One year on

and from the looks of this blog none of us have ready anything in 12 months which is quite possible given the lives of mummies we all lead.... however, sadly I can't actually use that excuse - I trawl through a book every few days, it's just none of them have been blog worthy.... or in fact books that i would admit to reading.... so there you go :)

Yet another easy read, if that's what you're looking for!

I've been sucked into all the hype over Twilight, written by Stephanie Meyers...

And you know what? It's good. A bit teenager-y for some, but I really enjoyed it. This is coming from someone who still enjoys reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe series over and over, so my opinion may or may not carry much weight!

Myers writes fluidly and well. The story is somewhat predictable but I still found myself reading well into the night because I just could not put this one down...

I'm sure you all are vaguely familiar with the plot, so I won't spoil what little you don't already know by elaborating here. I will just say that it is a teen love story, but it does have it's fair share of action to break up the soppy parts!

I am not going to rush out and see the movie. I can't think of one movie-based-on-a-novel I have enjoyed as much as the book, so I can't image this one would be any different. They always leave out too much!

The Friday Night Knitting Club

At the moment I need to read things that entertain me, don't make me think too much and that can handle interruptions without completely destroying the flow of the tale. I understand now how Mills and Boon have kept afloat for such a long time. Not that I'm quite ready to head down that reading path, but never say never, right?!

The Friday Night Knitting Club caught my eye at our last library trip. Well, to be perfectly honest, it was one of those books that a librarian had thoughtfully put at eye level for me to grab as I walked past with Reuben in one arm and a stack of pictures books in the other. And I am so glad that thoughtful person put this particular book out, just for me of course!

Although not a new story line, it was still a good one. The title gives a enough away, so I won't elaborate. The characters were warm, funny, real and I could relate to nearly all of them.

I cried while reading this book.

I marked (not literally - it was a library book!) a couple of passages that I really loved and shared them with a friend.

Both the crying and the marking of passages is unusual for me, so Kate Jacobs must have done something right :o)


Knit Two is the sequel and I'm keen to read it to see what is next in store for the characters involved in the knitting club.

Title Unnecessary

I just wanted to post and tell the world that I've not had much luck in the reading stakes lately. I've just finished a book and while I was able to admire the writing style and the research the author had put in I wasn't terribly enthused by the plot. It was one of those lawyer-murder type books; mass produced with a plot that wasn't all that original. The lack of real emotion in it left me wanting. The sex scenes were pretty lame too!

Then it got worse - I picked up a John Grisham novel I've already read. I would never bother to write a review of one of his books and I'm not going to break my self-imposed rules now.

Thanks Meegs...

Eat Love Pray arrived yesterday and I can't wait to sink my teeth into it (after all this data entry that is!!)

Carls

I'm going to try this

Okay, I'm having trouble figuring out how to get Google to find my new business site - Quality Research Data Services at www.qrds.com.au - so I'm being sneaky and linking it here (a site that Google has found) to see if that helps. Anyone else want to link to me - you feel free :)

Another Jodi Piccoult

I just recently finished Songs of the Humpback Whale - borrowed from Michelle - and at this point I think I've come to realise that I just like my books to go from beginning to end. While I loved the story that was told (a mother and daughter journey their way across the US away from their husband and father - meanwhile he sets off in pursuit of them) - I found the telling of it a little odd. It was one of those stories where it was told from the viewpoint of 5 different people - which I don't altogether mind - however the first paragraph of each new timepoint/date was written by the daughter and she wrote it from end to beginning... like a movie going backwards. But everyone else was telling the story the correct way - from beginning to end - and my confusion was not aided by the fact that it took me about 6 CHAPTERS to figure that out... sigh. My brain is addled since my arrest.... cardiac arrest I mean.. LOL. Anyway, I would definitely read more of her stuff.

On the 'book borrowing from the library' front you'll all be pleased to know that I am 61st in line to borrow Eat Love Pray.... bloody hell - I"ll just buy it today no doubt.