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Post by SarahW on Jun 26, 2008 19:05:38 GMT
I bought Sinead's new book today - it's called Whose Life is it Anyway - and I've already read a few pages - fab so far - very funny.
I got my copy in Dubray Books, but I also saw it in Eason.
SarahX
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Post by megan on Jun 26, 2008 19:35:47 GMT
I read the first chapter on her website. It had been gripped. Lots of dialogue and very engaging! I'll be reading this.
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Post by tamnz on Jun 27, 2008 0:39:24 GMT
Looking forward to it, really enjoy her books!
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Post by Angie on Jun 27, 2008 10:58:51 GMT
I saw it in easons here yesterday....cant wait to get hold of it..... ;D easons here are doing 3 for 2 at the min...on the summer reading books..... ;D
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Post by Mary on Jun 30, 2008 23:34:19 GMT
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Post by shaz on Jul 1, 2008 8:54:18 GMT
Another one I'll have to keep an eye out for....keep saying I'm buying no more books but then I see one I want  |
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Post by franmt on Jul 1, 2008 22:07:46 GMT
I bought this in Eason's in Dublin on Sunday, Just couldn't resist it!! LOL. I have loads in my tbr pile but just had to start this first. I'm half way through it already and it's brill. It really brought back memories for me as I was brought up in England and the Dad is just like mine was when we were there. So I am really identifying with the story. I would definately recommend it. It's one of those books that you get straight in to and don't want to leave down.
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Post by fionnuala on Jul 2, 2008 22:56:45 GMT
I am in need of a good book at the minute - must get this!
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Post by Oonagh on Jul 3, 2008 15:56:15 GMT
I got this today!!!
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Post by charlene on Jul 5, 2008 11:52:03 GMT
must get this book I love Sinead Moriarty's books
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Post by shaz on Jul 5, 2008 11:54:46 GMT
I've got it on order from Waterstones but hasn't arrived yet
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Post by charlene on Jul 5, 2008 11:55:31 GMT
Is it out now?
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Post by shaz on Jul 5, 2008 13:52:33 GMT
Amazon shows release date 26th June. I've got it on order with a couple of other books which are due to be released next week so should get it shortly.
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Post by megan on Jul 5, 2008 20:34:47 GMT
I'm about one third of the way through and it's very readable. Lots about Irish culture. I can imagine it might sell well abroad. Her dialogue is good - funny and pacy.
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Post by Shirley on Jul 7, 2008 15:11:42 GMT
I got this book last night - it was almost an unconscious decision - I went to Dunnes to get a birthday card, saw this book on the shelf, and it seemed to just pop into my hand and get paid for at the counter without me even asking myself if I should splurge on it or not!!! I can't read it for a while though as I have Harry Potter 5, 6 & 7 to read from the library before I can start anything else. Glad you all seem to be enjoying it.
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Post by claire on Jul 8, 2008 7:48:47 GMT
How are you enjoying Harry??
I love it when a book just jumps into your hands and goes home with you!
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Post by Shirley on Jul 8, 2008 13:04:14 GMT
Harry, hmm, well I like the style of writing in the HP books, and I love the world that's created in them, but the thing I like most in a book is if it's a pageturner and I just don't find the HP books to be like that. So yes, I'm enjoying reading the books, but I can leave big gaps between reading them and not be waiting with bated breath to read the next one like some people do. You loved them all, didn't you?
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Post by megan on Jul 8, 2008 14:26:17 GMT
Talking about page turners - Sinead Moriarty's book is one, however I find it a bit like a tube of Pringles - very tasty on the outside but not much substance in the middle. Her style of writing, like Sharon Owens' last one (about weddings) is very readable but I find myself asking 'why am a I reading this?' I feel almost frantic in having to turn the pages, even though I know what is going to happen. I don't really like this feeling, just like I don't really like eating a whole tube of Pringles. It's almost as if I HAVE to keep reading. I may just stop at the half way point (where I am now) and read something else with more substance. Do any of you know what I mean?
I feel, when I am reading books like this, as if I am in a constant rush, but I'm not actually getting anywhere.
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Post by claire on Jul 9, 2008 11:21:22 GMT
Yes Shirley I loved all of the Harry Potter books and the imagination of the writer ie.. the sweets, the moving photos, traveling by flu powder everything and then the game she came up with Quiddich brilliant.
I have often felt like that about a book Megan, love the idea of comparing it to Pringles! I'm reading a great one at the mo and can't wait to get back to it
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Post by Oonagh on Jul 10, 2008 12:53:17 GMT
lol excellent way of describing it megan!!
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Post by megan on Jul 10, 2008 14:09:05 GMT
Glad you liked the Pringle analogy! I gave up reading this book, half way through, and skipped to the end. Her writing, like Claudia Carroll's, is very entertaining and perfect for travelling (waiting in an airport) or when you're really tired. But I can read these types of books only now and again. Most of the time I prefer something with a slower pace, that has an extra element to it. I like learning something new about the human condition or an area of life that is new to me.
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Post by Oonagh on Jul 14, 2008 15:27:37 GMT
I loved this book. totally agreed with megan though it dipped in the middle. i totally understand how you skipped to the end. I was tempted myself as i lost interest in the middle. It was very funny. i was out having lunch oh how i laughed out loud so many times. thats why i love sinead and matina reilly they hqave the ability to make me laugh any where. I would give it 4 out of 5. lost a star due to the middle. definetly check it out girls.
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Post by franmt on Jul 19, 2008 16:32:23 GMT
Yeah Oons I love any book that can make you laugh. I was the same with Sinead Books but I have to say that I really enjoyed it.
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Post by franmt on Jul 19, 2008 16:34:13 GMT
Shirley
How are you keeping, Well I hope. I haven't read any of the Harry Potter books, must have a stab at them.
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Post by Shirley on Aug 7, 2008 1:28:12 GMT
Hi Fran, only saw this now, good thanks! I read a bit of this book and thought to myself that I didn't really like it because the stereotype of the Oirish family in London that wouldn't welcome a black man into the family was just too dated. But as I read on, I couldn't help but be drawn into it. I stopped taking the storyline in any way seriously, and just focused on enjoying the humour. The humour totally worked for me, but I found the storyline daft. But it's a hard thing to do, to make a daft storyline work so well! It's the characters - you can't help but like them, silly and all as they are.
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Post by megan on Aug 7, 2008 10:23:49 GMT
I've come to the conclusion that this type of novel (like the diary of demented housewife|) is more about entertainment than plot. They seem to be very much in fashion at the moment which worries me, as it's not the type of thing I like to write at all.
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Post by susanmay on Aug 8, 2008 7:47:33 GMT
Definitely. I personally would rather a good plot than laugh out loud moments. Those books remind me of boybands - good to look at, fun to listen too but very shallow! Bring back books for the thinking woman!
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Post by Shirley on Aug 8, 2008 11:00:45 GMT
For me, these kinds of books definitely have a place in my life - I find them great for picking up with one hand while I'm feeding the baby with the other and quickly reading a few pages, or just reading a few pages here and there over the course of the day. They are like magazines. But then when I'm in bed and the baby is asleep, I read something that I need to concentrate more on. I think there's a place for all the different types of women's fiction, and we need different styles at different stages of our days or periods of our lives.
I find it's really difficult to find a book that's funny, deep, and has a unique style all in the same book. Most of the funny books just have a few stereotypes thrown in at the end to pass them off as having some sort of depth, and it's too contrived. Most of the "heavier" books I read are completely devoid of any humour. And then, the books with a unique narrative voice don't have the most interesting plotline ever. I'm don't want to sound like I'm judging too harshly because hey, these guys got published, so fair play to them! Just an observation. So the rare few who can crack getting all these things right are really ahead of the pack. Lucky them!
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Post by megan on Aug 9, 2008 8:57:07 GMT
Yeah, I agree, Shirley. Sometimes a funny, entertaining book is exactly what I need. Claudia Carroll's last one was great while I was on holiday in Greece in June. I knew exactly what was going to happen but it was very pleasant reading getting there - not at all taxing on the brain. I just can't read too many of these types of books, just as I don't read endlessly 'heavy' ones either. In fact, I read practically no 'heavy' books. The best type of book falls somewhere in between - and you're right, I think they must be very difficult to write.
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Post by fionnuala on Sept 12, 2008 20:34:29 GMT
I finished this book a few weeks ago and although I enjoyed it I have to say that it took me longer than usual to get through it!! Sinead Moriarty is extremely witty and has a great command of the good oul one liner but I felt that this book wasn't as good as In My Sister's Shoes which I literally inhaled in about two days through bouts of hysterics!
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