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Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
Meeting date- Friday 7th June 2013
The story focuses on Amy and Nick who have been married five years. Amy suddenly disappears. The story is told from two perspectives which works well.
This is a really difficult book to discuss without spoiling it, there are many twists & turns & some surprising developments. As well as an exciting thriller it explores the unconventional truths about love & marriage.
It's a thriller which most of book club enjoyed although most found the ending a disappointment.
A thriller we would recommend, once you pick it up you won't want to put it down and you will be desperate to talk to someone else who has read it!
The story focuses on Amy and Nick who have been married five years. Amy suddenly disappears. The story is told from two perspectives which works well.
This is a really difficult book to discuss without spoiling it, there are many twists & turns & some surprising developments. As well as an exciting thriller it explores the unconventional truths about love & marriage.
It's a thriller which most of book club enjoyed although most found the ending a disappointment.
A thriller we would recommend, once you pick it up you won't want to put it down and you will be desperate to talk to someone else who has read it!
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Rebecca- Daphne Du Maurier
Meeting date- Friday 19th April 2013
Some of us had read Rebecca 'several' years ago (possibly as a late teen), but none of us could really remember the story. I chose the book as I did remember enjoying the story. However reading it again (a lot older), we found that our modern world had infiltrated us so that we found the characters frustrating, irritating and very annoying. Some of us started the book and never finished it; it failed to hook the reader in early (perhaps another modern expectation...). Although most of us were disappointed by the book, none of us who had previously read it, remembered the ending and we did talk for hours about this book, so ultimately the author did make us care enough to discuss the characters, plot and relevance to today at length!
Would we recommend?
Probably, but with caution!
Some of us had read Rebecca 'several' years ago (possibly as a late teen), but none of us could really remember the story. I chose the book as I did remember enjoying the story. However reading it again (a lot older), we found that our modern world had infiltrated us so that we found the characters frustrating, irritating and very annoying. Some of us started the book and never finished it; it failed to hook the reader in early (perhaps another modern expectation...). Although most of us were disappointed by the book, none of us who had previously read it, remembered the ending and we did talk for hours about this book, so ultimately the author did make us care enough to discuss the characters, plot and relevance to today at length!
Would we recommend?
Probably, but with caution!
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