Thingamy Take 2 - Coco's Book

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FlamesparodyOfAChristmasName · 11/12/2008 18:21

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Cocodrillo · 18/01/2009 23:29

Having posted this book off to Rosmerta, I immediately had second thoughts/doubts. But I found it hugely original, very engrossing and it made me think, though the subject matter is not entirely, er, pleasant...

rosmerta · 05/02/2009 15:28

I'm afraid to say I've failed on the very first book

I tried & tried but I just couldn't get into the story. Having said that, I do think it was well written & the characters nicely developed.

I will give it another go in the future, I just don't think I'm in the right frame of mind for this kind of book at the minute!

Cocodrillo · 07/02/2009 08:03

I did wonder that as soon as i posted it... sorry! hope you enjoy Flossie's book more, I liked it.

rosmerta · 07/02/2009 08:43

Don't be sorry, I will go back to it as it did seem intriguing. & it's good to get something different (unlike the one I sent)!

sherby · 09/02/2009 21:30

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By FlamesparodyOfAChristmasName on Thu 11-Dec-08 18:21:04

By Cocodrillo on Sun 18-Jan-09 23:29:01
Having posted this book off to Rosmerta, I immediately had second thoughts/doubts. But I found it hugely original, very engrossing and it made me think, though the subject matter is not entirely, er, pleasant...
By rosmerta on Thu 05-Feb-09 15:28:23
I'm afraid to say I've failed on the very first book

I tried & tried but I just couldn't get into the story. Having said that, I do think it was well written & the characters nicely developed.

I will give it another go in the future, I just don't think I'm in the right frame of mind for this kind of book at the minute!
By Cocodrillo on Sat 07-Feb-09 08:03:14
I did wonder that as soon as i posted it... sorry! hope you enjoy Flossie's book more, I liked it.
By rosmerta on Sat 07-Feb-09 08:43:11
Don't be sorry, I will go back to it as it did seem intriguing. & it's good to get something different (unlike the one I sent)!

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OK just finished reading. I only got it yesterday so that should tell you something, I LOVED it.

I must admit at first I thought wtf is going on here and then had this face for a while . But then I really got into it and couldn't put it down. It is very strange isn't it? Such an original idea though and very well written. There was a point in the middle where I thought is this going anywhere or not, but I came away from reading it very satisfied.

I have to say I only finished about 10 mins ago, so will get my thoughts together properly and come back again, but big thumbs up from me

sherby · 11/02/2009 19:51

wtf happened there?

shootfromthehip · 14/03/2009 21:25

Right, I loved and hated this book. The subject matter was dark, foul and generally quite unpleasant (I'm being rather moderate, ymaybe I should tell you what I really think of it!!? ), however... I thought that the protagonist was a character that you couldn't help but feel real sympathy for and some of the minor characters were so realistic that the literally made my skin crawl.

I finished it in 2 days and haven't had an almost physical reaction to a book like this in a very long time. That's got to be good doesn't it even if I felt quite sick? .

I love this bookclub- knew I should have been braver!

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