A compelling and beautifully written story with an interesting narrative style in places. I was only able to dip in and out of this – far from my preferred method of reading – but for such a long book touching on so many areas of life as Theo’s story progresses, I never lost interest or the sense of the novel and was immediately transported back to the life within its pages every time I had a half hour to spare.
As many other readers have commented, there is definite room for improvement with some of the editing and the references to the use of the internet and mobile phones are somewhat incongruous and confused but, all in all, this was a piece of modern literature that I would highly recommend and one of the best books I’ve read in quite some time.
It stands apart from the crowd and will, I believe, stand the test of time.
A beautiful anthology of poetry for children this was a gift to me at an early age and I loved it. Many happy memories of my mother are bound up in its pages and after fifty years I recently parted with my copy (a different cover to the one pictured) when I passed it on to my nieces with the strict proviso that should they not want it at any point in the future it was to be returned to me.
The enquiry about editing a collection of poems reminded me that I’ve not yet included any poetry in my various musings on this website, so here is a verse from Wendy Cope that always makes me smile.
As I have done many times in the past, one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to read more! There are so many great books and so little time. Last year I succeeded in my decision to not spend time re-reading old favourites but sadly didn’t come close to my target of reading one new novel each week.
Next on my reading list is the whole of the DI Frank Miller series by John Carson as I began editing these novels from book seven in the series. With luck and not too many interruptions to his schedule this year, there will be many more Frank Miller novels to come during 2019.
All subscriptions to television will be cancelled to be replaced with a Kindle Unlimited subscription in an effort to ensure that I can try as many new authors as possible this year, but there are also a few books on my shelves that have been awaiting my attention for some time, including the ending to the Ibis Trilogy and a few others by Amitav Ghosh including The Glass Palace which was purchased in an airport some years ago!
Another wonderful and humorous instalment in the Guesthouse on the Green series as Mammy and Moira travel Vietnam.
I love the series and can't wait for book four!
A quick but emotional read - reading about the cruelty to the dog was heartbreaking but this was a lovely tale of the love and healing that animals can bring to our lives.
I would have given five stars but for the missed typos - a few t...
I get the impression that this could be a nice story but I've had to give up after forcing myself to go as far as 15% of the way through. If this novel has ever been near a remotely professional editor then the author was conned.
Chapte...
Another very enjoyable story but with a few niggles, hence the four stars rather than five. Maybe it's because I was tired but the editing issues grated on me more than in the first story and, do people really generally believe that 'ear...