Anna

I enjoy fiction that lets you take a peak into foreign cultures, but this picture of Singapore elite seems very fake. The characters are all very black and white, clearly divided into good and evil, it almost seems like a children's book. And the plot is all too predictable.

The audiobook is pretty amazing!

I enjoyed the plot twists and the characters in this book. It got me totally hooked. I like McEwan's narration style that is not always chronological. The book could've done with less disgusting details in my opinion.

The book is a nice love story and very entertaining. I enjoyed references to Italy and Italian language since I am a big fan of both. The plot got me hooked up and I was rooting for a happy end even though you know since page 1 what is the ending of the father story.

What bugged me was the naiveté of the book. Everything is portrayed as black and white: the Allies are good (oh no, it's OK that they bombed a monastery, they're fighting the Germans!), the Germans are bad, Italian food is good, English food is bad, Italians are devoted and happy etc. The amount of these naive assumptions got pretty ridiculous throughout the book.

I found this book very entertaining and impossible to put down. The plot twists kept coming and kept me intrigued until the very last page. The language is of great quality. I enjoyed Coe's humour and his comic description of modern world and specifically modern England.

This book did not meet my expectations. Lauren briefly explained how she got casted into Gilmore Girls and then gave a very short recap of the original series. I have seen them, I do not need a recap! I would've liked some insights into the filming, funny stories etc. She shared some of those about the other show she was in - Parenthood - but that one is not mentioned in the book title and not the reason I picked up this book.

There was some more interesting stuff about the recent mini series, but not enough in my opinion. Also, I would've liked to be able to connect her experience on set with a specific scene in an episode, but she was trying to keep it spoiler-free so it's almost impossible.

Absolutely wonderful book! Some say it's too slow, but I loved the insights into characters' past and into their minds and thinking patterns! It was fascinating to notice that some of them had minds working in similar fashion to mine.

The ending is a bit cheesy and quite predictable, but for me this book is not about the ending, it's more about the process. I found the book impossible to put down. I loved how all the little details were exactly right: the Russian words, the Soviet past, the fitness stuff.

Murakami is excellent, as always. I am yet to find a single book by him that I wouldn't like.

It started off fresh and funny, but as I read I got sick of all the penis jokes and got bored. Story of her life was interesting, but I could have gone without excessive details on sex and genitalia. Also, how many times can you use the phrase “going down on” in a book that is not a porn book and that is not a memoir of a brothel worker?

I was also disgusted by the anti gun violence chapter, because she had the need to mention at least 3 times (or more) that she is not against guns, just agains gun violence. Well, Amy, you should be against guns! Did she repeat that message several times to not lose popularity among gun lovers or is that her actual opinion? Either way I'm disgusted.

You know how when someone embarrasses themselves in a movie it can be painful to watch? Some people find it funny, but I myself find it unpleasant to watch. This book was a bit like that for me.