[beckycat]

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

4/5

[Ra Ra Ra]

Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy

My first McCarthy novel. I think I might read another of his, because this book was absolutely outstanding. The judge is one of the most disconcerting characters I've ever read. 5/5.

[darkxangel]

(Original post by Salgoud)
Can't comment on the film as I haven't seen it, but if you're considering to read the book - do it. It's fantastic, without doubt in my top-5.

ohh allright then, i will...

[Daydreamer18]

(Original post by darkxangel)
Could you expand on this please?

There were soo many major inconsistencies in the plot. The main character obviously has memory problems - that's what the whole book is about - so her stories never quite stacked up. However, even in the accounts of the other characters there were major contradictions.

I'll put more info in spoiler tags - it doesn't really give anything away but some people might prefer not to read more details. I did read it a while ago so my account will probably be a little sketchy!!

Spoiler:

Show

Firstly, her best friend Claire told her that her son had died, and a couple of chapters later began claiming that he'd come to visit for years, and not forgotten about her. This character is meant to be one of the innocent, honest ones without any form of memory issue so it didn't make sense to me.

There was also another inconsistency which I don't quite remember the details of, but it was something to do with the son again - one minute there were accounts of him visiting her, and the next he 'didn't know anything about where she was and had been trying to get in touch'. I think. Something along those lines!!

I just can't believe no one noticed such massive plot holes through the editing process. Hence my view that it was never proof read at all.

[briesandwich]

The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

Slow at the beginning, but about 3/4 of the way through the book I couldn't put it down.

[darkxangel]

(Original post by Daydreamer18)
There were soo many major inconsistencies in the plot. The main character obviously has memory problems - that's what the whole book is about - so her stories never quite stacked up. However, even in the accounts of the other characters there were major contradictions.

I'll put more info in spoiler tags - it doesn't really give anything away but some people might prefer not to read more details. I did read it a while ago so my account will probably be a little sketchy!!

Spoiler:

Show

Firstly, her best friend Claire told her that her son had died, and a couple of chapters later began claiming that he'd come to visit for years, and not forgotten about her. This character is meant to be one of the innocent, honest ones without any form of memory issue so it didn't make sense to me.

There was also another inconsistency which I don't quite remember the details of, but it was something to do with the son again - one minute there were accounts of him visiting her, and the next he 'didn't know anything about where she was and had been trying to get in touch'. I think. Something along those lines!!

I just can't believe no one noticed such massive plot holes through the editing process. Hence my view that it was never proof read at all.

ohh i always thought that claire told her those things to protect her or something.

[IAmTheKing]

Just finished I am Legend. Awesome book, would recommend it to anyone.

Just started House of Leaves after seeing it mentioned a few times somewhere on TSR

EDIT: Forgot to mark it - 4/5

[briesandwich]

Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

4/5
I really like his writing style, it's straight forward and direct unlike most books I read. I'll have to read more of his books!

[Historiana]

The King's Mistress - Gillian Bagwell


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[sammy-lou]

The Satanic Verses.

4/5

Rushdie's style is difficult to get along with in places, but overall the plot was fantastic and certain passages were so beautifully written that I could excuse other less enjoyable parts of the book. Gibreel's recall of the murders he committed on the last couple of pages was particularly moving.

[oodlesofpoodles]

The End of the Affair - Graham Greene

4/5 I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would, it's the first Greene novel I've read and I'll definitely read more of his work I really liked his writing style

[Yoghurt]

Charlotte Street by Danny Wallace

4/5

I found it a funny and charming book, by no means a game changer, but still a very enjoyable read.

[Daydreamer18]

Nothing to Envy - Barbara Demick. 3/5.

It was good, and I feel more knowledgeable for reading it, but it didn't have that 'can't put down' factor. Maybe that's just the nature of the topic.

[Daydreamer18]

I've been on holiday, so have a few to update!

The Reader - Bernhard Schlink. 3/5. It was good enough, but very short and didn't have that much substance. Not overwhelmed by it.
The Leopard - Jo Nesbo. 4.5/5. Really good, really gripping. But, like the other book of Nesbo's I have read, I felt like there was one too many plot twists to be realistic. Very clever plot though.
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - 4/5. Took a while to get in to it, but the second half was great. Very different to anything I've read before.
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath. 4/5. Really liked it, and glad I finally got round to reading it.

[meenu89]

Shayne Parkinson- A Second Chance (4th book in the Promises to keep series).

I'm going to miss them, wish she wrote a 5th one.

[Lugasio]

Company of Liars by Karen Maitland, medieval thriller...the author did her research, I got to admit...
And Neil Gaiman's collection of short stories, "Fragile Things", pretty good ,but also weird

[ella37]

Damned by Chuck Palahniuk.
Took me a while to finish this. :/ It's funny and has a nice twist at the end, but it's not as strong as Palahniuk's other works.

[DontJudge]

Biff and Chip - The Magic Key.

[Lomo_gurl]

Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger. 4.5/5

[the man from space]

Sign of Four - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle