Tuesday 5 July 2011

BR - No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub by Virginia Ironside



I brought this book from a second hand book shop just because I like the title (and the cover) and took it to London with me because it look a light read and was easy to carry.


I absolutely loved it. It made me laugh out loud - and not many books make me do that. Some of the comments were just really funny. I do except that perhaps you have to be a certain age to see the humour but I am coming up to (or already at) that certain age so it hit home.


It was funny and sad and sometimes when she is worrying about her lodger and worrying about her family and especially her grandson I really get it. It is so easy to be anxious over nothing and something that is rarely portrayed in novels.


I loved the main character, I like the other characters. I liked the plot is was easy to follow and kept moving. I like books that are written in diary form (it almost feels that you are reading someone private thoughts) and I just wanted to keep reading.


This is not an earth shattering, life changing novel. It is not high brow but it is fun and written for adults and well written and has a beginning, a middle and an end. I would recommend it to people and would have been glad if someone had recommended it to me.


If you get the chance (and I must say probably if you are female of at least 40+) read and enjoy. It is definitely worth it.


Dix

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I enjoy a good laugh and a light read, sometimes it is all I have time for. I will have to find this one it sounds delightful.