July books

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Tags: books, reading

Date: 31 July 2011 21:52:16

The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite by Beatrice Colin has got really good reviews on Amazon but I actually found it quite a frustrating read. Set before the First World War he book starts with Lilly's birth and follows her through domestic service to finally becoming an actress. The problem was that it felt like lots of stories which could have been really good if developed singly, but instead it felt crammed and confusing. Other people have really rated this book. I thought it was OK. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon has had really rave reviews. I found it took a long, long time to get going and I probably only enjoyed the final third of the book. I am sure I have read more than 2 books this month, however, it is entirely possible that I didn't as these two took me ages to read, and every time I got on a bus I went to sleep!