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Alice Feeney, I Know Who You Are ICK. Hated it. Horrible childhood tortures and really a nasty book. If anyone else reads this, please enlighten me as to why this author thought this would be a great novel. Too much psychological dribble, not enough actual real life. Another bomb, so on to the next.
Alice Feeney, I Know Who You Are ICK. Hated it. Horrible childhood tortures and really a nasty book. If anyone else reads this, please enlighten me as to why this author thought this would be a great novel. Too much psychological dribble, not enough actual real life. Another bomb, so on to the next.
I finished Little Bee (by Chris Cleave) and am happy to say after having a hard time with several recent books, this was a Good Read. There were parts that I did not love - some of the story line and the ending- but it was really so well written and a bit different. Also, if it may entice someone else, it's under 300 pages!
Next I have Beneath a Scarlet Sky (book club) and Bear Town on my kindle, as we are going away for a few weeks so hopefully I am set!!
Well just to keep relevant, we are back and I did finish Beneath a Scarlet Sky and while I definitely appreciated the story to some degree(based very much on fact) I wasn't really taken with it until the last half. I don't know if it's just me, but I tend to gloss over lots of geographical content in books unless I really know the area and it has meaning. So there was a good amount of commentary about different routes through the Alps and such, which I know was important but ... anyway I think this was my first exposure to the war in Italy (WW2) and the story of the main character was truly something.
Overall though, I think I would give it 3.5 stars.
I am about 3/4 through Beartown and I think the writing is just beautiful. Again, the first part where it has so much about hockey and such makes my eyes glaze over (as I really don't need the details) but so beautifully written and an amazing tale unraveling. Definitely worthwhile.
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermès Gowar.
A historical novel with a glimpse of life in the 1700s. I’m 2/3 through it, and I’m enjoying it. The first third was a bit slow to get going, the second third is engaging. I fear that a bad ending will spoil it for me, but too soon to say.
Did you like it more than Lisa See's other novels?
It's the first of hers I've read. Which one should be next? I have Snow Flower and the Secret Fan & China Dolls downloaded and ready to go.
Just started The Bees, Laline Paull 2014.
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