Post by jubee4 on Nov 4, 2019 10:20:19 GMT
My Favourite quote:
W: You've got alot of books
K: Its a sickness
W: Are you seeing anyone for it?
K: I'm afraid it's untreatable
Who out there is like this.... untreatable.
Anyway down to business..
For me this is a hidden gem. Once again a book discovered because of a book club. I would never have read this otherwise.
Although my notes say that I already lost interest with the first few pages as it was descriptive information overload, after settling in I thought I would at least give it a chance by speed reading but low and behold, I didnt have to. It was a joy to read about 1930s New York. Manhatten in particular and the many characters you can come across in a decade and how a decision can change the course of your life. In particular when Tinker chose Evey instead of Katey.
Lots of life activity to get through and jobs but i particularly enjoyed the many classics that were mentioned through the story and I now, as a result, fancy reading at least one Agatha Christie book as I've only seen them on TV. So something will come good out of this book.
I wonder what The Gentleman in Moscow will be like? A book for 2020 me thinks. Too many to read before this year is out for my Goodreads challenge
W: You've got alot of books
K: Its a sickness
W: Are you seeing anyone for it?
K: I'm afraid it's untreatable
Who out there is like this.... untreatable.
Anyway down to business..
For me this is a hidden gem. Once again a book discovered because of a book club. I would never have read this otherwise.
Although my notes say that I already lost interest with the first few pages as it was descriptive information overload, after settling in I thought I would at least give it a chance by speed reading but low and behold, I didnt have to. It was a joy to read about 1930s New York. Manhatten in particular and the many characters you can come across in a decade and how a decision can change the course of your life. In particular when Tinker chose Evey instead of Katey.
Lots of life activity to get through and jobs but i particularly enjoyed the many classics that were mentioned through the story and I now, as a result, fancy reading at least one Agatha Christie book as I've only seen them on TV. So something will come good out of this book.
I wonder what The Gentleman in Moscow will be like? A book for 2020 me thinks. Too many to read before this year is out for my Goodreads challenge
