tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post3951461502569862526..comments2023-11-02T09:52:53.436+00:00Comments on Domestic Sluttery: Sluttery Book Club: Sister, by Rosamund LuptonSian Meadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-41560787462360216142012-07-19T06:03:24.897+01:002012-07-19T06:03:24.897+01:00I am late to the discussion (as usual), but wanted...I am late to the discussion (as usual), but wanted to say that I loved it as well. It reminded me of one of those really good British Mystery shows that keeps you on the edge of your seat, but makes the characters so likable and intimate that you feel like you know them...it was sad, but also loving and hopeful in a weird sort of not-cliche way. Thanks for the suggestion!2ndheartmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919890652824633782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-90716802531531408292012-07-18T11:14:52.761+01:002012-07-18T11:14:52.761+01:00When you find out that Mr Wright isn't real, y...When you find out that Mr Wright isn't real, you re-visit the story and view it differently. When she describes feeling cold or ill when giving her statement, you realise she is feeling that way from being tied on a concrete floor. Really enjoyed the book. I have an artistic sister that I am close too - it struck a chord...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109310809640143030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-25130022129448439392012-07-17T21:42:15.761+01:002012-07-17T21:42:15.761+01:00I read Sister back at the start of the year and co...I read Sister back at the start of the year and couldn't put it down at all. I loved the contrast between Tess and Bea, and their reliance on each other (whether they realised it or not). I loved Mr Wright and was sad when it was revealed he wasn't real, just a voice Bea used to keep herself going. I'm SO glad that it's kinda-sorta-maybe been confirmed that she's saved... now I want to have to dig the book out and read it again!Amyhttp://twitter.com/octobrrrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-14247925897210442602012-07-17T21:00:36.216+01:002012-07-17T21:00:36.216+01:00Only just realised that! Very clever...Only just realised that! Very clever...Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-33396252755413765792012-07-17T20:58:54.414+01:002012-07-17T20:58:54.414+01:00Once I knew he wasn't real, I thought calling ...Once I knew he wasn't real, I thought calling him Mr Wright was an excellent touch!Never Enough Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-24461680927114192272012-07-17T20:48:34.806+01:002012-07-17T20:48:34.806+01:00That's a fascinating idea Frances, I hadn'...That's a fascinating idea Frances, I hadn't thought of it but love the idea of Tess having to be a little less naive and acquire some of Beatrice's less appealing characteristics.Rosamund Luptonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-27138780097602312362012-07-17T20:46:56.390+01:002012-07-17T20:46:56.390+01:00For what it's worth, for me Beatrice has to be...For what it's worth, for me Beatrice has to be saved at the end. When I wrote her story I saw Mr Wright as helping her get through the night she thinks she's going to die. He helps her make sense of what's happened, while talking to her sister offers her emotional comfort. At the end she has survived the night, and the voices she hears are her rescuers. But she has been, deliberately, an unreliable narrator, so it's every reader's decisionRosamund Luptonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-1098826162084079462012-07-17T20:44:44.029+01:002012-07-17T20:44:44.029+01:00I wonder what would have happened if it had been t...I wonder what would have happened if it had been the other way round? Would Tess have needed some of Bea's natural suspicion and caution to work out what had happened?Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-81511007588792471962012-07-17T20:36:12.179+01:002012-07-17T20:36:12.179+01:00Oh I don't think she dies! I hate the idea tha...Oh I don't think she dies! I hate the idea that she might have died there.Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-50941370678020010292012-07-17T20:35:41.727+01:002012-07-17T20:35:41.727+01:00I think Bea subconsciously becomes more like Tess ...I think Bea subconsciously becomes more like Tess in order to keep her memory fresh. Beatrice seems such an uptight character to start with that it's only by having Tess' kind of determination and impulsiveness that she can go on to find out what happened.Never Enough Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-63771818828286679142012-07-17T20:22:04.424+01:002012-07-17T20:22:04.424+01:00Just ordered from Amazon, thanks Kate!Just ordered from Amazon, thanks Kate!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-78685155140537294272012-07-17T20:19:36.428+01:002012-07-17T20:19:36.428+01:00Yes, I definitely thought she was rescued. I was s...Yes, I definitely thought she was rescued. I was surprised that people didn't think she was, or saw more ambiguity there.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-55621227558684850222012-07-17T20:16:41.840+01:002012-07-17T20:16:41.840+01:00Yes, totally agree Nicola. I really hoped that Mr....Yes, totally agree Nicola. I really hoped that Mr. Wright was real so that Bea had some semblance of happiness. <br /><br />Also, the idea that Bea died in the same spot her sister did would kill me - if only because it would mean her mum would be entirely alone.Alexandra Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090494148897742034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-80595742192887209642012-07-17T20:12:44.944+01:002012-07-17T20:12:44.944+01:00Nicola, I was so disappointed Mr Wright wasn't...Nicola, I was so disappointed Mr Wright wasn't real. I loved crush secretary and his friendship with Bea. I thought the ending was really interesting - I like to think she was rescued.Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-10757719524813135892012-07-17T20:12:01.234+01:002012-07-17T20:12:01.234+01:00I quite liked that Mr Wright wasn't real. It w...I quite liked that Mr Wright wasn't real. It was quite a surprise to me but made sense given that Beatrice was quite an ordered character who had had such a sudden upheaval.Never Enough Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-17259234175351455712012-07-17T20:09:28.619+01:002012-07-17T20:09:28.619+01:00I really loved Sister. I was completely engrossed ...I really loved Sister. I was completely engrossed by it and kept going back to it every chance I got. I didn't guess who the killer was or see the ending coming at all. I loved the characters and the way a lot of the story was told in letters by Beatrice to her sister. So heartbreaking but really drew you into the story and the relationship between the two of them. I was a little disappointed with the ending but only because I like a happy ending with good overcoming evil so would have preferred to know for definite that Beatrice had been rescued and the baddy get his comeuppance. I was also disappointed that Mr Wright wasn't real. But it is a fantastic book and will definitely be reading the next one.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147426566627635772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-69711759555790088242012-07-17T20:07:23.696+01:002012-07-17T20:07:23.696+01:00It's interesting that everyone enjoyed the rel...It's interesting that everyone enjoyed the relationship aspect of the story - I guess the key relationship is the one between Tess and Bea. What did everyone think about Tess's influence on Bea, and the novel?Last-Year Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-62264438241892024752012-07-17T19:09:14.527+01:002012-07-17T19:09:14.527+01:00I'm also not a crime fan but loved 'Afterw...I'm also not a crime fan but loved 'Afterwards' - definitely recommend it. It sounds as if all the things you all liked about 'Sister' are the things I liked about 'Afterwards'. As you say, the plot moves it along but it's the relationships that keep you interested - v insightful and evocative. I'm going to check out 'Sister' now.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031449227608697399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-23479734405445217232012-07-17T17:25:26.788+01:002012-07-17T17:25:26.788+01:00So great to read everyone's comments and fasci...So great to read everyone's comments and fascinating for me to see what people respond to. Means a huge amount when people say they love the book - thank you. Even without the praise (though please do keep it coming-:) it's great to have this open and social chat going on about the book. Writing it was a long hard and lonely journey, so this is a wonderful change.Rosamund Luptonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-11936537488767975552012-07-17T16:41:07.981+01:002012-07-17T16:41:07.981+01:00Can't wait for you to get into it!Can't wait for you to get into it!Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-46208508696112901822012-07-17T16:40:53.023+01:002012-07-17T16:40:53.023+01:00I guessed the whodunnit part as well - as soon as ...I guessed the whodunnit part as well - as soon as he started hitting on Beatrice. But the actual ending totally took me by surprise.<br /><br />I think the emotional pull of the book sways us usual non-crime readers - maybe it gives us something else to get into rather than evidence and red herrings?Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-79371089374077645122012-07-17T16:38:57.027+01:002012-07-17T16:38:57.027+01:00Hurrah for it being even better - can't wait t...Hurrah for it being even better - can't wait to read that one!Sian Meadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-13921110366996657942012-07-17T15:51:27.239+01:002012-07-17T15:51:27.239+01:00I really loved this book...............and i thoug...I really loved this book...............and i thought 'Afterwards' was even better! When is the next one coming out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-52710022702336201912012-07-17T15:49:55.517+01:002012-07-17T15:49:55.517+01:00I've just bought this on Amazon so will be too...I've just bought this on Amazon so will be too late for the discussion but will look forward to returning and reading the posts once I've read it!Siobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868917005082884566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-13824817972575977082012-07-17T15:43:19.129+01:002012-07-17T15:43:19.129+01:00I really loved it! I was a bit unsure at first, as...I really loved it! I was a bit unsure at first, as I'm also not a big crime fan usually, but it's a plot that really grabs the reader and I found it really difficult to read just a few pages at a time - it felt like there was always some big revelation that I had to know the consequences of.<br /><br />I kind of thought that the "whodunnit" aspect seemed fairly predictable, as I'd suspected that person from early on, but I still didn't see the ending coming at all. Besides, despite being suspicious of that person, Bea's journey and the people she encounters were so interesting I honestly don't think I would have minded even if the mystery had been completely spoiled.Destradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209494252771797866noreply@blogger.com