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ClareR (5911 KP) rated The Only Story in Books

Mar 7, 2018  
The Only Story
The Only Story
Julian Barnes | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A beautifully sad love story
"Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only really question."
This is a book to be savoured and to have time taken over it. It just seems so personal and private, and frankly, I felt nosey reading it. It illustrates a 19 year old boys great love - a 48 year old woman who he meets at a tennis club during his holidays from University. This love endures through disapproval of both families and many hardships before the end.
It was interesting that the book moved through the use of first person when the love was new and exciting, second person when the relationship began to encounter problems and third person at the end when he is more detached from his lover, Joan. Watching the slide of someone in to addiction and eventually, dementia, was a particularly sad part of the novel, with his personal guilt and inaction increasing the melancholy and sadness of the whole situation. At the end of this book, I finished the last page and found myself sitting and thinking about it for a while. It really is a very affecting book.
  
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Hazel (2934 KP) rated The People Next Door in Books

Mar 20, 2022  
The People Next Door
The People Next Door
Tony Parsons | 2022 | Crime, Thriller
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how disappointed I am after finishing this. I am a huge fan of Tony Parsons' books and have enjoyed a few of them but this just didn't do it for me in any way, shape or form and for that, I am extremely sad.

I couldn't get into the plot ... it seemed to drone on and without much of a purpose, little excitement or thrills. I couldn't get into the characters .. I found them quite one-dimensional and boring and whilst I don't usually have a problem with suspending reality when reading thrillers, let's face it if you can't do that in a fiction book when can you, but this was just a tad OTT even for me and don't even get me started on the ending!

As I said, I am extremely sad to be so negative about this book but I certainly won't stop eagerly waiting for Tony Parson's next instalment and, if other reviews of The People Next Door are anything to go by, I am in the minority with this one so I urge you to give it a go.

Many thanks to Random House UK / Cornerstone and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) in Movies

Nov 4, 2017  
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
2016 | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
7
7.3 (23 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Impressive animation
The stop motion animation in this is very impressive, to the point where at times I almost forgot that it was stop motion as opposed to normal animation. The story itself is intriguing and rather sad at times, although I felt that it was a little lacking at times. A little too much talking maybe? I'm also not sure about some of the voices - Matthew McConaughey has a voice that's almost too distinctive to work well as an animated character.
Still it's a very enjoyable film and much better than the majority of animations that are released of late.
  
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Perry Larkin (8 KP) rated American Gods - Season 1 in TV

Dec 12, 2017  
American Gods - Season 1
American Gods - Season 1
2017 | Drama
8
8.1 (56 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
I'm still not sure what I watched. Honestly, I only watched it for Kristen Chenoweth and was sad I had to wait until the finale to find her, but I suppose that alone was worth it. I am very pleasantly surprised by Gillian Anderson's turn as Media, even though it took awhile to understand her character, as it becomes evolved it is a fun take on modern media. I feel like I might have to watch the whole show a few more times to fully grasp what happened, and I do look forward to season 2 to see where things go.
  
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ClareR (5911 KP) rated Tin Man in Books

Dec 31, 2017  
Tin Man
Tin Man
Sarah Winman | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
Keep the kleenex to hand...
I felt as though my heart had been ripped out of my chest and stamped on repeatedly! This book deserves all of the praise it gets. It's heartbreaking, gentle, tender and so sad (yes, I cried on a couple of occasions, and usually I do try not to do that). The Tin Man is the main character, Ellis. A man who lives on his own, works at a car factory and is a widower. This is a look back into his past and his lost loves. AIDS makes an appearance. Such a tragic story.