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Our Picks
Online Recommendations
We recommend Love Reading for reading inspiration. Don't forget to take a look at The Library Thing too, and Onchan Book Group's Blog.
Library Staff Recommendations
The library staff are all book lovers, and happy to help you find a good read next time you're in the library. Ask us about 'Who Else Writes Like' if you're looking for what to read next. Here's some of our picks from the library shelves:
Book Reviews
The Tenderness of Wolves
Stef Penney
General Fiction Rec. Agegroup: Adult
Reviewed by: Onchan Book Group
'The Tenderness of Wolves'is set in the Canadian wilderness of 1867, where a French tracker, Laurent Jammet, has been found murdered in his cabin. The woman who finds him, Mrs Ross, sets off on a journey through the frozen landscape to prove that her son is not the murderer. She makes this...
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The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
General Fiction Rec. Agegroup: Adult
Reviewed by: Onchan Book Group
This is the first book to be awarded a unanimous 5 stars by the group members who have read this haunting tale. It was beautifully written in the style of a tradtional English ghost story, and although not horrific, it created a growing feeling of unease and sense of malevolence. The isolated...
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
General Fiction Rec. Agegroup: Adult
Reviewed by: Onchan Book Group
Unusually, the group thought that this was one instance where the film was better than the book. Holly Golightly did not have the same charm in print as Audrey Hepburn conveyed on film, and there were no happy endings. Holly comes across as a user, and the loneliness and emptiness of her life and...
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The Testament of Gideon Mack
James Robertson
General Fiction Rec. Agegroup: Adult
Reviewed by: Onchan Book Group
Gideon Mack?s Testament tells the story of a Church of Scotland minister whose revelations following a near death experience shock the local community. Highlights for the group were James Robertson?s vivid portrayal of characters such as the feisty Catherine Craigie. He also captures the...
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Bad Dreams
Anne Fine
General Fiction Rec. Agegroup: Teen and Young Adult
Reviewed by: Francesca Kelly Moretta - Age 11
It was very descriptive and in some parts very suspensive. It is all about a girl called Mel. She loves to be on her own and read books. Then, the class teacher, Mr Hooper assigned Mel to look after the new girl, Imogen Tate. Imogen is very shy and acts very strange around books. At the end of...
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