The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield

KW · 24th September 2006, 20:41

Anybody else reading this? I'm 25 pages into it and yawning, supplementing my reads with gallons of Pepsi. Is this something that warms up as you go or is it hopeless????

Advise please.

Michelle · 24th September 2006, 21:03

I'm afraid I've never heard of it.. who's it by?

KW · 24th September 2006, 21:11

Diana Setterfield.???

Michelle · 24th September 2006, 21:25

It's got good reviews on amazon.co.uk.. shows how wrong they can be!

KW · 24th September 2006, 21:29

It comes down to that old industry word, "subjective" ...I guess, as a writer, I'm somewhat jaded.I'm so darned particular now, it's crippling!

KW · 26th September 2006, 22:36

UPDATE: Couldn't get into it. Sold it on Amazon. NEXT...

Michelle · 26th September 2006, 22:42

Always good if you can sell it!

KW · 26th September 2006, 22:48

LOL, yeah, at that price! sheesh...that was the most expensive first chapter I'VE ever read...

Sofia · 27th September 2006, 01:00

just saw a review on this one today in People magazine, it got four stars!! I was thinking of reading it, now I'm not so sure. Anyway, for those interested, here is the review.

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Bookshop assistant Margaret Lea is summoned to the estate of British author Vida Winter to write her biography-a gothic tale of incest and identity swapping, adultery and arson. Margaret puzzles out the truth while keeping watch on her own heart, as Vida's story focuses on twin sisters, and Margaret has her own raw secret: She is a twin too, haunted by her infant sister's death. Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the power of story.

muggle not · 27th September 2006, 02:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by KW

Anybody else reading this? I'm 25 pages into it and yawning, supplementing my reads with gallons of Pepsi. Is this something that warms up as you go or is it hopeless????

Advise please.

What??? You don't enjoy wine.

Only kidding. It sounds like you really didn't like that book.

dogmatix · 27th September 2006, 05:04

Gosh B&N has a huge front display on this and a book signing. I was thinking of getting it. Anyone else have any better thoughts on it?

KW · 27th September 2006, 15:40

About the Thirteenth Tale -- far be it from me to take away from any author's chance to shine. Go for it. It might appeal to you. It just didn't to me, but then as I've said before ( as an author ) I'm really stingey with my time and therefore, if something doesn't sink its teeth into me, I'm onto the next read.

I picked it up for the same reasons as you: stunning reviews. Good luck!

24th September 2006, 20:41	#1
KW Addicted! Previous Featured Author Location: USA Posts: 1,666	The Thirteenth Tale Anybody else reading this? I'm 25 pages into it and yawning, supplementing my reads with gallons of Pepsi. Is this something that warms up as you go or is it hopeless???? Advise please. __________________ The apple is ripe for plucking. A SEASON OF EDEN by JM Warwick BOOK TRAILER HEAVENLY out NOW Penitence 2010

24th September 2006, 21:03	#2
Michelle The Boss! Reading Circle Group BCF Blog Reviewer Admin Location: Kent, UK Gender: Reading: Lots! Posts: 15,108	I'm afraid I've never heard of it.. who's it by? __________________ Those who fell would still be standing If it hadn't been for love But who'd be there to break the landing If it hadn't been for love Caroline Lost

24th September 2006, 21:11	#3
KW Addicted! Previous Featured Author Location: USA Posts: 1,666	Diana Setterfield.??? __________________ The apple is ripe for plucking. A SEASON OF EDEN by JM Warwick BOOK TRAILER HEAVENLY out NOW Penitence 2010

24th September 2006, 21:25	#4
Michelle The Boss! Reading Circle Group BCF Blog Reviewer Admin Location: Kent, UK Gender: Reading: Lots! Posts: 15,108	It's got good reviews on amazon.co.uk.. shows how wrong they can be! __________________ Those who fell would still be standing If it hadn't been for love But who'd be there to break the landing If it hadn't been for love Caroline Lost

24th September 2006, 21:29	#5
KW Addicted! Previous Featured Author Location: USA Posts: 1,666	It comes down to that old industry word, "subjective" ...I guess, as a writer, I'm somewhat jaded.I'm so darned particular now, it's crippling! __________________ The apple is ripe for plucking. A SEASON OF EDEN by JM Warwick BOOK TRAILER HEAVENLY out NOW Penitence 2010

26th September 2006, 22:36	#6
KW Addicted! Previous Featured Author Location: USA Posts: 1,666	UPDATE: Couldn't get into it. Sold it on Amazon. NEXT... __________________ The apple is ripe for plucking. A SEASON OF EDEN by JM Warwick BOOK TRAILER HEAVENLY out NOW Penitence 2010

26th September 2006, 22:42	#7
Michelle The Boss! Reading Circle Group BCF Blog Reviewer Admin Location: Kent, UK Gender: Reading: Lots! Posts: 15,108	Always good if you can sell it! __________________ Those who fell would still be standing If it hadn't been for love But who'd be there to break the landing If it hadn't been for love Caroline Lost

26th September 2006, 22:48	#8
KW Addicted! Previous Featured Author Location: USA Posts: 1,666	LOL, yeah, at that price! sheesh...that was the most expensive first chapter I'VE ever read... __________________ The apple is ripe for plucking. A SEASON OF EDEN by JM Warwick BOOK TRAILER HEAVENLY out NOW Penitence 2010

27th September 2006, 01:00	#9
Sofia Addicted! Location: Ct. Gender: Posts: 1,612	just saw a review on this one today in People magazine, it got four stars!! I was thinking of reading it, now I'm not so sure. Anyway, for those interested, here is the review. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Bookshop assistant Margaret Lea is summoned to the estate of British author Vida Winter to write her biography-a gothic tale of incest and identity swapping, adultery and arson. Margaret puzzles out the truth while keeping watch on her own heart, as Vida's story focuses on twin sisters, and Margaret has her own raw secret: She is a twin too, haunted by her infant sister's death. Readers will feel the magnetic pull of this paean to words, books and the power of story. __________________ never take life seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway.....

27th September 2006, 05:04	#11
dogmatix Mega Bibliophile Gender: Reading: To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf Posts: 879	Gosh B&N has a huge front display on this and a book signing. I was thinking of getting it. Anyone else have any better thoughts on it? __________________ Tune in next week when we'll hear Nurse Piggy say: PIGGY: Dr. Bob, you've lost him! It's too late. DR BOB: Well, he couldn't have gone far. He was under the sheet a second ago!

27th September 2006, 15:40	#12
KW Addicted! Previous Featured Author Location: USA Posts: 1,666	About the Thirteenth Tale -- far be it from me to take away from any author's chance to shine. Go for it. It might appeal to you. It just didn't to me, but then as I've said before ( as an author ) I'm really stingey with my time and therefore, if something doesn't sink its teeth into me, I'm onto the next read. I picked it up for the same reasons as you: stunning reviews. Good luck! __________________ The apple is ripe for plucking. A SEASON OF EDEN by JM Warwick BOOK TRAILER HEAVENLY out NOW Penitence 2010

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