Lamorna Forever

I assume that I'm the only to have read and enjoyed the book...lolsy. Oh dear! I took it with me to Turkey during les Christmukule holidays. As luck would have it whenever I sat down to read my cousins decided that we would go out. L'anyhoodle, I read all but the last couple of chapters on the plane and found it gripping. I like that Frayn doesn't reveal the vital pieces of the jigsaw to us until later. The narrative voice is very effective, and is reminiscent of going round your grandpappy's house and sitting by the fire listening to his old stories with great curiosity. Sort of a 'memoirs', almost like an entry in a forgotten diary left in the attic...

That's all I'll write for now, I'm kind of distracted because CSI is on and they've found a skeleton ooo...

~~*Buffy Bloom*~~
~~*Gamze*~~

Sigh

The.Most.Boring.Book.IHave.Ever.Read.

Even this post is more exciting that the book. I'm not even page one! Anyway, thats my opinion, any comments?

Leah

History

I've been reading some reviews and looking up Michael Frayn and his story Spies. Apparently he wrote another novel called 'Headlong'. The review says that it is unclear whether or not Frayn deliberately intended the story to be so slow but that in the last 50 pages, the pace becomes a lot more rapid and everything is resolved. Apparently there are some good twists and turns but I didnt read them and am still waiting to find out.
The author, Michael Frayn began his writing career in 1962 and is still a relatively active author. He has held several occupations such as a reporter, columnist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter and has worked for some famous newspapers such as the Guardian and the Observer. Typically, his publications are in the genres of farce and historical fiction. He has written many novels, plays, non-fictitious works, and has earned multiple awards.
Examples are:

Novels

The Tin Men (1965)
The Russian Interpreter (1966)
Towards the End of the Morning (1967)
A Very Private Life(1968)
Sweet Dreams (1973)
The Trick of It (1989)
A Landing on the Sun (1991)
Headlong (1999)
Spies (2002)

Plays

The Two of Us, (four one-act plays for two actors_ (1970)
Alphabetical Order and Donkeys' Years (1977)
Clouds (1977)
Make and Break (1980)
Noises Off (1982)
Benefactors (1984)
Wild Honey trans. Chekhov (1984)
Balmoral (1987)
First and Last (1989)
Listen to This: Sketches and Monologues (1990)
Jamie on a Flying Visit; and Birthday (1990)
Look Look (1990)
Audience (1991)
Here (1993)
La Belle Vivette, a version of Jacques Offenbach's La Belle Hélène (1995)
Now You Know (1995)
Alarms and Excursions: More Plays than One (1998)
Copenhagen (1998)
Plays: Three (2000)
Democracy (2003)

Non-Fiction

The Day of the Dog, articles reprinted from The Guardian (1962)
The Book of Fub, articles reprinted from The Guardian (1963)
On the Outskirts, articles reprinted from The Observer (1964)
At Bay in Gear Street, articles reprinted from The Observer (1967)
The Original Michael Frayn, a collection of the above four, plus nineteen new Observer pieces.
Speak After the Beep: Studies in the Art of Communicating with Inanimate and Semi-animate Objects, articles reprinted from The Guardian (1995)
Constructions, a volume of philosophy (1974)
Celia's Secret: An Investigation (US title The Copenhagen Papers ), with David Burke (2000)
The Human Touch: Our part in the creation of the universe (2006)

By Saif

Chapter 1

If you have started the book then bravo! if not don't worry i wont give too much away.

On reading the first chapter im not too sure im going to like this book. it has brilliant description in it and quite good tension. but then when all this tension builds up it starts talking about something completly different.

I would be greatfull for your view. if this all becomes clear later on those who have read it then please tell us that it does get better.


Reading should never be a chore....

Luv ya

Ashley

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