Cliff’s Comments (group member since May 26, 2011)

Cliff’s comments from the Inside Lane Reading Concern group.

Good on you Amy, let us not be downhearted by the awful experience that was.

Yeah, I'm at 150 and I'm behind.

"She looked at the package. It was the same size as the stolen painting. She measured it the way she had learned in the business and here's how I know the pros do it that way. It musy have been the same painting. Come to think of it, it WAS."

Meh. Sorry y'all. It promised much.

I'm interested in a female perspective on Lacey. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to like her or not. I don't much, but don't begrudge her sexual mindgames when everyone is using every angle they can to get ahead, be it the namedropping, the European snootiness, or the dripping with wealth. Also, Lacey isn't out to break hearts and makes it pretty obvious this is a no-strings attached kind of a deal.

Or is he just a cheap little whore, with herself the prime customer?

Dunno. I want the narrator to do something though.

I have a bit of a problem with how the male characters are bleeding into one. I guess people in the art world are very different from me and are similar from my position as a philistine.

I like Lacey, though. Although free spirits in my experience have just as many if not more hang ups than the rest of us.

Anyone agree?

My favourite bit:

"I'm thinking of buying a dog?"
"What kind?"
"An old one."
"Why?"
"Less commitment."

Is perfect. It sums up Lacey and it's so concise the way the dialogue explains the characters.

I'm only on page 62 (slow reading going well, then) and my biggest criticism is that the narrator's character is a bit of a wet blanket and a weak subject.

But then if Lacey were the narrator, I'd get annoyed very quickly. She's a great part, though. I can see Julia Stiles playing her.

I'm on page 26, but I am enjoying every word. Will get to 50 this weekend and come back on Sunday. He's very good, isn't he?

Good stuff, M.

Cliff (Chapter 6, check me out)

Did you get my email yesterday? It should have gone to the whole group.

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Hi everyone. The first book for our group will be An Object Of Beauty by Steve Martin.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79078...

We'll start reading on 6 June, which gives everyone a week to get the book in time. Although it's a hardback, it's £8.69 on Amazon with free delivery.

Amy Jones and I both own this book and are waiting to read. Don't be hating on the moderators for suggesting the first read. We'll throw the next one open to a poll which comprises the books which you can add to the Inside Lane bookshelf.

Cliff
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If that's too early, we can put it back a week.

Kitty, love it. I just finished "What I talk about..." and loved it. Gets my vote for second.

I'm slower. I call it tantric reading. I can read for hours. If a book is 350 pages, about 50 a week if what I mean. Not sure what that is on iBooks.

Better still, everyone add a book to the bookshelf http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

Reading someone else's book choice shouldn't impinge on your own reading time. That's why I'm proposing 50 pages a week to start with. If we find we can manage more, let's say, but let's start off small. Is that manageable for everyone? I'm reading two things at the moment, so no rush. We'll start when we're ready. Please invite like minded people to join us in the slow lane!

Wow, this is working really well, considering Amy suggested it last night. Amy, Charlotte, Charlotte, Amy. Play nice.

Perfect.

Please suggest a book you haven't read yet but want to, and we'll get this off the ground.