Ooshie Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain, a book recommended by my Mum who has read lots of her books. I found the plot well thought out and it resolved nicely at the end, it wasn't a heavy read but it dealt with some very strong issues, a bit Jodi Piccoult, but better - 4/5 That's exactly how I think of her books - I was a big Jodi Picoult fan, but prefer Diane Chamberlain now Quote
frankie Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon I loved this!! I'll admit it took me a while to get into it and all the way through I had to re read parts, it was so descriptive that my poor old brain sometimes struggled to take it all in, but the characters were so beautifully written. It's not often I read a book and actually feel like I am living it but with this I did, I stayed up late for quite a few nights desperate to know how it was going to end, and what a great ending. So many books have endings that do not befit the quality of the rest of the book but this one did. I have another of his books on my TBR pile and I look forward to reading it. 5.5/5 I'm so happy you enjoyed The Shadow of the Wind, it's one of my all time favorites! Zafon has also written The Angel's Game, which is either a sequel or prequel to TSotW, I forget which one. I haven't read it myself yet, but I thought you might like to know To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee This was a lovely yet powerful read, and another book that should be recommended to anyone who will listen. It covers so much, the rape charge actually being quite a small part of it, and because it is written from the viewpoint of children it is never brash in terminology and it is left to us, the readers to fill in the harsh details. There is poverty, racism, prejudice, incest, brutality and yet it is written in such a light way that you whilst you empathise with the characters you are also allowed to feel the humour and positiveness of the more likeable characters. The last couple of chapters are just genius and completely unputdownable. I truly hope my children get to read this for GCSE, I am seriously thinking of buying myself the A'Level reading notes so that I can fully appreciate the book more that I do already (but that could be the ADHD in me!). I believe this is the only book Harper Lee ever wrote and I can only think that she was unable to write anything that could remotely be equal to this. 5/5 A great review, and I whole heartedly agree with everything you said about the book! Happy reading in 2012, see you aroung Quote
chaliepud Posted December 30, 2011 Author Posted December 30, 2011 Thanks frankie, I have a copy of The Angel's Game, or rather I did, my Mum nabbed it over Christmas!! I'll get to it early in the New Year hopefully, I'm hoping January is a quiet month with little or excitement so I can get on with some serious reading! Happy New Year! Quote
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