The Break

by Marian Keyes | Women's Fiction |
ISBN: 1405918756 Global Overview for this book
Registered by elstaplador of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on 10/3/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by elstaplador from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Saturday, October 3, 2020
Dear reader, dear finder - thank you for coming here to see where this book has been so far. I hope you enjoy it! Do feel free to leave a journal entry below saying where you found this, what you thought of it, and what you intend to do with it.

Journal Entry 2 by elstaplador at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Saturday, October 3, 2020
This is another of those layered, deceptively deep books that Marian Keyes does so well: an unreliable narrator, if you like; certainly one who's hiding a lot for herself. Unfortunately, I didn't much enjoy spending time in the narrator's head while she came to terms with herself and what she'd done, and, while the book had its funny moments and its profound ones, it was ultimately a bit of a slog.

Journal Entry 3 by elstaplador at OBCZ, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, October 3, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (10/3/2020 UTC) at OBCZ, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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Sending to riffraff71 for her new OBCZ.

Journal Entry 4 by riffraff71 at Turriff , Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, October 9, 2020
Thank you for the donation :)

Journal Entry 5 by riffraff71 at FatBadger Honesty Stall in Turriff , Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (10/15/2020 UTC) at FatBadger Honesty Stall in Turriff , Scotland United Kingdom

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releasing to my new bookcrossing zone

Journal Entry 6 by riffraff71 at Turriff , Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, February 18, 2021
I decided to read this one myself and I really enjoyed it. I'm planning on releasing this back to my bookcrossing zone again tonight.

Journal Entry 7 by riffraff71 at Turriff , Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (5/5/2022 UTC) at Turriff , Scotland United Kingdom

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Sending this wishlist book off as part of a birthday present. Have a great day!

Journal Entry 8 by wingLittleSuzwing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Thank you riffraff71! I like a bit of Marian Keyes. Her books are long, but very readable.

Journal Entry 9 by wingLittleSuzwing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, October 28, 2022
Haha, after reading elstaplador's review I was expecting something much twistier and surprising. I kept waiting for a big reveal to show the unreliable narration, but it never came. (In my view, there were lots of hints towards a particular plot twist, and I was kind of disappointed it didn't happen in the end!)

The Break is much subtler in its journey than many of Keyes' novels. There is dawning self-realisation by the central character, but it has nowhere near as much drama as Rachel's Holiday or This Charming Man for example.

I did like enjoy reading it. The characters were engaging and often funny. I particularly liked the subplot involving Amy's mum becoming a social media star. But it is - like quite a few of Keyes' books - far too long-winded. You could easily cut out a quarter without harming the story in my opinion.

Journal Entry 10 by wingLittleSuzwing at Biblos, Chambers Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, February 5, 2023

Released 1 yr ago (2/6/2023 UTC) at Biblos, Chambers Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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Released at the meetup.

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Journal Entry 11 by wingCassandra2020wing at Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, February 6, 2023
Picked up at Old Gang Meetup and destined for my LFL and/or OBCZ

Thank you

Journal Entry 12 by wingCassandra2020wing at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Released 1 yr ago (2/8/2023 UTC) at Little Free Library - Roslin in Roslin, Scotland United Kingdom

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