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Books : The Welsh Girl
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780340938270
ISBN: 0340938277
Label: Sceptre
Manufacturer: Sceptre
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
Publisher: Sceptre
Studio: Sceptre
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Rating:
- Disappointing...
I wanted to like this book, but the truth is, it just bored me. I couldn't see the point of it. It didn't seem to be about anything. I know some people might say I've missed the point of it or it's about a place and a moment in time, but I just look at all the praise it's garnered and wonder if they're talking about a different book. It's very well-written but it's just too sterile, too clinical. I never really felt anything about any of the characters and some of them I couldn't see the point of ... Read More
Rating:
- One of those all-nighter reads.
One of those gems, heard about it through the Richard and Judy bookclub, something I tried to steer clear of initially! The book deals with a Welsh village "invaded" by English soldiers and then prisoners of war. Themes include trying to keep a national identity and the sense of a village when English culture and the war are coming in by stealth. Confusion about who is the enemy, the English or the Germans. Another theme is about identity, how you see yourself and how others see you. There are ... Read More
Rating: - Patriotism and Identity
Be prepared for a slow read and you won't be disappointed. The prose is, at times, quite beautiful and Peter Ho Davies has a style all of his own. Through the novel he questions ideas regarding the way in which we view our loyalties and courage, as well as our identities. It also highlights the fact that war is a very masculine thing, during which the real nature of female nurturing comes to the forefront. The author is sometimes almost poetic when describing unremarkable actions; this is one passage ... Read More
Rating:
- It is a poor read where facts have gone out of the window.
Having read the critics about this book,I bought it.What a disappointment,it dragged on,it repeated itself over and over again.Now that I have waded through it I am no wiser for what I have read,it said nothing.I am not the only one in the family who is of the same opinion,although we normally read totaly different books we both had a go at this to see if either of us had opposed ideas,we didn't.How it got on to the Richard and Judy list I cannot imagine although I have found previously, books seem to get ... Read More
Rating: - Richard and Judy clouded my judgement!
It sounded so good when they discussed it - but actually this novel is confused and confusing, without a central character with whom the reader can empathise.
I was really disappointed and ask myself who chooses these R and J titles?
If you are really interested in the war then you might find it tolerable, but as a rollicking good read - it fails.
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The Welsh Girl
by: Peter Ho Davies
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EAN: 9780340938270
ISBN: 0340938277
Label: Sceptre
Manufacturer: Sceptre
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
Publisher: Sceptre
Studio: Sceptre
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Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Disappointing...I wanted to like this book, but the truth is, it just bored me. I couldn't see the point of it. It didn't seem to be about anything. I know some people might say I've missed the point of it or it's about a place and a moment in time, but I just look at all the praise it's garnered and wonder if they're talking about a different book. It's very well-written but it's just too sterile, too clinical. I never really felt anything about any of the characters and some of them I couldn't see the point of ... Read More
Rating:
- One of those all-nighter reads.One of those gems, heard about it through the Richard and Judy bookclub, something I tried to steer clear of initially! The book deals with a Welsh village "invaded" by English soldiers and then prisoners of war. Themes include trying to keep a national identity and the sense of a village when English culture and the war are coming in by stealth. Confusion about who is the enemy, the English or the Germans. Another theme is about identity, how you see yourself and how others see you. There are ... Read More
Rating:
- Patriotism and IdentityBe prepared for a slow read and you won't be disappointed. The prose is, at times, quite beautiful and Peter Ho Davies has a style all of his own. Through the novel he questions ideas regarding the way in which we view our loyalties and courage, as well as our identities. It also highlights the fact that war is a very masculine thing, during which the real nature of female nurturing comes to the forefront. The author is sometimes almost poetic when describing unremarkable actions; this is one passage ... Read More
Rating:
- It is a poor read where facts have gone out of the window.Having read the critics about this book,I bought it.What a disappointment,it dragged on,it repeated itself over and over again.Now that I have waded through it I am no wiser for what I have read,it said nothing.I am not the only one in the family who is of the same opinion,although we normally read totaly different books we both had a go at this to see if either of us had opposed ideas,we didn't.How it got on to the Richard and Judy list I cannot imagine although I have found previously, books seem to get ... Read More
Rating:
- Richard and Judy clouded my judgement!It sounded so good when they discussed it - but actually this novel is confused and confusing, without a central character with whom the reader can empathise.
I was really disappointed and ask myself who chooses these R and J titles?
If you are really interested in the war then you might find it tolerable, but as a rollicking good read - it fails.
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