Last Chance Saloon (Last Chance Saloon - Marian Keyes)

Member Name: LIZS383

Product:	Last Chance Saloon - Marian Keyes
Date:	25/06/09 (5 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Generally appealing characters, some genuinely striking moments

Disadvantages: Slow and some nauseating scenes

This is actually quite a thought provoking book for a chick-lit novel.

Rather than a singular focus central character or several disconnected storylines only uniting at the end, this plays out the lives of three best friends in very different situations, although I felt there was most time devoted to Katherine.

The characters are normal. Everyone knows one of them. Tara - bogged down in a miserable relationship, Katherine - obsessive, bored and stuck and Fintan the only guy in the group who loves his life until it is literally grabbed away. They are endearing though, and incredibley supportive of each other - when deserved.

Worryingly I found myself comparing habits to both the girls....

This book takes you up, down and through the full spectrum of emotions from emultaing the feeling of the characters to wanting to throttle them for being so defeatist. Of couse being Marian Keyes the conclusion is quite happy and uplifting.

Not one of the best but a good read.

Summary: Not one to read when feeling emotional.