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[Egluntyne]

I am struggling with it....I jut can't get into it at all and am up to page 156!

[Louise]

Turning point for me was around about page 200

[little chickadee]

I thought we'd get some one stars as well as 5 stars !

I'm onto the next book now

[Snowy]

I apologise for not contributing to this discussion - first I forgot to get to get it in time, then I read the first few comments and decided it sounded too good to miss. Just received it off ebay (£2.20 inc postage ). But I'm saving it to read on holiday in two weeks time In my defense, I read May's choice last month So I'm actually ahead, rather than way behind

[Egluntyne]

Turning point for me was around about page 200

I'll persevere then.....thanks Louise.

[Louise]

Hows it going

[Laura & CTB]

She's probably got as far as page 157

[Egluntyne]

Have read another 5 pages. Am determined to finish it but have been busy these last few days.

[Louise]

I was like that and then I had a two hour window where I just sat down and read the rest which was fine as I had got into it by then

[little chickadee]

How's it going Egluntine ?

[Tessa the Duchess]

Sorry for extreme lateness of my contribution, and I still haven't finished the book, it had to go back to the library

 

I have read all your comments, and I am afraid I feel the same way as Egluntine. I found it so hard to get into. I gave up after 30 pages, I was

bored. Then I felt guilty and tried all over again. I got about three quarters way through and just somehow never returned to it. I found the premise very interesting....throw a load of people who had never met before into a restricted situation and watch what happens. Inevitably some will be friends, some will dislike each other and some may even fall in love, a bit like a bigger version of Big Brother The over long descriptions of how wonderful Carmen was bored me stupid. I also found the length of the seige unbelievable. In the end I suppose I didn't really feel I cared very much about any of the characters, if I hadn't been reading it for a book club I would have given up after 30 pages and not returned to it. I think she writes really well though. I looked her up and see she has written a book about herself and a stray dog she found called "Anne and Rose" which I might try and get hold of.

 

Tessa

[Egluntyne]

I'm still struggling with it.

 

I am determined to finish it but can't feel any rapport with any of the characters.

[chickencam]

Have I broken the record for the length of time to read a book?

 

I finished this this morning. Infact I only really got into it while I was away last week despite carrying it around with me for months.

 

I found the fist two thirds hard going then i read the last section in 2 days.

 

The length of the siege seemed a bit far fetched, but the relationships were real enough, except there didn't really seem to be anyone who really hated anyone else which is hard to believe given the characters and circumstances.

 

Overall I enjoyed the book but I would not have finished it if it hadn't been a book club read.

 

The epilogue was a disappointment, but as I think it was Olly that said you do have a bond with other people from a situation like that and there don't have to be secrets which can be very damaging in a relationship.

 

I have so many books that i want to read at the moment I don't know where to go from here. I have a weeks holiday coming up soon when I will probably read quite a bit so I will have to look at the books that I have missed and take it from there.

[chickencam]

Well I have read the book for August and have the one for September, so it is off to the charity shop for me to find the missing three for May June & July.

 

We are really lucky that we have a very good Red Cross book shop about a mile down the road

[little chickadee]

Good luck! Well done for finishing it eventually. I wonder if there will ever be a book which everyone really likes?!

[little chickadee]

Did anyone else ever get round to finishing this?