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Mumsnet Discussions: Adult fiction : The Abortionist's Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde - any good? (25 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By bunjies on Fri 21-Nov-08 16:57:51
Whilst browsing an online bookshop I came across this and thought it looked interesting. Has anyone read it? Would you recommend it?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Fiveplusbump on Fri 21-Nov-08 16:59:21
No it was nowhere near as good as I thought it would be ,IMO tis a bit pants [sorry].
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By TheNewsMonger on Fri 21-Nov-08 17:13:28
I read it and enjoyed it. It was like a whodunnit but I also enjoyed the book itself, and the characters. Sometimes when I'm reading a whodunnit sort of book I'm just racing to the end, speedreading.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By HaventSleptForAYear on Fri 21-Nov-08 17:14:47
I found it deathly dull. I bought it for easy reading but it was just boring.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By janeite on Fri 21-Nov-08 17:18:31
I couldn't read it; read a couple of pages and thought it was excrutiating.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Threadworrm on Fri 21-Nov-08 17:21:10
I thought it was pretty rubbish. Read like a meh episode of a TV cop show.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Bucharest on Fri 21-Nov-08 17:24:40
one of the most badly written and trite storylines I've ever come across......
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By bunjies on Fri 21-Nov-08 19:41:41
Thanks everyone. Will give it a miss unless I find it for tuppence in a charity shop! Sorry TheNewsMonger but it looks like you're outvoted!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By TheNewsMonger on Fri 21-Nov-08 20:15:38
don't mind! I enjoyed it. It's interesting to see so many people thought it was dull. I bought her other one too.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By TheNewsMonger on Fri 21-Nov-08 20:17:56
Crazy as Chocolate. It wasn't relentlessly upbeat but for some reason, I couldn't put it down.

I think I like reading about disfunctional families!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By BBeingpatient on Fri 21-Nov-08 20:22:31
it was a bit predictable, i have a copy i can send you free of charge if you want it?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By herbietea on Fri 21-Nov-08 20:24:51
I couldn't put it down - but was very over rated.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By TotalChaos on Fri 21-Nov-08 20:25:44
I thought it wasn't bad - surprisingly lightweight chick lit feel at times given the subject matter.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By bunjies on Sat 22-Nov-08 15:15:24
Wow that's really sweet of you BBeingpatient but as I live in France I think that would be asking too much! However, I will be in the UK over xmas & would gladly pay the postage to have it sent then. Would that be ok?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MollyCherry on Sat 22-Nov-08 16:49:12
I got in from the library and thought it was quite good, but I know a lot of people who've hated it.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By HaventSleptForAYear on Sun 23-Nov-08 12:31:31
Bunjies I have a copy here in France that I was about to give away to the library - it's yours if you want it!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By BoccaDellaVerita on Sun 23-Nov-08 19:10:17
<<Moves her copy from 'to read' pile to 'charity shop' pile>>
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By muggglewump on Sun 23-Nov-08 19:15:42
I borrowed it from a friend who said it was great and thought it was a pile of boring tosh!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By elsiepiddock on Sun 23-Nov-08 19:24:49
I found it excrutiatingly tedious. On a par with those God-awful Jodie Picoult bolleaux.

Only kept with it because it was a bad book club choice. We all hated it.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By LaDiDaDi on Sun 23-Nov-08 19:25:44
I thought it was awful, I really struggled to get to the end.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Claire236 on Sun 23-Nov-08 19:31:12
I struggled to finish it & I like Jodi Picoult. Pointless & boring.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MissClavel on Tue 25-Nov-08 13:02:15
To add my voice to the chorus, I thought it was rubbish too and it was so predictable that I thought she must be about to pull off a really amazing twist... but no.

DS bought it for me at an airport because 'it looks like the kind of thing you like'.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Flamesparrow on Tue 25-Nov-08 19:27:53
I was disappointed too tbh.

I can't actually remember anything about it now though hmm
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Ruby01 on Thu 27-Nov-08 09:54:19
It wasnt as good as you wanted it to be - good idea but the plot was given away too early
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By belcantwait on Thu 27-Nov-08 09:55:30
i found it very dull tbh. thought it would be much better.


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