, fear of being totally alone in the world. Even with all the unpredictability of it she would rather have him there than nobody. It's a very frightening situation. The village has been abandoned, the black-out blinds have to stay in place, it's sweltering weather outside and heavy and tense within. Heiden searches the house looking for documents and information. He and Lydia eye each other nervously and she sometimes spies on him. He talks about an invasion .. of being ready for when it comes .. he says by rights she should be dead .. he has killed children and will do so again if she steps out of line (that'd be enough for me to run screaming for the hills .. before a bullet hits me most probably ) but Lydia has a strong survival instinct. He is the enemy but she would rather talk to him than nobody .. she tentatively starts asking questions and trying to engage him in conversation .. anything to break the silence. He keeps his eye on the world through a slit in the blinds and sometimes ventures outside .. occasionally Lydia hears a shot. This is the story of the five days they spend together. Eventually the past catches up with the present .. with explosive effect. Very, very enjoyable writing. The characters became very real to me and my opinion of them shifted as I learnt more. It was all quite claustrophobic and suffocating but in a page turning way .. though it's not a fast paced book at all .. the tension being drip-fed in quite slowly. There was a chapter from his next book at the end of this one and, because this one was so good, I read it .. which is unusual for me .. anyway I wanted to read on so I'll definitely try and remember to look out for it next year. 5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Oooh, great review - that sounds good. I will have to add that to my wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Oooh, great review - that sounds good. I will have to add that to my wish list. Thanks Janet I thought it was brilliant .. hope you do too (don't want to inundate you but happy as always to lend it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Thanks, you are lovely. I'd better not though as we *still* haven't watched the DVD we borrowed from you and Alan. We won't keep it forever, I promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexi Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Brilliant review and that sounds a fantastic read - straight onto the wishlist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Great reviews - sounds like an interesting read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks, you are lovely. I'd better not though as we *still* haven't watched the DVD we borrowed from you and Alan. We won't keep it forever, I promise. Keep it as long as you like No hurry at all. Brilliant review and that sounds a fantastic read - straight onto the wishlist! Thanks Alexi .. hope you enjoy it I've put it on my pile for Claire but I think it deserves to be one of those books that wings its way around the book forum .. so possibly Janet can read it later and you also Great reviews - sounds like an interesting read! Thanks bobbs .. I really got into it. The characters became real to me .. always a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie Synopsis: It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery… before tongues start to wag. Review: Enjoyable stuff. I like reading murder mysteries at this time of year and who better to read than Agatha? The story seemed familiar to me .. possibly I've caught a Sunday teatime adaptation of it at some point but thankfully couldn't remember the denouement .. ahh .. the blessings of a poor memory As is well known I don't like gore or excessive violence so these kinds of mysteries suit me best .. a step up from the five find-outers but still in the same comfy cosy territory. Wouldn't say this was as stand out as The Murder of Roger Ackroyd .. I think I prefer Poirot to Marple .. but a very pleasant read all the same. 3/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 More Fool Me by Stephen Fry Synopsis: Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me. 'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me and me denying everything until my pockets are emptied. Oh the shame.' In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'. Much loved in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, The Liar, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him. What could possibly go wrong? Then, as the 80s drew to a close, he discovered a most enjoyable way to burn the candle at both ends, and took to excess like a duck to breadcrumbs. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a never ending series of celebrity parties, drinking dens, and poker games by night, in a ludicrous and impressive act of bravado, he fooled all those except the very closest to him, some of whom were most enjoyably engaged in the same dance. He was - to all intents and purposes - a high functioning addict. Blazing brightly and partying wildly as the 80s turned to the 90s, AIDS became an epidemic and politics turned really nasty, he was so busy, so distracted by the high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable, headlong tumble that must surely follow...Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, More Fool Me is a brilliant, eloquent account by a man driven to create and to entertain - revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden. Review: The reviews for this have been mixed and I did debate whether to read it or not but having enjoyed his previous two memoirs (and Stephen does make the point that he is going on here somewhat .. there are very satisfactory one volume accounts of the lives of Napoleon and Jesus Christ etc .. and even Katie Price .. why the need for three volumes!!??) I thought I should carry on. At the end of The Fry Chronicles he leaves us rather abruptly .. as he prepares to take his first line of cocaine .. so it's impossible not to want to know what happens next. What happens is of course he becomes addicted, spending hideous amounts of time and money on the stimulant and generally letting himself and everyone who loves him down (though not by being in any way disreputable .. somehow .. though he finds it difficult to break the habit .. it doesn't interfere at all in his working life .. he never for instance takes the drug whilst working or in the daytime at all.) He is, however, far from alone .. nearly everyone else he comes into contact with is playing the same game. At the start of the book there is a lot of going over old ground ... for the sake of those that haven't read Moab is My Washpot and/or The Fry Chronicles. This has annoyed readers but it didn't me .. he manages to re-tell his back story in a fresh way with new anecdotes so you get a slightly different perspective on the same set of events. Also .. the latter half of the book is taken directly from his diary entries at the time .. which some people think a con but which I enjoyed. No-one tells a tale or writes a diary quite like Stephen Fry. There are some great anecdotes here involving John Mills, Kenneth Branagh, Princess Diana, Damien Hirst, Keith Allen and a particularly fantastic one about Frank Sinatra. Nothing could ever be as stand out as Moab is My Washpot .. it's one of my favourite biographies ever but this was still hugely enjoyable. I listened to him read it .. which of course increased the enjoyment. This only takes him up to the nineties .. so there's a few volumes more before we're done I think .. Stephen does like to talk 4/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Great reviews! I have some books by Agatha Christie on my TBR and the Stephen Fry books on my wishlist. I'm glad you liked both of those books . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Bit of a dismal end to my reading year 2014 .. wasn't well towards the end of it and as such my reading suffered and I only managed to finish off one book and listen to another Never mind .. can't be helped. Didn't get nearly enough reviews done this year either ... I'm going to attempt to write a few words about them and see how I get on This will be a lesson to me to keep up to date in future .. don't hold your breath though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell Synopsis: Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte Brontë was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim, and remains the most significant study of the enigmatic author who gave Jane Eyre the subtitle An Autobiography. It recounts Charlotte Brontë's life from her isolated childhood, through her years as a writer who had 'foreseen the single life' for herself, to her marriage at thirty-eight and death less than a year later. The resulting work - the first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist - explored the nature of Charlotte's genius and almost single-handedly created the Brontë myth. Review: Very interesting read but I was disappointed to discover that it might not be entirely truthful .. or that it's a sanitised version. Elizabeth was commissioned to write it by Charlotte's father and this seems to have coloured her writing and made her conceal certain facts .. subjects such as Charlotte's marriage and the death of brother Branwell are not discussed in any detail. There are some strange, pointed, sort of accusations made towards Branwell's married lover which seemed a bit OTT. It does take two to tango after all but then it led to his ruination whilst her reputation in society remained intact so I can see why the family felt that way but Elizabeth seems to have taken it personally .. though perhaps that illustrates her depth of feeling for Charlotte. Anyway horse whipping would be too good for the lady concerned apparently. It's quite a difficult read as Elizabeth made the mistake of thinking all her readers would be highly intelligent Letters written in French by Charlotte are not translated and generally .. because it's a biog written in the 1850's .. it's not quite as reader friendly as one written now would be. Lots of fascinating insight though .. such as the fact (I hope I'm right in saying that anyway ) that the character of Helen Burns in Jane Eyre was based on Charlotte's eldest sister Maria and her awful experiences at boarding school. Also the recounting of the deaths of Emily and Anne were so moving .. Anne in particular .. I wept buckets. I think in fact you get a stronger idea of the characters of Anne and Emily than you do of Charlotte strangely. I still don't feel .. after 400 pages .. that I know her that well. 4/5 * This was read partly when I wasn't feeling well and so not firing on all cylinders which might have made me particularly obtuse and may have meant that in reality it's not that difficult a read. I just made hard work of it Also I know there were endnotes .. possibly the letters were translated there but I was defeated by then Even in English the letters were quite dry and dusty and very much centred around health which you would expect but quite depressing when you're not tickety boo yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Heft by Liz Moore Synopsis: Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising sporting career - if he can untangle himself from his family drama. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel's mother, Charlene, a former student of Arthur's. After nearly two decades of silence, it is Charlene's unexpected phone call to Arthur - a plea for help - that jostles them into action. Review: I wanted to like this more than I did .. I liked the cover enormously I found both characters fascinating .. there was a split narrative .. but bits of Kel's story dragged .. possibly bits of Arthur's did too but he has a very dry sort of humour which made his ramblings more interesting. It was quite frustrating in as much as you spend the entire book .. or most of it .. waiting for a certain event to happen .. which never seems to happen. It's a very sad book in lots of ways and both main characters are incredibly lonely and quite isolated .. plus both have major issues .. Arthur is obese and can't leave home but has kept it secret from his former friends and Kel is the sole carer for his sick Mum. I wanted more from the ending but possibly that might just be me .. I do know there were many times when I was silently yelling 'just get on with it' (I know .. hypocrite or what ) and as such I felt cheated because I was wondering what would happen when .. and when didn't happen Wasn't always entirely convinced either but on the whole very touching. A lot of their innermost thoughts struck a chord with me .. the author expressed what it's like to be lonely and a social misfit so well. Worth reading. 3/5 Edited January 11, 2015 by poppyshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Synopsis: Have you performed at the circus? Pippi has! Can you wiggle your toes while you're sleeping? Pippi can! Are you going to be a pirate when you grow up? Pippi is! Pippi lives in a house with a horse, a monkey, a suitcase full of gold and no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She's wild and funny and her crazy ideas are always getting her into trouble! Review: Ah Pippi .. she's a one isn't she? I had to look her up as I was puzzled as to why I hadn't read her as a child .. thought she might have been published slightly later but no .. this one was first published in the 1940's so it's still a mystery as to why I was fobbed off with such weak and watery heroines (such as Anne in Famous Five .. who's only fit to make sandwiches ) Pippi is amazing, she lives on her own with a horse and a monkey and makes short work of obnoxious people such as bullies and burglars. She is after all the strongest girl in the world The neighbouring children Tommy and Annika are what you might call normal children .. more conventional children anyway .. but what a treat for them when Pippi moves in, she soon invites them round and is whipping up pancakes .. not in the usual way though .. no she uses a bath-brush The stories are unusual and very visual .. absolutely perfect for children of all ages. Love her .. she lives by her own rules and is as mad as a box of frogs 4/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Synopsis: It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defense is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac - as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly's wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark.Review: Absolutely magical and so enjoyable. It felt quite old fashioned in lots of ways .. like stories used to be .. and put me in mind of The Dark is Rising which can only be a good thing. A little bit scary but not overly so with plenty of twists and turns. I love Gaiman anyway and think he's a master storyteller and when he turns his hand to children's writing .. he absolutely excels. I think he innately knows what keeps children interested etc. A nice mix of reality and fantasy which works well in his hands .. I'm not always a big fan of that sort of style unless it's seamless and this was. I loved the Hempstocks (the three .. eccentric and other wordly women/girls who live at the end of the lane) particularly young Lettie .. a joy of a character and I love the notion of having a duckpond which is also an ocean. Having said it's not overly scary I did get a little bit terrified towards the end .. but I scare easily Actually I'm not sure if this is a children's book .. certainly older children would love it, it's probably too frightening for littlies .. it's a bit like Coraline and The Graveyard Book (though scarier and more adult than both I think) in that it appeals to all ages. Interestingly the narrator is an adult when he recounts the story .. this always adds authenticity to a tale .. you believe in it straight away ... 'I remember that winter because it had bought the heaviest snows I'd ever seen' ... no .. I'm digressing now If you like Gaiman already then it's a must .. if not .. I'm not sure this would change your mind .. especially if you didn't like The Graveyard Book but I thought it was gorgeous. 5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Great reviews, Kay! I'm glad you enjoyed these four books . I really liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I couldn't get into The Ocean At The End Of The Lane. I really wanted to, and I might try it again someday, but I just wandered off after a while. I'm glad you enjoyed it though Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Great reviews, Kay! I'm glad you enjoyed these four books . I really liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane too. Thanks Gaia I couldn't get into The Ocean At The End Of The Lane. I really wanted to, and I might try it again someday, but I just wandered off after a while. I'm glad you enjoyed it though Kay It might not be for you then Noll .. I enjoyed it from the beginning and I don't think it alters much .. in style that is .. obviously the plot thickens cos that's what plots do Maybe give it another go though .. just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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