[Sundae]

Tony, I know you were Quarantine (sp?) but are you also Carruthers?
I'm not stalking you, it's just wonderful and strange to come across people in geographical proximity on a global forum. And by proximity I mean less than an hour away - which is housemates by the standards of many Dwellars.

Read One Day by David Nicholls.
It was recommended by so many people and "well loved".
I just didn't connect. I found the characters annoying; I couldn't relate to their circumstances, politics or goals.

All round disappointment.

And as I finished it, I was accosted by a young lady on my bus who demanded to know how much I had adored it. And I had to find a polite way to explain that I just hadn't connected with it.

The above is an exaggeration. She didn't accost or demand, but she was surprised and disappointed that I thought it was pretty rubbish (I didn't actually say that, but it's true).

All sparkle and no shine.

I raised The Time Traveller's Wife, thinking she would like it and I was right. Redeemed.

I ventured Kate Atkinson, and left her saying she would try.
I spread the word whenever I can.