{"id":1975,"date":"2012-03-22T16:52:53","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T16:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2012-12-09T13:47:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T13:47:53","slug":"whatever-you-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utilitygirl.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1975","title":{"rendered":"Whatever You Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This book was part of a display at the local library. My eye was drawn by the ‘Costa Book Awards, Shortlist 2010’ sticker on the front of it so I thought I’d give it a try.<\/p>\n

It was easy read and I got through it very quickly. It’s a story about a woman who loses a child and the blurb on the back promises that she takes revenge. Well, the revenge was a complete anti-climax. There was also an unrealistic sub-plot with anonymous letters. I felt that the whole book lacked a certain depth, as if the tale was told in a hurry. I couldn’t relate to or sympathise with any of the characters. There’s a recommendation on the front from the Observer: ‘ A brilliant and brutal novel that continues to unsettle long after the final page has been turned.’ But that is the complete opposite of what I feel on completing the book; I’ve almost forgotten about it already. Maybe I’d relate more if I had children. But isn’t that the author’s job, to take me into a different world? <\/p>\n

Having said all that, the depiction of grief is very good: truthful and convincing. This book had a lot of potential but, for me, it didn’t live up to it.<\/p>\n

(13th in 2012)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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