Honesty is the best policy
Lying is not a good thing; I think we all know that. Lying about relationships is obviously a bad idea and lying about relationships to your relations is a recipe for disaster.
When Lina goes to her younger sister’s wedd ...
Advantages: A great story well written Disadvantages: The plot is a bit slow, my Dad couldn't get into it
The Crow Road is my favourite Iain Banks novel. For a long time, when I was reading his books, I told myself not to re-read them, because they'd never be as good, never have as much mystery to them the second time around, and I'd get bored. But there ar ...
Advantages: thought provoking, beautifully written Disadvantages: slighty too descriptive in parts
...This wonderfully written book is laden with memorable characters and poignant images. One that stuck with me particularly is from the very opening scenes of the book, 'Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach's Mass in B Minor', which takes place ...
Advantages: Well written, with excellent characters and beautiful descriptions Disadvantages: Narritive jumps to different times with little warning
...How can you dislike a novel that begins "It was the day my grandmother exploded"?
Right from the start, this book kept me enthralled. There were a couple of problems with the timeline - the action jumps around rather a lot, through the life of the lead ...
Advantages: A good story well told. Disadvantages: None
...opinion this is Iain Banks best book by far. The story unfolds at a good pace, the characters, a socialist teacher, his student son, the rich neighbour and his wife [the teacher's sister] are varied and interesting and while the plot has bee ...
