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Title: Under the Duvet : Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities by Marian Keyes ISBN: 0-06-056208-0 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Mostly for Fans
Comment: Under the Duvet is the latest of a small genre that consists of the short non-fiction works (columns, essays, random thoughts) of writers who are better-known for their novels. George Orwell may fit this category, but I am thinking more along the lines of Alice Thomas Ellis and Sue Townsend. ...
So how does Marian Keyes's new book measure up? Under the Duvet starts promisingly, with a short piece about the life of a not-so-glamorous novelist, and a previously unpublished essay about the eight months she wrote a cosmeticscolumn for a magazine. These are probably the best bits in the book.
Maybe you have to enjoy the fiction of the author to also enjoy their non-fiction. I confess I have not read any of Keyes's fiction. There's too much in Under the Duvet about shopping and shoes for my taste, but readers of Keyes's fiction might find that a plus.
Some of the pieces are on subjects that desperately need an original angle, but are not getting it here. For instance, on her trip to Los Angeles, Keyes predictably mentions the smog, [breast] jobs and botox, and the fact that no one walks. And I probably wouldn't have noticed her over-fondness for the word "eejit" (idiot) if I had read these pieces over time, rather than in two days.
Still, I enjoyed reading these essays and columns, and although they haven't inspired me to read Keyes's fiction[.] ...
Rating: 4
Summary: Winsomly Delightful
Comment: Devotees of Marian Keyes ("Watermelon," "Sushi for Beginners," et al.) will adore this collection of essays and columns, most of them previously published in The Irish Tattler--and some previously unpublished.
These simple, hilarious, and often very poignant peeks into the life of Keyes, which strongly resembles that of many of her main characters, makes the reader smile, sigh, and--in at least one heartfelt column about Keyes' triumph over alcoholism--weep. Those who follow her books will experience some strong deja vu, as whole sections of Keyes' truly baroque life seem to make their way sooner or later to her novels--eg, the famous mudbath that one main character took just before her wedding in order to fit into her dress!
The charm of this book is that it can be picked up and put down at random. Each essay functions on its own, and in fact, the author, in her preface, suggests that the reader simply browse and choose according to his or her mood at that moment. And so I did--and loved every single essay in the book.
A keeper!
Rating: 2
Summary: Unbelievable
Comment: I can't believe the popularity of this author. Every conscious moment expressed. Such random dribble. This isn't even as interesting as just talking to a stranger in the checkout line.
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Title: Sushi for Beginners : A Novel by Marian Keyes ISBN: 0060520507 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Other Side of the Story : A Novel by Marian Keyes ISBN: 0060520515 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 27 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Angels by Marian Keyes ISBN: 0060008032 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Watermelon by Marian Keyes ISBN: 0060090367 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes ISBN: 0060090383 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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