My last book for the year 2012 was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I got it in National Bookstore no less after I read lengthly and thoughtful reviews from credible writers. All I can say is...
True. I understand the hype. It's a contemporary suspense to a psycho-thriller. Majority of the story is about figuring out what happened to the missing girl, where is the missing girl and is she really a missing girl? It's a story of a normal couple in a jaded relationship harboring twisted and egotistic minds. Girl turns out to be a sociopath. Husband is handsome, weak and adulterous. I honestly felt I didn't know whom I was raving for. There are no pristine protagonists here. It's worth the read. But I'm not a fan of the ending. I wanted more retribution from someone. More bloodshed. Har Har.
And my first book for 2013 is Hilary Mantel's most acclaimed Wolf Hall. I've read really good reviews about this book and it's sequel Bring up the Bodies, which always comes up in the best books of 2012. I'm not a fan of hype, but I'm always up for good books set in period eras.
All I know is it's a fictional story of the workings of the English monarchy set in the burly 1500's with Thomas Cromwell's life at the center who happened to be the minister of the popular king Henry VIII. It is the era of monarchial heirs, Henry VIII, tasteful conspiracies, Tudor politics and egos flying about. Set in a period piece with fluid writing, I'm always up for it!
Hears to a smashing year of BOOKS!
True. I understand the hype. It's a contemporary suspense to a psycho-thriller. Majority of the story is about figuring out what happened to the missing girl, where is the missing girl and is she really a missing girl? It's a story of a normal couple in a jaded relationship harboring twisted and egotistic minds. Girl turns out to be a sociopath. Husband is handsome, weak and adulterous. I honestly felt I didn't know whom I was raving for. There are no pristine protagonists here. It's worth the read. But I'm not a fan of the ending. I wanted more retribution from someone. More bloodshed. Har Har.
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And my first book for 2013 is Hilary Mantel's most acclaimed Wolf Hall. I've read really good reviews about this book and it's sequel Bring up the Bodies, which always comes up in the best books of 2012. I'm not a fan of hype, but I'm always up for good books set in period eras.
All I know is it's a fictional story of the workings of the English monarchy set in the burly 1500's with Thomas Cromwell's life at the center who happened to be the minister of the popular king Henry VIII. It is the era of monarchial heirs, Henry VIII, tasteful conspiracies, Tudor politics and egos flying about. Set in a period piece with fluid writing, I'm always up for it!
Hears to a smashing year of BOOKS!
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