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Indlæser... The Flatshareaf Beth O'Leary
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. An epistolary novel of sorts, via post-it notes, written in a very accomplished narrative voice that gave distinctive personalities to the two main characters, Tiffy and Leon. It worked surprisingly well, interspersed with descriptive action. A pretty solid read that engages the reader, assuming that the genre is appealing. The realistic relationship situation with Tiffy and her ex-boy friend was pretty edgy for me, and felt very real. The flatshare set-up with Leon on nightshift while Tiffy is on a daytime job is realistic, since people in the UK have to go to extraordinary lengths to afford living in London. Altogether, there was very little aspect of worn-out tropes showing up, which is a big plus. The layering with Leon's brother, Ritchie, was a nice fleshing out of how life can be so fraught with other issues. O'leary wrote well in terms of building Leon's psychological background from childhood. I wanted to learn more about Tiffany's, other than her recent hassles with the ex-BF. The plot did become rather long-drawn out, a phase about two-thirds of the way through. Creating a misstep in the narrative's trajectory pulled me out of the story from time to time. The ending was okay, though quite abrupt in cutting off the action. Readers are left with too much of a sense that there is unfinished business ~ not conducive to satisfying dénouement. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Tiffy er desperat for at finde et sted at bo. Leon mangler penge for at kunne redde sin bror. Så hvorfor ikke udleje sin lejlighed, mens han alligevel har nattevagter på hospitalet? No library descriptions found. |
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Tiffy who works as a publisher of DIY books, and is going through a difficult break-up from her nasty ex-boyfriend, discovers a flat that is within her budget. Leon, a palliative care nurse, works nights so the arrangement is easy, Tiffy has the use of the bed at night, while Leon sleeps in the day. But as they exchange notes on day-to-day things their lives start to entwine and slowly they discover what the reader already senses, these roommates could soulmates. Of course there are a number of things to sort through before these two can live happily ever after and it’s a fun ride with these two lovable characters.
The Flatshare is a clever, slightly quirky story. The two main characters are fun to follow and the author gives us some interesting secondary characters who help move the story along. I liked how the characters developed a friendship before getting romantic and that they both had issues to deal with. I was surprised that this is the author’s debut novel but happy that I can now search out more of her stories. ( )