February 15th, 2019 by Melanie3101

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.

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January 5th, 2019 by Melanie3101

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.

This year, I will try harder, starting with finishing the beautifully written The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.

 

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!

 

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