The November Big Read

by **Poppy** » 23 Nov 2004, 13:55

Marya, I agree with all you say.

Another annoyance was the over-use of italics for 'thoughts', for foreign phrases and excitement [i.e. unnecessary hysteria]. Especially when used with '!'. Grrrrr.

Plus, if that's to be a film script, the continuity needs to be tightened up. At the end of one chapter the 'hero' [whose name I cannot remember] says that the cliched but unlikely Brit must be called Sir, then the two of them proceed to call him Leigh!!

And the joke about the Papal Bull in relation to the polisman meeting the Pope was amusing - until I checked and found that, as I suspected, a papal bull is not 'taureau' in French.

Must get back to work.

by **Mimpty** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:24

Don't hold back now, Marya, tell us what you think! :lol:

I found bits annoying too, and without spoiling it for those who haven't finished it I thought the ending a bit twee and I was speechless at how he "tied up" the loose ends.

Apparently his next book is supposed to be good but I'm not rushing to buy it.

by **foxy** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:28

I entirely agree Marya....so disappointing

Not to mention the timescale being totally nonsensical and unrealistic

Total commercialised drivel

In saying that, I have chosen to subscribe to the theory that women were deliberately stripped of their once holy and powerful status by paranoid, threatened and weaker males of the species :wink:

by **Jay** » 23 Nov 2004, 14:55

Hm - I was JUST thinking I might try to give this a go, before the end of November, but I don't think so, now. :sleepy2:

Btw, is this another book about 'Pope Joan'?

by **Poppy** » 23 Nov 2004, 15:19

Jay, no it's not about Pope Joan. So as not to spoil it in case wangi has not got to the juicy bit, I've sent you a PM! :wink:

by **mr magnolia** » 23 Nov 2004, 17:18

by **Maria** » 23 Nov 2004, 17:52

by **Porty** » 23 Nov 2004, 18:01

by **Mimpty** » 23 Nov 2004, 18:05

by **Porty** » 23 Nov 2004, 18:07

by **rathbone** » 23 Nov 2004, 18:20

by **Guest** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:17

by **Maria** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:22

by **Sandra** » 23 Nov 2004, 21:35

by **Guest** » 23 Nov 2004, 21:46

by **mr magnolia** » 23 Nov 2004, 22:58

by **bellybabe** » 23 Nov 2004, 23:01

by **rathbone** » 24 Nov 2004, 10:00

by **prombabe** » 24 Nov 2004, 19:24

by **curlygirl** » 25 Nov 2004, 21:46

I read this book in about 4 days - I think it was a great page turner and nice escapism. I agree with many of the other comments. Main thing I thought was that it was really formulaic, and that started to drag fairly quickly. It was obviously written for a film - Speed meets any John Grisham story.

There were some EXCELLENT cliches - loved the psychotic albino monk, :lol:

and the name of the 'arch-baddie' - the TEACHER (wooooooo)8-[ ! I also guessed a lot of the 'codes' - the mirror writing one, DOH!! Will anyone own up to not getting it? I'll admit that I didn't get who the teacher was though.

I also enjoyed all the religious conspiriacy bits - although for something that is supposedly so SECRET there are, and have been for a long time, a lot of people discussing these questions. It doesn't seemed to have weakened the strength of the Vatican so far...

So yes, I'd agree, I can't really understand why this is such a massive seller. But I'd recommend it for light relief.

by **Poppy** » 25 Nov 2004, 22:23

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by **Maria** » 26 Nov 2004, 10:46

by **Poppy** » 26 Nov 2004, 11:06

by **Maria** » 26 Nov 2004, 11:14

The November Big Read

the BIG read

Good bit of trash

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