We Are All Made of Glue
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141030999 (0141030992)
Publish date: February 1st 2010
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 419
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
Comedy,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
Family,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Womens
It's hard to review this book, as I enjoyed some parts, but also felt that it was trying to be too many things while failing to fully achieve any of them. The main character is Georgie who has separated from her husband and is desperately searching for a man to replace him. Her choice of Mark Diab...
Stopped, page 51.Not a light touch. The humour of a tractor driver/glue sniffer. I don't mind cartoon characters if they can dance. But these ones start off callous and indifferent to each other from page 1. No idea if the narrator's repetitive, cynical voice is destined to undergo an epiphany. Won'...
The second book by Marina Lewycka I've read (the first being Two Caravans). Just as wonderful, entertaining and moving as I expected from her. Her characters are loveable & outrageous yet so well defined finishing the book is almost like losing a group of friends. The reason i've marked this with 4...
Hm, ne... Also so wunderbar fand ich's nun nicht, aber das kann auch gut an der Leserin liegen.
Almost as good as Tractors, but better than two caravans. Truly a novel that will stick with you! You can read my full review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/15/a-novel-that-will-stick-with-you/
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