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Anyone else read 'When will there be good news?' by Kate Atkinson

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kimlouiseb · 03/12/2009 22:09

I really liked it. It was a tad unrealistic at times but I couldn't put it down.
Have to admit I'm a bit in love with Jackson Brodie too!
Anyone read any of her others and are they any good?

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TwoIfBySea · 13/12/2009 19:07

It was good but a little too unrealistic in the amount of coincidences going on.

Prefered One Good Turn but haven't read Case Histories yet.

I think Clive Owen for Brodie would be an excellent idea!

elkiedee · 10/12/2009 01:01

Elephants, Jane Gardam sounds like a good suggestion. I don't know if you'd like Esther Freud, but she also writes about rather eccentric families.

kittya · 09/12/2009 20:06

I read it on holiday and loved it. I was so thrilled when I looked in the reception of the apartments and found One Good Turn so I read that on the plane. You are right that they could easily be turned into a tv series, I wonder who would play him? Ive just started Behind the Scenes and I was abit shocked about how different it is but I am thoroughly enjoying it.

WoTmania · 06/12/2009 11:16

Jane Gardam?

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 06/12/2009 11:09

Yeah if you like the style but not the whodunnit craziness, her short stories "Not The End Of The World" are excellent.

While we're here, can anyone recommend another author Kate Atkinson lovers might like? I haven't read a good book for ages.

WoTmania · 06/12/2009 10:50

I love everything Kate Atkinson has written. I come back to her books again and again.

Blu · 05/12/2009 18:53

Neal Pearson, before he got fat, should play Brodie.

vjg13 · 05/12/2009 18:48

I thought this was pretty rubbish and very 'scooby do' with the plot.

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kimlouiseb · 05/12/2009 09:45

Yes I was thinking Phillip Glenister too, when he was a bit younger maybe.

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SixtyFootDoll · 05/12/2009 00:25

i imagine someone a little overweight but with a twinkle in his eye...

SixtyFootDoll · 05/12/2009 00:22

Isaacs is about the closest..
Philip Glennister would have been gppd but for Gene Hunt...

sfxmum · 04/12/2009 22:29

Michael Fassbender

or Jason Isaacs
just because I would watch both doing what ever

yes I know not typical pretty boy

andirobobo · 04/12/2009 22:23

I read this recently and enjoyed it, but agree that the ending was poor. I am finding that quite common with books at the moment!

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kimlouiseb · 04/12/2009 22:08

Hmmm. Who could play Jackson Brodie?

Clive Owen?
Daniel Craig?
Sean Bean?
Christopher Eccleston??

None of them are quite right - I can't rest now till I have decided!!

Anyone else have any suggestions?

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deaconblue · 04/12/2009 19:10

really enjoyed it, read it far too quickly though so am incapable of detailed discussion (I do this all the time with fab books, must go back and read them in a more considered way)

fishie · 04/12/2009 16:22

i adore jackson brodie and was bereft when i finished when will there be good news. have reread the first one and am waiting for the second to come back to library.

didn't like behind the scenes or emotionally weird half as much. probably lack of jackson.

troutpout · 04/12/2009 16:02

Yes...can't remember much about it.
Was it the one with the murdered family in a field?
It was an ok easy read at the time...but not a sticker

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 04/12/2009 15:43

I loved it, the doctor's reassurance about the existence of an extra "pudding stomach" has fallen into day to day use around here.

Behind the Scenes is great, also highly recommend Human Croquet which is fantastic.

Her people seem like real people don't they? They sort of make sense.

sfxmum · 04/12/2009 15:37

I read this a couple of weeks back
first time I read any of her books which come highly recommended by friends, and I have a few of her previous books about the house which I plan to read soon

I really enjoyed it, quite funny despite the gruesome bits, very good writing easy to get into, great dialogue, very good light reading

KurriKurri · 04/12/2009 15:13

I loved her other Jackson Brodie ones, but for some reason struggled to get into this one, then had to return it to the library. I may give it another go though, I liked Behind The Scenes as well.

Agree with Sixtyfootdoll, she doesn't leave you unsatisfied, all her plot twists and turns are dealt with.

Deadworm · 04/12/2009 13:15

I certainly agree with that. It really did read like 'the book of the TV series' even though it isn't (yet) on TV.

LaDiDaDi · 04/12/2009 13:14

I liked it but I felt a bit like she had almost written it with some sort of TV adaptation/film in mind in parts.

SixtyFootDoll · 04/12/2009 13:11

I love Kate Atkinson and have read all her books.
Jackson Brodie is such a great character. I always wonder when I am reading who would play him if they turned it into a film/ tv show?
I love the way Kate always neatly ties up the loose ends.

Vintagepommery · 04/12/2009 13:08

The other 2 in the Jackson Brodie series - CAse Histories and One Good Turn both good. Case Histories the best I think - I also heart Jackson Brodie.

Also liked Behind the Scenes. The only one of hers haven't liked was Emotionally Weird.

VicarInaTinselTuTu · 03/12/2009 23:16

i read it and quite enjoyed it!

i never thought id say this (or think it!) but i actually miss my 30 min train commute which is where i did the majority of my reading.

im struggling now to find the time