The Drowning People - Richard Mason

The Drowning People - Richard Mason: A book that will stay in mind for years to come (429 words)
by - written on 24/05/07 (Useful, 73 readings)
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This was an amazing book to read. I often during reading reflect on the choice of front cover and on this occasion it added to the overall experience. I found the book very moving and one of the few over the years that I would contemplate reading again at some point. I was touched by how sad some of the characters' stories were and how they seemed to have a relevance to moments of my own life and others I know. Not to the extent where I know people who have been in this exact situation but that the emotions experienced echoed other incidents. At times the prose became a challenge to follow and I lost the thread of the plot - but this did not happen often. I ...  Read the complete review

Waving not Drowning (1477 words)
by - written on 25/03/04, changed on 25/03/04 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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here are some books that you can categorise so easily into a certain genre A Mills and Boons novel is bound to be a romance whilst a Sophie Kinsella one is going to be a fluffy chick lit book. Others are not so easy to pigeonhole. Tie last book I read The Drowning People by Richard Mason is certainly the later. It combines a romance which is certainly not twee and soppy, a murder mystery and elements of both comedy and tragedy, wonderful characters and a fascinating plot that twists and turns although I must say a lot of the twists I got just before they were revealed. I picked this book up in a ...  Read the complete review