Sushi for Beginners - Marian Keyes Reviews

I can't believe that I have been reading for as many years as I have and have never read any of Marian Keyes' novels although I have been aware of a lot of her titles. This is now rectified having just completed Sushi for Beginners and the only problem is now, that having read this one, I want to read all of the others. Sushi for ...  Read the complete review

Sushi For Beginners is a piece of romantic fiction by well-known Irish author Marian Keyes. Since reading another of Keyes novels, "Angels", and being suitably impressed I have been working my way through her other books. The latest title on my list was "Sushi For Beginners," a book whose 560 something pages I devoured in a few ...  Read the complete review

Despite it being a book which is definitely not targeted at men, I found myself strangely drawn to this comical tale of three women, who are all linked to one another in various ways, each searching for happiness. Marian Keyes has a very readable style of writing: this is the sort of book you can read very easily without having to take ...  Read the complete review

'Sushi For Beginners' follows three thirty-something women all living in Dublin, Ireland for various reasons and we find out how their lives are linked and how they can all gel along with each other. Lisa Edwards believe that she deserves the best of everything in life and she has to come down to Earth with a big bang when she does not ...  Read the complete review

I've just finished this book, and I have a few things to mention about it. It took me three attempts to read Sushi For Beginners, and to be honest I don't know why! It's not a bad book, but I suppose it takes a while to get into the real crux of the story. The characters are hard to like and relate to at first. Ashling is a ...  Read the complete review

Sushi For Beginners is the first book by Marian Keyes that I have read. I am a bit funny about "chick lit" (God someone please invent another moniker) - I will happily read anything that is moderately well written, but if I sense it is trying to sucker punch me with things like deep thought I find it a turn off. For instance, I recently ...  Read the complete review

Something attracted me to this book and it was quickly obvious what it was - the title. How many books look interesting that include Sushi in their name? Well this one was definitely one of those and i wasn't let down in any way! ~~The Plot~~ The book is set in Dublin and mainly focuses on three women and their lives. There ...  Read the complete review

Having received this book free with a magazine recently, I decided to read it at home rather than at work (most of my work reading has been less girly type books). Since it was free on a magazine it is printed on thin paper with a smaller than usual typeset, which makes it hard to read if like me you happen to have been *mildly* ...  Read the complete review

Complete happiness is hard to find - especially when you are one of the three characters in 'Sushi For Beginners'. The novel revolves around three thirty-something women who are living a life which is far from what they wanted. Lisa the Londoner has just been appointed editor of a new Irish 'dumbed down but definitely ...  Read the complete review

‘Laden with plot twists, jokey asides and nicely turned bits of zeitgeisty observational humour’ states a journalist from the Guardian, who had obviously woken with a bad hangover and realised in horror that he had forgotten to read the book for a review with a fast approaching deadline and then had to make up something plausible which ...  Read the complete review

Set in modern day S. Ireland, this novel explores a period in the lives of 3 women who become inextricably linked. Lisa is used to living the high life as editor of Femme magazine in London. It comes as a shock when the new job she's been hoping for involves moving to Ireland and starting from scratch. All of a sudden she realises ...  Read the complete review

How do I review this book? Are you shocked to see me reading this? Well not as shocked as I was to read it, originally I ordered this for my other half, Lorraine, not Geoffrey the mad mohican giraffe, but I wanted an easy read and the cover was appealing and I was feeling poorly and OK I read a woman’s romantic popular fiction book. ...  Read the complete review

This is an enjoyable, addictive book with only the briefest of appearances by a bowl of sushi! The story is about the lives of three women and a fledgling magazine. This doesn't sound that great in itself. The great part is the way that Marian Keyes builds up these characters giving them personalities, dilemmas and life choices until ...  Read the complete review

Marian Keyes. What does this woman say to you? Well, she's Irish. And her books have been hugely successful - and not just because of the jaunty cover designs. She has very long hair - and judging by her photo, she may well have been a goth in a previous incarnation. But what of her writing? Well, she had a big hit with ...  Read the complete review

Another great from Marian Keyes but we don't expect anything less now. This book is set in dublin and is centred round three strong women. Ashling ******** Ashling is a woman lacking in self comfidence and has just been sacked from her prievious job for making a mistake in one of her colums she told readers to remove ...  Read the complete review

Let me introduce you to three thirysomething women, all very different, but over the course of the new Marian keyes novel "Sushi for beginners" you will learn about them all and their lives. ~~Lisa~~~ Lisa is the editor of Femme magazine in London, with high hopes of a promotion which will send her to New York. ...  Read the complete review

Having waited anxiously for this book to come out after reading such delights such as Watermelon, Last Chance Saloon, and Rachel's Holiday, I sort of expected to be disappointed. However, even though breath was bated when this finally came out, I devoted an entire week end to reading it, and thouroughly enjoying reading about the tangled lives ...  Read the complete review

Well, this is the next book from Marian Keyes following the best selling Last Chance Saloon. I spent six long months waiting for this to be published and when the postman delivered it (day of release) a squeal of delight was issued, followed by the slamming of bedroom door with a 'Do Not Disturb' sign adhered to the handle!!!! ...  Read the complete review