Reviews of Books
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Mar 23rd, 2010
I do quite like Salley Vickers – I haven’t read everything she has written, but the bits I have read I enjoyed. I borrowed a copy of this book from a friend. Mrs Heatherington sets sail alone on a cruise, with hopes of new experience and replenished independence. Vic, the on-board entertainer, has an eye [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light on Mar 11th, 2010
My Book club is reading The Interpretation of Murder. One of the member’s library suggested it. My overwhelming impression is one of confusion. At first I found it compelling, but then I couldn’t seem to get to the end. Here’s the blurb … In this ingenious, suspenseful historical thriller, Sigmund Freud is drawn into the [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light on Mar 3rd, 2010
I’m a bit of a knitter (see my knitting blog), so I read the Friday Night Knitting Club which was OK – certainly light entertainment (but I don’t have a problem with that). Once I’d finished the Bronte, I decided I needed something that could be read quickly with little concentration so I picked up [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Recommended on Mar 2nd, 2010
This is the first Anne Bronte novel I have read. I’ve read Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights (which I hated), and Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre (I liked it) and Shirley (I liked it). I must say I was pleasantly surprised. It was very long and religious – not for a modern audience – but still I finished [...]