Further under the duvet - Marian Keyes
I must confess to developing a bit of a love/hate things with Marian Keyes as I've read this collection of articles and short stories. I guess I was looking to settle in with a good novel, so I was a bit put out by the format to start off with. I've also found her 'woe is me. my life is so difficult' comments throughout many of her articles a bit wearing (particularly since many of these comments are followed by "and then I went to a spa in Mauritius/visited the Australian Gold Coast/went to see the filming of a movie adaptation of one of my books in Paris". Her discussion of her struggle with alcoholism half way through the book did help a bit with understanding her personality. She was very open about her tendency to be negative and the terrible consequences alcohol had in her life. As always, it is well written but I think I prefer the novels.
I must confess to developing a bit of a love/hate things with Marian Keyes as I've read this collection of articles and short stories. I guess I was looking to settle in with a good novel, so I was a bit put out by the format to start off with. I've also found her 'woe is me. my life is so difficult' comments throughout many of her articles a bit wearing (particularly since many of these comments are followed by "and then I went to a spa in Mauritius/visited the Australian Gold Coast/went to see the filming of a movie adaptation of one of my books in Paris". Her discussion of her struggle with alcoholism half way through the book did help a bit with understanding her personality. She was very open about her tendency to be negative and the terrible consequences alcohol had in her life. As always, it is well written but I think I prefer the novels.