Book Club the Ninth - AVIDREADER - 19-10-10 Agreed on:The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (AvidReader) Discussed: - Everything you know by Zoe Heller A very short book club this time round, as we were all running around like lunatics, and then halfway through were maliciously distracted by a beautifully cooked meal! BOOKN00B summed … Continue reading Book Club the Ninth
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Book Club the Eighth
Book Club the Eighth -BOOKELF - Agreed on: We by Yevgany Zenyatin was not working and to be discarded Agreed on: Everything you know by Zoe Heller (BookElf?) Think this was actually a phone call or non-book club related meeting decision. Anyway, however it came about, we were chatting about We and realised that two … Continue reading Book Club the Eighth
Danielle Steelathon XI – A Good Woman pub. 2008
I chose this one to read next especially because it was a historical one. Set after the sinking of the Titanic, the blurb promised 'from the glitter of Manhatten ballrooms to the fires of the First World War'. ooooo, I though, this'll be good... And it would have been. This is the latest Danielle Steel … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon XI – A Good Woman pub. 2008
Danielle Steelathon X – Lightning pub. 1996
Again, with this challenge I seem to be veering from unspeakable blinding rage to mild mannered simpering 'ahhhh'ness. This brought out the former, predictably enough, and by the end of the book I was almost stomping on it. You might have noticed I have failed miserably in my 'book a day' ethos, but that is … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon X – Lightning pub. 1996
Danielle Steelathon IX – Vanished pub. 1994
ooooooooo this ones a chiller.. This has been a great year for court room dramas for me. Setting a book in a court room can be a great writing tool (we did an exericise on it at uni) because its a structure most readers can relate to (not that you're all hardened criminals, but most … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon IX – Vanished pub. 1994
Danielle Steelathon VIII – Fine Things pub. 1987
This is more like it. I liked this one, which was a bit of a weepy. Its the first 'modern' one I've really enjoyed as well, which is nice. Bernie Fine is the manager of a large departmnet store in New York. He is sent to San Francisco to open a new store there. Although … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon VIII – Fine Things pub. 1987
Danielle Steel VII – Five Days in Paris pub. 1995
ARRRG ALMOST UNSTOPPABLE BLINDING RAGE!!!!!!!! Sorry for shouting, but this book made me soooo mad. I wouldn't mind if Steel was consistent in her hatred of anyone who wants to live their own life, but why is it perfectly acceptable for the hero of this book to leave his wife, dying father in law and … Continue reading Danielle Steel VII – Five Days in Paris pub. 1995
Danielle Steelathon VI – No Greater Love pub. 1992
This is more like it! Much like 'Star', this historical drama/romance was a pleasure to read. Again, because I liked the characters, and the plot was full of twists and turns that kept me guessing and my nose firmly attatched to the spine. I don't know if its that the books being set 'in the … Continue reading Danielle Steelathon VI – No Greater Love pub. 1992
"Never a lender, nor a borrower be…"
Well no disrespect to Lord Polonius, or to Shakespeare, but some of the best books I've ever read were loaners! Soooo, I just lent a dude I work with my copy of Northern Lights, the first in the 'His Dark Materials' series, by Philip Pullman. And I'm stressing. I really, really, really want him to … Continue reading "Never a lender, nor a borrower be…"
Almost Alice
A few years ago, a friend from home pushed a book at me and said 'Read this'. I took one look at the cover and mentally groaned. I don't like it when people play with MY books. And Alice (of the Wonderland Alice Clan), she's one of mine!! The blurb on the back proudly declared … Continue reading Almost Alice
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