I missed February too so here's the list for February:
One Day by David Nicholls (book club)
Once I got used to the jumping around I loved this book probably because the characters ran true and the places were familiar with the Edinburgh chapters bringing back memories of university...
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
Another free book for the Kindle and picked because I loved Dracula. It was a series of short stories all fabulously dark, a couple seemed predictable but not until they were almost concluded, if you read and loved Dracula - read this!
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Harriet Ann Jacobs
This was a moving, fascinating story of a real slave in the States, it felt very true to life despite the thought of someone living in and attic space that doesn't allow her to stand for a couple of years.
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
I read this on a recommendation from someone at my book club and I'm still not sure if I liked it or was turned off by it. I felt it was a bit self-help in places but in other places I was rooting for the author. I think it's worth trying it and seeing what you think.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
I read this instead of going to see the movie and was glad that did. Although the medical scientist in me would liked to have had a bit more detail about the whole donor process. I was frustrated that you never found out why donors 'completed' after four transplants... But definitely worth a read, don't be put off by talk of sci-fi.
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (book club)
I'm always fascinated by the home front during the war so this book was a great choice for me. However I struggled to connect to the characters I felt almost like too much was happening and there were too many people fighting to be centre of my attention. The resulting effect was to feel very detached from the story which wasn't an enjoyable feeling.
One Day by David Nicholls (book club)
Once I got used to the jumping around I loved this book probably because the characters ran true and the places were familiar with the Edinburgh chapters bringing back memories of university...
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
Another free book for the Kindle and picked because I loved Dracula. It was a series of short stories all fabulously dark, a couple seemed predictable but not until they were almost concluded, if you read and loved Dracula - read this!
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Harriet Ann Jacobs
This was a moving, fascinating story of a real slave in the States, it felt very true to life despite the thought of someone living in and attic space that doesn't allow her to stand for a couple of years.
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
I read this on a recommendation from someone at my book club and I'm still not sure if I liked it or was turned off by it. I felt it was a bit self-help in places but in other places I was rooting for the author. I think it's worth trying it and seeing what you think.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
I read this instead of going to see the movie and was glad that did. Although the medical scientist in me would liked to have had a bit more detail about the whole donor process. I was frustrated that you never found out why donors 'completed' after four transplants... But definitely worth a read, don't be put off by talk of sci-fi.
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (book club)
I'm always fascinated by the home front during the war so this book was a great choice for me. However I struggled to connect to the characters I felt almost like too much was happening and there were too many people fighting to be centre of my attention. The resulting effect was to feel very detached from the story which wasn't an enjoyable feeling.
I loved Never Let Me Go, especially the way that the storyline about their purpose unfolded. The lack of detail was annoying, but the sparsity really added to the atmosphere I thought.
ReplyDeleteI was glad that I got Eat, Pray, Love from the library rather than buying it - I didn't really get into it at all, except for a part of the section on Italy. Not a big fan!