“An interesting book which rips into middle class and middle England.
Girls can be self centred and cruel, this story is how one might make amends.
I met the author and she is thoughtful and serious about her writing
Score 5/10
Date read May 2013
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“I do like her style.
Not the first I’ve read by her and I would recommend you to try any of her novels.
The plot; a mother is a famous author who uses her 4 children as the basis of her bestselling children’s stories, this however causes long term problems later in life for the children who are not living in the perfect fictitious world their mother created.
Score 7/10
Date read April 2013
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“Because I was introducing this author at an event I chose to read his latest novel, generally not the sort of book I’d usually pick up.
Nicholson is a twice Oscar nominated script writer. This I found to be a perfectly good romantic saga which covers the period of the second world war and the consequences which follow from this surrounding 4 characters.
Perhaps a little longer than needed but don’t be put off by my review, he is a thoughtful author and having met him I’d read more.
Score 4/10
Date read April 2013
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“When I read this I hadn’t done any more than pick it up and begin reading, turns out to be written in 1970 and the second novel by American top crime writer.
This early work I feel was the beginning of JLB tuning his craft. It’s raw and direct.
In the vein of Grapes of Wrath, our anti hero is a down trodden youth whose family are poor mining folk. He tries to get a better life and has that one chance until his pappy is killed. It carries on in the depressing way I felt about Grapes of Wrath.
All this said I’ll give it above average 6/10
Score 6/10
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