tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post362250101113263655..comments2023-11-02T09:52:53.436+00:00Comments on Domestic Sluttery: Sluttery Book Club: Girl Reading by Katie WardSian Meadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-91300954138956101322012-09-23T13:29:42.965+01:002012-09-23T13:29:42.965+01:00I took this on holiday with me and the format made...I took this on holiday with me and the format made for great holiday reading (I mean that in the nicest possible way), as the chapters were really easy to read in chunks. There were definitely stories that stood out for me too - in fact, the two specifically mentioned above, Featherstone of Piccadilly and the one about the Countess. I feel like Katie Ward is making lots of different interesting points and the last story almost (but not quite) pulls them all together. That hasn't stopped me gently mulling it over since finishing it. I'm looking forward to sitting down with a fellow slut and properly dissecting the book.<br /><br />She's a great writer, and I was really interested to see the praise on the book blurb from Hilary Mantel as lots of the book, Featherstone particularly, reminded me of Beyond Black (which I really must re-read!).Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-28268917380026774222012-09-19T10:41:44.540+01:002012-09-19T10:41:44.540+01:00Amazing suggestions chaps, thank you! My dad gave ...Amazing suggestions chaps, thank you! My dad gave me his Kindle a couple a months ago and I've just got the hang of it - that buy button is worryingly easy to press.Kat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-12993651391561195072012-09-18T21:58:05.599+01:002012-09-18T21:58:05.599+01:00I wonder if this is something similar to my issues...I wonder if this is something similar to my issues with Margaret Atwood - often too many genres in one book so I feel pulled in all sorts of directions. Not everyone likes every genre so it's hard to have a book like this where a reader is going to enjoy the entire thing.Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-57831471985080653682012-09-18T21:38:15.043+01:002012-09-18T21:38:15.043+01:00Hmmm. Next book. Well I'm longing to read the ...Hmmm. Next book. Well I'm longing to read the new Pat Barker. Im also reading Jonas Jonnasons book and so far I'm really enjoying it. Tracey Chevalier or Hilary Mantel would be good for the historical novel lovers. Marvellous Readersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-43690821365190334692012-09-18T21:37:13.387+01:002012-09-18T21:37:13.387+01:00I'm very much with you on the wanting to love ...I'm very much with you on the wanting to love it, but ending up not getting that into it. As soon as I engaged with one story it moved on, and while I can see the final section was an attempt to pull it all together it just didn't quite work for me; it felt like it was swinging too much into a fantastical element. <br /><br />Whose section was your favourite? I loved Jeanette's story and also the very first one at the beginning, although I wish I knew how it turned out for her...<br /><br />Katie Ward's writing is great though, so I'd defiantly keep an eye out for some more of her writing though. Sephhttps://twitter.com/SephHendersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-12293636841111491282012-09-18T21:06:05.119+01:002012-09-18T21:06:05.119+01:00I really loved the ghosts in the Featherstone, and...I really loved the ghosts in the Featherstone, and then BAM! they were gone. I wanted to get my teeth into some of the characters, especially the really feisty ladies, I was just left a little bit empty by it. That said, we may have struggled with the book in some cases, but we're not totally put off by it - I think that's a really good thing.<br /><br />Marvellous Readers, what do you think we should read next? The new Marian Keyes has been floated...Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-90122170160799078102012-09-18T20:14:54.802+01:002012-09-18T20:14:54.802+01:00Your responses to ‘Girl Reading’ totally match my ...Your responses to ‘Girl Reading’ totally match my own. I read it on my Kindle and as a result, I didn’t read any of the cover blurb before beginning it. I was therefore left wondering, at each new chapter, about the huge gaps in time/eras and whether characters would later resurface. Like someone said,I also wondered whether I was actually reading a series of thematically linked short stories, rather than a novel. That was until I got to the final chapter and everything was tied together. <br /><br />Like you all, at times I really enjoyed the book. It is clearly really well researched and written by someone with a very good understanding of language and how to evoke a sense of time. I was really drawn to some of the characters and in particular some of the more feisty women. However, at times I felt that the book was quite hard to read. Dreams, parallel thoughts/conversations, ghosts, memories etc. were all described, often without any warning, so it took a while to work out what was going on. Sometimes I also thought that Katie Ward was trying a bit too hard to signal the era, particularly in the case of 2008. <br /><br />Nonetheless ‘Girl Reading’ got me thinking and I hope Katie Ward publishes again in the future, as I think she will be a really interesting novelist to look out for.Marvellous Readersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-66102798261984196372012-09-18T17:06:22.639+01:002012-09-18T17:06:22.639+01:00Quite a marmitey response to Girl Reading. I love ...Quite a marmitey response to Girl Reading. I love the cover though. I've left a comment on Facebook along with a recommendation for your next read or a future read. Shoot me for being biased, but I've been a fan of your site for years and I would love you to pay Gunshot Glitter a mooch and see what you think. It is out on Amazon, it came out last month. I planned to approach you formally next week, but if you ask a question like that, how could I resist not piping up? Enjoy the behemoth, I think you'll find it a breath of fresh air. x x Yasminselenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601910092914034690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-31710905186026649312012-09-18T16:16:47.679+01:002012-09-18T16:16:47.679+01:00I love your honesty.......thanks!I love your honesty.......thanks!Susan Woodhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842521076538632575noreply@blogger.com