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Books : The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781847672490
ISBN: 1847672493
Label: Canongate Books
Manufacturer: Canongate Books
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: June 12, 2008
Publisher: Canongate Books
Studio: Canongate Books
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Rating:
- Disappointing
The opening of the book was mildly engrossing and although I never got truly sucked into it, I finished it nonetheless.
What annoyed me about it was the writing style, I found it terribly clunky in parts and particularly in the first section, there were attempts at descriptive writing which just didn't work, resulting in some unnecessarily wieldy and at times not quite comprehensible sentences. The story is OK, I hoped for some more depth, it was all abit obvious and I just found the main ... Read More
Rating:
- Read this book in a day on holiday, really enjoyed it!
I think this book is really well written, without being plodding. I love the way she discribes people and places. The relationships with her children being so very different. How the way her mother treated her affected the way she treated her own daughter, holding her at arms length. Maybe you have to be a "certain age" to truly appreciate it? I loved the end, the "twist" and how it all turned out. Can't wait to see the film.
Rating:
- given up!
I have tried and tried to read this book - but a page turner it is not. Have I missed something! I think I may at last admit defeat and put it down. I just do not feel there is any story here and find it quite frankly a little bit boring. The last book I read had me glued by page 1. By page 50 on this I am still not convinced and by page 100 - I've given up! Sorry! Can anyone persuade me to read on?
Rating: - The Odd Mystery of Pippa Lee
I had a major problem with Pippa Lee. I just didn't believe in her.
Having said that, I found her perfect life rather seductive; and her problems relating to her daughter, whilst completely adoring her son, seemed utterly convincing. But it was the middle section of the book -which goes back to her younger years- that I had trouble with. And the ending... Well... Hmm....
The bits of the book that impressed: Pippa's slow realization that she has been sleepwalking, such an ... Read More
Rating: - Light and enjoyable
I was wavering between two and three stars for this, but decided on three as ultimately on finishing the novel I did look back and think I enjoyed it overall, even though at the start I wasn't sure about it.
The concept of looking back at the adventures and emotional turmoil of her younger days is what occupies the central section of the novel, where a first person narrative takes over as Pippa Lee takes us through her confused, drug-fuelled younger years, and yes she has had some out ... Read More
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
by: Rebecca Miller
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EAN: 9781847672490
ISBN: 1847672493
Label: Canongate Books
Manufacturer: Canongate Books
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: June 12, 2008
Publisher: Canongate Books
Studio: Canongate Books
Related Items:
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- DisappointingThe opening of the book was mildly engrossing and although I never got truly sucked into it, I finished it nonetheless.
What annoyed me about it was the writing style, I found it terribly clunky in parts and particularly in the first section, there were attempts at descriptive writing which just didn't work, resulting in some unnecessarily wieldy and at times not quite comprehensible sentences. The story is OK, I hoped for some more depth, it was all abit obvious and I just found the main ... Read More
Rating:
- Read this book in a day on holiday, really enjoyed it!I think this book is really well written, without being plodding. I love the way she discribes people and places. The relationships with her children being so very different. How the way her mother treated her affected the way she treated her own daughter, holding her at arms length. Maybe you have to be a "certain age" to truly appreciate it? I loved the end, the "twist" and how it all turned out. Can't wait to see the film.
Rating:
- given up!I have tried and tried to read this book - but a page turner it is not. Have I missed something! I think I may at last admit defeat and put it down. I just do not feel there is any story here and find it quite frankly a little bit boring. The last book I read had me glued by page 1. By page 50 on this I am still not convinced and by page 100 - I've given up! Sorry! Can anyone persuade me to read on?
Rating:
- The Odd Mystery of Pippa LeeI had a major problem with Pippa Lee. I just didn't believe in her.
Having said that, I found her perfect life rather seductive; and her problems relating to her daughter, whilst completely adoring her son, seemed utterly convincing. But it was the middle section of the book -which goes back to her younger years- that I had trouble with. And the ending... Well... Hmm....
The bits of the book that impressed: Pippa's slow realization that she has been sleepwalking, such an ... Read More
Rating:
- Light and enjoyableI was wavering between two and three stars for this, but decided on three as ultimately on finishing the novel I did look back and think I enjoyed it overall, even though at the start I wasn't sure about it.
The concept of looking back at the adventures and emotional turmoil of her younger days is what occupies the central section of the novel, where a first person narrative takes over as Pippa Lee takes us through her confused, drug-fuelled younger years, and yes she has had some out ... Read More
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