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Comments Off on Black Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin

Black Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin


2016
08.06

“A thriller with a twist, OK nothing unusual with that, the twist is the story is told from the perspective of the victim. It doesn’t spend a lot of time chasing or giving clues to whom the serial killer is.
The victim has memory loss after a killer dumps her in a mass grave, psychiatrists come and go, but sooner or later she needs to help the innocently imprisoned man for the serial murders.
BC score 6/10 mine 4/10 (instantly forgettable!)

Score 4/10

Date read August 2016

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The Seed Collectors by Scarlet Thomas


2016
07.20

“If you didn’t read The End of Mr Y then you should!
This doesn’t connect at all and stands alone as a novel.
As a writer she has an easy style which makes the pages flow and keeps you wanting to read on.
We read this as a book club novel and had lots to discuss and debate.
BC scored 5.6/10 I liked it more than most and gave it a 7/10

Score 7/10

Date read July 2016

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Arcadia by Iain Pears


2016
05.22

“Book club liked this more than me.
I had high hopes having heard good things about other novels he has written, but was disappointed.
If you like David Mitchell or Haruki Murakami you will know the type of magical/fantasy style. It falls short compared to these other two authors.
Book club 6/10 me 4/10

Score 4/10

Date read May 2016

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Comments Off on Quicksand by Steve Toltz

Quicksand by Steve Toltz


2016
04.20

“What a thoroughly great book this is.
I laughed many times out loud.
Liam and Aldo are best friends. Aldo is a true genius character which I’ll always remember. Set in modern days in Australia we follow the scrapes Aldo goes through, of which there are many, Liam also tells the story and bales him out when things go wrong.
If Toltz could bring Aldo into another novel I’d read it like a shot.
Highly recommended. Our book group scored it 7.5/10 I loved it and gave it 8.5/10

Score 8.5/10

Date read April 2016

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