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The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson


2012
04.01

“This one is a tad different. For a first novel I’m impressed.
It’s a delightfully odd story about the adult children of a pair of avant-garde performance artists, the ultimate dysfunctional American family.
The beginning is funny and light, the flashbacks to the art they create as a family are sideswipes at modern art.
As the novel goes on it becomes more serious, the kids, child A & B are older and feel used.
This was a likeable read, a mixture of Andy Warhol meets the Adams Family.

Score 6/10

Date read April 2012

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Silver by Andrew Motion


2012
04.01

“Follow up to the great Treasure Island which I read again not so many years ago.
The poet laureate has taken on some challenge. Now what I will say is that his writing is lovely and not over done.
The story picks up years after Long John Silver returns from Treasure Island, his son, a teenager is met by a strange girl, and the story takes us on the journey.
What the book can’t decide is if it is for children to read (as I was first time around) or adults. Either way it’s too long at 650 pages and not the page turner to hold the teen readers attention.
It didn’t have the edge or imagination and ultimately left me cold. I read this back in September and gave it a 3/10 Now after reflection I’ll up it to a four, some parts have lived in the memory so not all bad.

Score 4/10

Date read April 2012

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Pure by Andrew Miller


2012
03.23

“Costa winner and rightly so. I recommend reading this historical novel.
The city graveyard of Paris is overflowing with corpses and had to be shut, it rests and it stinks.
Young engineer Jean Baptiste is given his first job after a surreal interview at Versailles to remove it, contents, church, everything.
This is a multi layered masterpiece and perfect for any reading group who, like ours will discuss late into the night.

Score 8/10

Date read March 2012

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Luther The Calling by Neil Cross


2012
02.25

“Gritty and compelling London thriller.
Most of the time I wanted to stop reading this because it is violent and nasty, but he has created a true page turner.
Like a car crash I couldn’t turn away.
I don’t want to but I will read the next in the series when it comes.

Score 6.5/10

Date read February 2012

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