Notes from an Exhibition - is it any good?

[saltire]

Needed to make my Amazon order up to £15 for free postage,and have ordered this.

[spicemonster]

I really enjoyed it but I love Patrick Gale. I think there is a thread on here somewhere about it.

It's a very loving study of a family with a person struggling with manic depression at its heart. The central characters were very well drawn I thought although the peripheral ones less so.

[FiveGoMadInDorset]

Loved it, it is the only book we have read that all members of our book group loved as well, beautifully written story of mental illness and how a family cope with it.

[northernrefugee39]

Yes- I really enjoyed it; well written believeable characters , who I really engaged with.
Fivego- I agree- everyone who's read it enjoyed it- mixed generations too- my Mum loved it.
Spicemonster- what other book of his would you recommend? My Mum read Facts of Life and didn't enjoy it, and I'm reading Half of a Yellow Sun atm which is quite long so haven't got round to next book; I'm guessing my mum didn't engage with a lot of sex in Facts of Life?

[AbbaFan]

No - didn't like this much at all 6/10 for me. There were parts that were very good and other parts that just bored me silly.

[MaryAnnSingleton]

I really liked it but abruptly unsatisfying ending - would recommend it though

[Scarletibis]

yes - I loved it.

Rough Music is brilliant as well

[AbbeyA]

I loved it-but would agree that the ending was a bit abrupt.Well worth reading.

[spicemonster]

ooh northern- let me have a look when I get home - am stuck in vile hotel room atm. I seem to remember Tree surgery for beginners was good. And I enjoyed Facing the tank too but it's very different from NfaE.

[BoccaDellaVerita]

Am currently reading this and think it's great. Will follow up some of these suggestions for further PG reading ....

[LurkerOfTheUniverse]

very good and Patrick Gale is luverly

[BoccaDellaVerita]

Is he, lurker? Do you know him?

[LurkerOfTheUniverse]

i wish, although did meet him at one of those author reading things

luverly, but sadly gay

[BoccaDellaVerita]

I agree. In the essay at the end of the book about his various inspirations for it, he does indeed sound lovely. Being gay doesn't disqualify him from being on my fantasy dinner party guest list!

[duckyfuzz]

I enjoyed it, also rough music by the same auther

[saltire]

I did order it,and have finished it. I really enjoyed it

[FfreckleFface]

Yes. An absolute page turner, and one I would recommend.