This is my first experience reading of Keyes' work. I guess it's as interesting as the praises said it would. And the fact that I have actually finished every page means that it's still my type of drama. Then again, for some reason, I don't feel so lifted by it. I think I had this excitement of absorbing every page hungrily probably somewhere in the first quarter of the book. Can't really remember now. But I think it has something to do with Ashling's story. She is definitely my favourite character.
Oh yes, I found Clodagh's way of escaping her wive-y sexual obligations very funny and totally familiar. I went "what"...I thought only I do that!".. So yes, I found Clodagh quite interesting in the beginning of the book. I totally dislike her past knowing of her very bad-and-not-naughty in any way, disgusting in fact or just plain stupid, choice to be unfaithful to Dylan. Well her doing it with Marcus I think is just out of bad taste...but her not feeling guilty about it with Ashling and Dylan makes me sick with disgust. Then again, I still can associate with her on this....and that's because I know for a fact that I have not been so un-ridiculous myself.
Lisa is a character I have the least feeling for. But I kind of still like her for her loyalty and deep love for one man, Oliver....for a beauty with brains and lots of ego, I think that is admirable... I guess she has mellowed down in between which is good for her and she gets what she deserves in the end which is great.
I think I've somehow been misled to believe that the three leading ladies would become best of friends in the end when in fact it is almost the opposite but not in a bad way, for Lisa and Ashling, yes though for Clodagh. She totally deserves it. And the title "sushi for beginners" I think only explains Ashling's experience...I don't see it related much to Lisa and definitely not with Clodagh...
All in all, I'm glad to have found this book. Yes, I've always been interested to read more about the people, the culture, the ways of people in Ireland, they seem such romantic and interesting features, I think this I see after watching Cecilia Ahern's......
Friday, May 22, 2015
Sushi for Beginners
By Marian Keyes.
This is my first experience reading of Keyes' work. I guess it's as interesting as the praises said it would. And the fact that I have actually finished every page means that it's still my type of drama. Then again, for some reason, I don't feel so lifted by it. I think I had this excitement of absorbing every page hungrily probably somewhere in the first quarter of the book. Can't really remember now. But I think it has something to do with Ashling's story. She is definitely my favourite character.
Oh yes, I found Clodagh's way of escaping her wive-y sexual obligations very funny and totally familiar. I went "what"...I thought only I do that!".. So yes, I found Clodagh quite interesting in the beginning of the book. I totally dislike her past knowing of her very bad-and-not-naughty in any way, disgusting in fact or just plain stupid, choice to be unfaithful to Dylan. Well her doing it with Marcus I think is just out of bad taste...but her not feeling guilty about it with Ashling and Dylan makes me sick with disgust. Then again, I still can associate with her on this....and that's because I know for a fact that I have not been so un-ridiculous myself.
Lisa is a character I have the least feeling for. But I kind of still like her for her loyalty and deep love for one man, Oliver....for a beauty with brains and lots of ego, I think that is admirable... I guess she has mellowed down in between which is good for her and she gets what she deserves in the end which is great.
I think I've somehow been misled to believe that the three leading ladies would become best of friends in the end when in fact it is almost the opposite but not in a bad way, for Lisa and Ashling, yes though for Clodagh. She totally deserves it. And the title "sushi for beginners" I think only explains Ashling's experience...I don't see it related much to Lisa and definitely not with Clodagh...
All in all, I'm glad to have found this book. Yes, I've always been interested to read more about the people, the culture, the ways of people in Ireland, they seem such romantic and interesting features, I think this I see after watching Cecilia Ahern's......
This is my first experience reading of Keyes' work. I guess it's as interesting as the praises said it would. And the fact that I have actually finished every page means that it's still my type of drama. Then again, for some reason, I don't feel so lifted by it. I think I had this excitement of absorbing every page hungrily probably somewhere in the first quarter of the book. Can't really remember now. But I think it has something to do with Ashling's story. She is definitely my favourite character.
Oh yes, I found Clodagh's way of escaping her wive-y sexual obligations very funny and totally familiar. I went "what"...I thought only I do that!".. So yes, I found Clodagh quite interesting in the beginning of the book. I totally dislike her past knowing of her very bad-and-not-naughty in any way, disgusting in fact or just plain stupid, choice to be unfaithful to Dylan. Well her doing it with Marcus I think is just out of bad taste...but her not feeling guilty about it with Ashling and Dylan makes me sick with disgust. Then again, I still can associate with her on this....and that's because I know for a fact that I have not been so un-ridiculous myself.
Lisa is a character I have the least feeling for. But I kind of still like her for her loyalty and deep love for one man, Oliver....for a beauty with brains and lots of ego, I think that is admirable... I guess she has mellowed down in between which is good for her and she gets what she deserves in the end which is great.
I think I've somehow been misled to believe that the three leading ladies would become best of friends in the end when in fact it is almost the opposite but not in a bad way, for Lisa and Ashling, yes though for Clodagh. She totally deserves it. And the title "sushi for beginners" I think only explains Ashling's experience...I don't see it related much to Lisa and definitely not with Clodagh...
All in all, I'm glad to have found this book. Yes, I've always been interested to read more about the people, the culture, the ways of people in Ireland, they seem such romantic and interesting features, I think this I see after watching Cecilia Ahern's......
Saturday, May 9, 2015
in between books
Happy mother's day all Moms all around the world.
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It's been some time since I last posted in this blog. Truth is I'm in between books, never seem to be able to finish any of them; Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson; Sushi for beginners by Marian Keyes; Quiet by Susan Cain; The One Minute Manager by Rana Muhammad Abbas....
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It's been some time since I last posted in this blog. Truth is I'm in between books, never seem to be able to finish any of them; Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson; Sushi for beginners by Marian Keyes; Quiet by Susan Cain; The One Minute Manager by Rana Muhammad Abbas....
now that's not very nice of me yup...guilty as chargedHave been too busy doing this and that...will try harder to finish at least one in the next week or so.
till then
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