I finished Colleen’s
Angel Puss and
On, Off and have finally got around to posting my reviews.
Angel Puss was one of the quirkiest books I’ve ever read. Written as “Diary Entries”, it is very “Australian” and IMO more suited to Aussie women readers although there may be some guys who would like it. It is set in the 1960s in Sydney’s infamous Kings Cross. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it to all Aussie women interested in bygone eras and a smidge of ESP.
On, Off, is a ‘who done it’ which as a rule isn’t my cup of tea. (Although I have read Agatha Christie and Dick Francis books.) This one is set in 1965 in Holloman, Connecticut, USA. It is quite gruesome in parts and there are numerous dead bodies involved – i.e. it’s about a serial killer. I struggled at the start with umpteen characters and ended up writing them down. (I was determined to finish this book as I had requested it as a gift.
) I eventually really got into it and was pleased that the killer was discovered 7 Chapters (80 paperback pages) before the end of the book – i.e. it followed through with the trial etc. Nearing the end I thought, yeah, Colleen, it’s OK, a pretty good story & I hadn’t picked the killer yada yada but not exactly your best effort…..and then, I read the last Chapter/5 & a bit pages. OMG, what a twist. It was worth reading the other 495 pages just to get to these last pages. It’s probably not a book I would read again however I do recommend it to the ‘who done it’ fans.