yeah, I haven't read such a good book in ages and i'm gonna be gutted when it's over!
I love the way you get completely sucked in and indentify with the characters. I can really see Joseph growing up, how his attitude towards Augusta Falls changes and how he develops through the experiences he goes through... and for some reason I really like Reilly...
jeez, how sad am i?! :rolleyes:
I get sad when I am coming to the close of a good book...though I am a bit off from that now.
I tend to start to read really slow...or limit it to a chapter a night.
I get so attached to the characters.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
this book is excellent....good choice.... one of those books that i can't wait to get back to!
I agree....just want to curl up in bed with it.
I am at a loss for what the hell is going to happen....I love the whole first person narrative in the present tense.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I just finished the book this morning...I think I started crying around pg 325 and cried until the end.
I truly could not believe what was happening.
The writing grabs you and pulls you in so closely and then rips your heart out and touches your soul.
I was so moved by this book.
Thank you Dunk for bringing it to everyone's attention.
I am so grateful to you.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I just finished the book this morning...I think I started crying around pg 325 and cried until the end.
I truly could not believe what was happening.
The writing grabs you and pulls you in so closely and then rips your heart out and touches your soul.
I was so moved by this book.
Thank you Dunk for bringing it to everyone's attention.
I am so grateful to you.
I'm finishing it tonight... I can't wait
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
I tried to drag it out but flew through alot last night and purposely saved 25 pgs to read this morning.
I've dragged it out. I only have 50 odd pages left, they're gonna be gone by tonight. I'm gutted it's ending tbh :(:o
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
I keep meaning to get this but still haven't gotten round to it yet.
Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.
I just finished the book this morning...I think I started crying around pg 325 and cried until the end.
I truly could not believe what was happening.
The writing grabs you and pulls you in so closely and then rips your heart out and touches your soul.
I was so moved by this book.
Thank you Dunk for bringing it to everyone's attention.
I am so grateful to you.
it's taking me forever to finish because i just haven't had much time for reading, but i'm glad - i don't want it to end! i haven't been this attached to a book in a while. i'm at the point where he just got to brooklyn. it is really great storytelling.
I just finished the book this morning...I think I started crying around pg 325 and cried until the end.
I truly could not believe what was happening.
The writing grabs you and pulls you in so closely and then rips your heart out and touches your soul.
I was so moved by this book.
Thank you Dunk for bringing it to everyone's attention.
I am so grateful to you.
I think I cried solidly through the last couple of chapters...A great story, and beautifully written...Thanks Dunk
which book are you all reading/finishing right now? i've gone back a few pages but i haven't come across the answer...
'A Quiet Belief in Angels' by R.J. Ellory.
It's awesome
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
We still need to chat about it a bit and then someone needs to pick the next book.
I'm all too happy to chat about it Trix!
Has everyone finished though? I don't want to reveal anything!
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
Has everyone finished though? I don't want to reveal anything!
I;ve only just started really so it's not fair on you guys being held up by the stragglers who've only just got the book. I'll just know not to read this thread again until I'm finished
So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
I;ve only just started really so it's not fair on you guys being held up by the stragglers who've only just got the book. I'll just know not to read this thread again until I'm finished
Yeah...stay away...just when you think, ok, cool....it just gets crazy again.
So I finally found some discussion questions.
Let's start with the first one.
Remember...no wrong answers..just opinions.
Why does Joseph write?
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Yeah...stay away...just when you think, ok, cool....it just gets crazy again.
So I finally found some discussion questions.
Let's start with the first one.
Remember...no wrong answers..just opinions.
Why does Joseph write?
Catharsis, therapy... a need to make sense of the world...
Catharsis, therapy... a need to make sense of the world...
Yeah, definitely cathartic.
To deal with his feelings about his mom and the loss of Alex. They were the 2 people that really encouraged him to write. I think he did it mostly for Alex.
And when he was in prison..I think he felt a sense of obligation to Hennessey...what an awesome character. In my mind he is played by Paul Bettany. And the sheriff is played by Tommy Lee Jones.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Yeah, definitely cathartic.
To deal with his feelings about his mom and the loss of Alex. They were the 2 people that really encouraged him to write. I think he did it mostly for Alex.
And when he was in prison..I think he felt a sense of obligation to Hennessey...what an awesome character. In my mind he is played by Paul Bettany. And the sheriff is played by Tommy Lee Jones.
ah, good answer. when i first read your question i thought it meant why did he initially write...in which case i was going to say his crush on alex was responsible...at that age when someone you have a crush on tells you that you are good at something and should pursue it...well not much is going to stop you.
and oh my god, that is FREAKY! i pictured paul bettany, too! at first i was thinking "the friend from a beautiful mind"....and then went to look up who paul bettany was and saw it was the same guy! weird!
ah, good answer. when i first read your question i thought it meant why did he initially write...in which case i was going to say his crush on alex was responsible...at that age when someone you have a crush on tells you that you are good at something and should pursue it...well not much is going to stop you.
and oh my god, that is FREAKY! i pictured paul bettany, too! at first i was thinking "the friend from a beautiful mind"....and then went to look up who paul bettany was and saw it was the same guy! weird!
Voodoo....:)
I had the fortunate opportunity to meet him and work with him years ago...right before he broke out. He is an awesome person. Funny as hell and the perfect gentleman...and wicked smart.
He is totally Hennessey.
I loved the whole relationship with Alex. And though she was much older...it never felt dirty or wrong or forced. It was romantic and realistic at the same time. Joseph knowing what to do with her and her body was perfect. He knew because he was so in love with her.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Am I the only one that was suspecting that Alex was the killer for a while??
I think Ellory did a good job at keeping us guessing for a long time, even though Dearing was always in the back of my mind.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
this is not an easy book to come by is it...
i went to order it on amazon, only used copies and not very many. but it sounds like i need to read it too after hearing all of you talk about it.
Am I the only one that was suspecting that Alex was the killer for a while??
I think Ellory did a good job at keeping us guessing for a long time, even though Dearing was always in the back of my mind.
I thought it was Alex for a good part of the book.. I also thought it was the eldest german kid...
upon reflection this has to be one of the best books i've ever read... i sometimes stop and think about it... but my only complaint during the reading of it was the long luxurious descriptions during those early years which take up half the book... and then he does like 13 years in prison in under 10 pages or something... but i realise reading all about those 13 years would have been boring.... and so the first half of the book is almost perfect in my eyes... i genuinely thought i could smell and feel Augusta Falls... it was such good descriptive writing.
especially the shagging bits.
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
this is not an easy book to come by is it...
i went to order it on amazon, only used copies and not very many. but it sounds like i need to read it too after hearing all of you talk about it.
maybe one of your fellow countrypeople on here will send you their used copy?
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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I tend to start to read really slow...or limit it to a chapter a night.
I get so attached to the characters.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I am at a loss for what the hell is going to happen....I love the whole first person narrative in the present tense.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I truly could not believe what was happening.
The writing grabs you and pulls you in so closely and then rips your heart out and touches your soul.
I was so moved by this book.
Thank you Dunk for bringing it to everyone's attention.
I am so grateful to you.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I'm finishing it tonight... I can't wait
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I've dragged it out. I only have 50 odd pages left, they're gonna be gone by tonight. I'm gutted it's ending tbh :(:o
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.
Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
'A Quiet Belief in Angels' by R.J. Ellory.
It's awesome
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I'm all too happy to chat about it Trix!
Has everyone finished though? I don't want to reveal anything!
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
I;ve only just started really so it's not fair on you guys being held up by the stragglers who've only just got the book. I'll just know not to read this thread again until I'm finished
So I finally found some discussion questions.
Let's start with the first one.
Remember...no wrong answers..just opinions.
Why does Joseph write?
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09
To deal with his feelings about his mom and the loss of Alex. They were the 2 people that really encouraged him to write. I think he did it mostly for Alex.
And when he was in prison..I think he felt a sense of obligation to Hennessey...what an awesome character. In my mind he is played by Paul Bettany. And the sheriff is played by Tommy Lee Jones.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
and oh my god, that is FREAKY! i pictured paul bettany, too! at first i was thinking "the friend from a beautiful mind"....and then went to look up who paul bettany was and saw it was the same guy! weird!
I had the fortunate opportunity to meet him and work with him years ago...right before he broke out. He is an awesome person. Funny as hell and the perfect gentleman...and wicked smart.
He is totally Hennessey.
I loved the whole relationship with Alex. And though she was much older...it never felt dirty or wrong or forced. It was romantic and realistic at the same time. Joseph knowing what to do with her and her body was perfect. He knew because he was so in love with her.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I think Ellory did a good job at keeping us guessing for a long time, even though Dearing was always in the back of my mind.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
i went to order it on amazon, only used copies and not very many. but it sounds like i need to read it too after hearing all of you talk about it.
I thought it was Alex for a good part of the book.. I also thought it was the eldest german kid...
upon reflection this has to be one of the best books i've ever read... i sometimes stop and think about it... but my only complaint during the reading of it was the long luxurious descriptions during those early years which take up half the book... and then he does like 13 years in prison in under 10 pages or something... but i realise reading all about those 13 years would have been boring.... and so the first half of the book is almost perfect in my eyes... i genuinely thought i could smell and feel Augusta Falls... it was such good descriptive writing.
especially the shagging bits.
maybe one of your fellow countrypeople on here will send you their used copy?
its not a big deal, i think i can still get a copy at amazon, i was just surprised.
The same with the German boy...it wasn't until quite near the end I entertained the thought of it being Dearing.
Wembley 18/06/07
If there was a reason, it was you.
O2 Arena 18/09/09