Take a photo of a barcode or cover
the_freya's Reviews (216)
(3.5 Stars)
A short, gripping, quick read. The Pull of the Stars takes place in Dublin during the Spanish Flu pandemic. The story is told in a fever/maturity ward over a period of three days.
It goes into heavy description about childbirth, which I had to skim to through as childbirth makes me screamish. So be warned. Unfortunately, the book felt a bit rushed and suffered from being published within 4 months of completion. There were a few editing mistakes; a notable one I spotted is where a baby went from being a girl to a boy.
That said, Emma Donoghue is a brilliant writer. The book is very well researched. This hasn't put me off reading her other works. I look forward to discovering her earlier works.
A short, gripping, quick read. The Pull of the Stars takes place in Dublin during the Spanish Flu pandemic. The story is told in a fever/maturity ward over a period of three days.
It goes into heavy description about childbirth, which I had to skim to through as childbirth makes me screamish. So be warned. Unfortunately, the book felt a bit rushed and suffered from being published within 4 months of completion. There were a few editing mistakes; a notable one I spotted is where a baby went from being a girl to a boy.
That said, Emma Donoghue is a brilliant writer. The book is very well researched. This hasn't put me off reading her other works. I look forward to discovering her earlier works.
This was an interesting interpretation of Mary Bennet. Could have been shorter if the first half covered less of Pride and Prejudice. It was annoying that Hadlow kept inserting Austen quotes. It's a trope that's been done to death.
I listened to the audio book version. Kristen Atherton was a brilliant reader. I loved her impression of the 1995 version of Mrs Bennet.
I listened to the audio book version. Kristen Atherton was a brilliant reader. I loved her impression of the 1995 version of Mrs Bennet.
This is my favourite in the Anne of Green Gables series - even though Anne is very much a secondary character at this point. It's darker than the previous books but it still had it's heartwarming moments. I loved Rilla's character development.
(2.5 stars)
The blurb is summary of the whole story!
The first couple of parts where enjoyable to read but it quickly became boring and repetitive.
The blurb is summary of the whole story!
The first couple of parts where enjoyable to read but it quickly became boring and repetitive.
I just love Caitlin Doughty's books. She's so informative and funny. This book also had brilliant illustrations for each chapter by Dianné Ruz.
I like Foley's writing style, she can weave an entertaining tale. However, I found the plot twists really predictable. The ending fell a bit flat after such a build up.
I don't think it helped my opinion that many people have compared this book with Agatha Christie's work. Going into it I was expecting it to be a modern And then there were none.
I don't think it helped my opinion that many people have compared this book with Agatha Christie's work. Going into it I was expecting it to be a modern And then there were none.
Not their strongest work.
The plot was very contrived as it relied heavily on coincidence. Most of the characters were stereotypical caricatures. The plot twists weren't shocking or surprising as they were very predictable. Even the ending was obvious.
The plot was very contrived as it relied heavily on coincidence. Most of the characters were stereotypical caricatures. The plot twists weren't shocking or surprising as they were very predictable. Even the ending was obvious.
