Christopher commented on…
Becca's "books I want to read this year and have to read this year (06)"
Untitled — 3 years ago
Having read The Lovely Bones, I understand your apprehension about her writing style. I also consider very few books not worth consuming, but after I was done it I wished I could get those precious hours of my life back. I can’t imagine her style would be that different in Lucky. I had similar problems to yours with The Shipping News, but you might enjoy it all the same.
On a sidenote, I would recommend Vikram Seth’s superb ‘A Suitable Boy,’ which I haven’t had time to finish yet but have been thoroughly enjoying for the past few months.
EDIT: I just realised you wrote elsewhere that you did enjoy The Lovely Bones, so you can disregard my comments in that matter entirely. Oh, and hurrah for Joyce!
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Becca
Atlanta
I enjoyed the lovely bones mainly because I could relate to it on a personal level and it comforted me. lucky is a lot worse then the lovely bones, but I still must say that i like sebolds style. however, in lucky she is a bit whiney-even all things considered.
I must ask though, if a suitable boy is so good, how can it take so long?
I could always find the time to finish a book I liked, no matter what.
Christopher
Peterborough