While I'd been aware of, and had seen the cult film, I had no idea this was a novel and first in a trilogy too. Shame on me. It's been reissued as it's been over 50 years since the novel was first released and while some of the language seems dated, of course, the story of working-class boy meets girl in the 1950s remains as strong as ever. Highly recommended. 10/10.
The debut novel of one of my favourite Coronation Street writers. It was good, funny, and had me laughing out loud, which is always good in a comedy book. A good one. 8/10.
Singer with The Selecter and one of the strong females in bands I grew up watching on telly and admiring. Not only is the book Pauline's autiobiography so there's plenty of muso-gossip in it, it's also about her search to find out who she was after being adopted by a white family. This book is fantastic. Read it. 10/10.
Joanne Harris - blueeyedboy
I'd never read any Joanne Harris books before and on the strength of this one, I won't be reading any more. Over long, padded, it could have done with a lot of editing. The blurb on the front of the book said it was "terrifying" (it wasn't) and had a "major twist in the tale" (it didn't). Disappointing - and the only novel I left in our hotel room when we checked out. 6.5/10
Penny Hancock - Tideline
Now this, this, was brilliant. A debut novel from a writer whose work I'll look forward to reading again. A sinister tale about an older woman and a younger man, told very well indeed. 10/10.
An odd book this one and to be fair, it wasn't one of the books I picked myself to read on holiday but I'd read all of mine, listed above, and had to start reading my husband's books. The book started off very well, it was a bit of a romp and it was easy to picture the film of the novel being played out in front of your eyes as you read it. It made me giggle a lot. But then the flashbacks to the character's old life started and that's when I started to lose interest in the book. So I skipped over the flashback chapters but then lost interest about three-quarters of the way through the book. So I'd give it 10/10 for the way it started, 7/10 for the book with the flashback chapters included.
All the sex and drugs and rock and roll you could possibly want - and more - from the lead singer of the Happy Mondays. A brilliant read, written for Shaun by a ghost writer who captured Shaun's voice and tone brilliantly. Fab. 10/10
From the Bard of Boro (that's Middlesbrough), his third novel and one I wholeheartedly recommend. Naughty, awful, wonderful Kimberley. 9/10.
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I shall keep these in mind when i'm looking for new books. Sounds like a few winners in there i'd like too!
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