I loved Catcher in the Rye - fantastic book! I simply mentioned that I didn't understand all the fuss that later surrounded it. (Re the paranoia and why it was banned by so many institutions.) It was also very interesting the way the title was written into Conspiracy Theory - the Mel Gibson / Julia Roberts movie. [ If you haven't seen it, there are brand new DVDs available for sale via the Cyberdosh auction store at
http://www.scottishmultimedia.co.uk/Auction ]
I've just completed a preview copy of
THE VENUS FIX by M.J. Rose, which is due for general release next month - Feb 2007
The back cover says... "There are twenty-three days left until your birthday, and to show you how much I love you, I promise, by then all five of these women will have been punished. This I do for you."
Well, I read the book. If you don't mind your blood-curdling murder mysteries to be explicit, then this is a very well prepared and, I hate to say, HIGHLY PLAUSIBLE, plot of OBSESSION, JEALOUSY, HATRED, MURDER and REVENGE.
I normally pride myself on fathoming out the twists before the endings, but in this case I was well through the book and STILL churning over possibilities in my mind! I am not familiar, through choice, with the Internet porn industries of any description, so the storyline was completely new to me. Suffice to say, it did not endear me to the subject. It was, however, a very interesting and informative read.
There's plenty of graphic detail which, in my opinion, makes this an unsuitable read for young readers or those who may be easily offended. Nevertheless, it entails originality and a well thought out plot that will keep many murder-mystery fans pagebound until the grand finale.
You can download a free introduction to this book at
http://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/1655Next on my list is another preview copy, this time
THE SAVAGE GARDEN by Mark Mills, which is due out on the 5th of February 2007.
My personal thoughts on this title will appear here soon.
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