The Cloning of Joanna May - Fay Weldon

Fay Weldon's Ball Of Fluff

Advantages: Gritty and dark, and familiarly Roeg
Disadvantages: I don't know if I liked it or hated it

It's been near on 18 years since Nicholas Roeg made a movie for the mass audience, even though his return feature Puffball is unlikely to get much attention. Roeg picks up a novel by the ever popular Fay Weldon and delivers his own somewhat warped perspective of things, and it's a strange mix at that. Funded by the National Lottery, The Irish Film Fund, and a Canadian Television Channel; the movie then is kind of delivered to a Cornish based film unit, though the movie itself is set and filmed in Ireland. If you're unfamiliar with Fay Wheldon her novels usually cover witchcraft and the occult prime examples include TV or Movie versions of the novels Growing Rich and The Life And Loves Of The She Devil; but Wheldon has a comic view to her depictions, however Nicholas Roeg has no time for comedy. Puffball is a most unusual piece ...

sghawken 27.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Puffball (DVD)

The older person's chick lit?

Advantages: Well-written, quite amusing
Disadvantages: No identity

I was recently embarrassed during a conversation with a friend when I hadn't heard of one of Fay Weldon's best-known books. To be honest, all I've ever known about Fay Weldon is that she wrote The Life and Loves of a She-Devil and apart from the fact it was televised at some stage, I've no idea what it's about. So I decided it was time to put this to rights and picked up a copy of this book from my local library - it caught my eye because of the bright pink and orange cover. Frankly, I don't know if this is typical of Fay Weldon's work, but if it is, I don't think I'll bother with any more of her novels. The story Grace McNab is in her fifties and has recently been released from prison after an attempt to run down her ex-husband's new wife, Doris Dubois. Doris is a thirty-something career woman with her own TV show. Beautiful ...

sunmeilan 04.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Bulgari Connection - Fay Weldon

The War Party

Advantages: A well crafted, informative and funny short novel
Disadvantages: Ends too quickly perhaps...

. Introduction Fay Weldon shot to fame in the 1980s when one of her books "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" was made into a very successful TV drama. It was one of those rare classics that seldom appear on our TV screens and when they do they're never to be seen or heard from again. Although I have never read any of Weldon's books until now, I do remember her appearing from time to time on various chat shows or panel shows such as Question Time and I must admit I've never really warmed to her after seeing her on TV. On Question Time I always remember her as indecisive and unable to get her words out or to get a clear relevant point across so as to make an intelligent contribution to the debate. Maybe it was for this reason that I didn't really expect to like this book that I found covered in dust at the back of a cupboard in my ...

Zmugzy 14.11.2008 (28.11.2008) · Read full review
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Review of The Shrapnel Academy - Fay Weldon