Martina Cole (Um, not sure I like her books)

[Beccles]

Someone on the forum recommended Martina Cole after I told you all bout my liking of Lynda La Plante. I am not sure if Close my first read of Cole is the wrong choice. There is a lot of background information in narrative Ie he did this and she did that. but I am finding it hard to get into but wont give up.

 

I dont know if I am getting old but the swearing is a bit too much. why do authors have to use bad language?

[SueB]

Hi Beccles!

I love Martinas books but dont think Ive read that one........persevere though they are compulsive reading the further into the book you go!!

[catwoman]

I have never read Martina Cole, I have always been recommended them by other readers.

 

Hopefully you will get into it soon and like Sue said they will become addictive.

 

CW

[madcow]

I've not read Close yet, the first one of hers I read was The Ladykiller, which got me hooked

[teamedward]

I think Martina Coles books started off great as they were very edgy, though now they all seem to be the same and i find them predictable, sex violence, drugs, gangs, abuse, agree with above comment with the foul language, i think if you took out all of the swear words there wouldnt be much left to read. (imo)

 

Lisa

[Ausonius]

My childhood was spent around some very low-class (economically) people, both relatives and acquaintances of various races on the edge of poverty and in poverty.

 

Never did they say say anything - even when they thought we were not listening - that approaches the kind of obscenity and the amount of obscenity found in some so-called "realistic" novels and R-rated movies.

 

The invention of the R-rated movie c. 1970, in my opinion, has led to more people who now do talk rather crudely: and yes, some "pop novels" have followed the trend of greater crudity.

 

Some of the most hideous characters known are dealt with by Shakespeare, who wrote for the popular theater.

 

Where are the "realistic" crudities?

[ian]

I started reading one once (I forget which one). I only got a couple of chapters in before I got too depressed to read further. Actually, that is a compliment to the writing, as I found the characters SO objectionable, not that the plot was.

 

Ian

[clarestef]

I've also tried to read Martina Cole but found her books really difficult to get into so I eventually gave up. She's definitely not one of the best authors around, but other readers seem to enjoy her books. Each to their own

[welshchick30]

close was the wrong book for you to start reading of martina cole's...try two women, the ladykillers or goodnight lady. i found her earlier books were better...after 'the know' they have gone downhill but i feel seen as i have read all her others i like to read her new ones. I am just starting to read hard girls now which i had for christmas

[teamedward]

I would recommend the first 3 or 4 books that she did, I thought were really good,but found she went downhill from there, but like many on this site if I find an author I like I do tend to buy all the books they have released. Though I felt as though she was just publishing them to make more money, as she does seem to release a new book every few months!

 

Lisaxx

[welshchick30]

I would recommend the first 3 or 4 books that she did, I thought were really good,but found she went downhill from there, but like many on this site if I find an author I like I do tend to buy all the books they have released. Though I felt as though she was just publishing them to make more money, as she does seem to release a new book every few months!

 

Lisaxx

 

martina cole releases one book every year normally around october time... this is why im finding it hard to understand why her books are not as good as before....james patterson has one out nearly every month and his books are amazing...i know he has co-writers but he is still really good

[teamedward]

martina cole releases one book every year normally around october time... this is why im finding it hard to understand why her books are not as good as before....james patterson has one out nearly every month and his books are amazing...i know he has co-writers but he is still really good

 

Why pay so much money for a book by James Patterson when they are co-written by him ? I have nearly every book by James Patterson I would say I haven't bothered with the last 6 - 10 books. Alex Cross is just coming across as a tart, who leaves his kids with his pensioner mother while he goes out doing his buisness and more or less he always puts his own family in danger. His earlier books I thought were really good, and I really enjoyed "The Jester".

 

You may be right about Martina Cole books coming out every October, I wouldn't really know as it has been a while since I bought her books, I thought "Goodnigh Lady" was a disturbing but brilliant read.

 

Lisaxx

[catwoman]

martina cole releases one book every year normally around october time... this is why im finding it hard to understand why her books are not as good as before....james patterson has one out nearly every month and his books are amazing...i know he has co-writers but he is still really good

 

I know this is slightly off topic but to reply to this point; I have just had the James Patterson email come into my Inbox and it states that he has NINE books out in 2010!

[teamedward]

I know this is slightly off topic but to reply to this point; I have just had the James Patterson email come into my Inbox and it states that he has NINE books out in 2010!

 

Disgusting. I don't know what else to say. Shame on him.

[welshchick30]

Why pay so much money for a book by James Patterson when they are co-written by him ? I have nearly every book by James Patterson I would say I haven't bothered with the last 6 - 10 books. Alex Cross is just coming across as a tart, who leaves his kids with his pensioner mother while he goes out doing his buisness and more or less he always puts his own family in danger. His earlier books I thought were really good, and I really enjoyed "The Jester".

 

You may be right about Martina Cole books coming out every October, I wouldn't really know as it has been a while since I bought her books, I thought "Goodnigh Lady" was a disturbing but brilliant read.

 

Lisaxx

 

With James Patterson books I find that I am unable to put them down when I start reading them whereas lately with the Martina Cole ones I have actually stopped reading them and started reading a different book. The Alex Cross series is good but I much prefer the Women's Murder Club series which is what got me hooked on reading his books. Im one of those people that once ive read a book of an author I like to read them all. I just can't help myself. Goodnight Lady is one of my favourite Martina Cole books along with Two Women

 

Rachel xx

[teamedward]

The "Womens Murder Club" is a fantastic series, so I totally agree with you there.

 

Lisaxx

[PinkDiamond]

I am a Martina Cole fan but I have to say I enjoyed her earlier books more than her more recent ones. One of my favourites is The Know, well worth a read!

 

As others have said, stick with her, once you get into one of her books you won't be able to put it down!

[Easy Reader]

Martina Cole gave me nightmares. I had to stop reading her books.

 

I got Goodnight Lady and The Runaway on offer and to be honest didn't bother reading the backs I just thought thats a good deal I will get them. I took them home and then read the backs and thought "oh dear not my sort of thing" but decided to be brave and give them a go. I read Goodnight Lady first and apart from the abuse I liked the style and found it really quite engrossing. After finishing it I thought I would give the Runaway a go too which again contained abuse which I really am not a fan of I thought it was not as bad as the previous book and kept reminding myself it was fiction. Feeling braver I moved on to The Ladykiller (it does what it says on the tin) and had prepared myself for what was to come. Again I liked the writing style and reminded myself it was just fiction. The I moved on to The Jump this is the one that kept me awake at nights I couldn't get some of the images out of my head and was stuck between not wanting to finish it as it was running through my head all the time and needing to finish it to get "closure". I have stayed away for MC even since.

 

Slightly off topic I was reading The Jump not long after watching an episode of Friends where Joey told Rachel he puts books in the freezer to stop bad things happening and reading this book I could fully understand why he would do that.