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| Dormant: Undiscovered Gems : Monster Love by Carol Topolski | | 2 | Booksloth, October 2008 | |
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... Although it's not a true story, one that is true-to-life-enough to have scared the living daylights out of me was Monster Love by Carol Topolski - you won't find it in the horror section but that's where it really belongs. ... Canto by Ann Patchett
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R - The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
S - The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon
T - Monster Love by Carol Topolski
U - The Ruby In Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
V - Creation by Gore Vidal
W - The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
X - Sky Burial by ... LOL after Monster love and Rape a love story I'll be checking to see what you chose. Bonnie, the blurb for Monster Love really appealed to me, and it was longlisted for the Orange Prize. I am strangely attracted to storylines that are a little bit off-centre, a bit weird. The writing was good; terrific? I don't think so. The different voices made the story readable. If it was ... 4. Monster Love by Carol Topolski
This was not an easy book to read. The story is about a couple who have a baby who is not wanted. They abuse, neglect and finally kill the little girl. The story is told through the voices of neighbours, family, colleagues and the parents. It was a ... 4. Monster Love by Carol Topolski
This was not an easy book to read. The story is about a couple who have a baby who is not wanted. They abuse, neglect and finally kill the little girl. The story is ... 3. Monster Love
This is not one for the squeamish! A couple have a baby who is not wanted. They neglect and abuse her and she ultimately dies. The story is told through the perspectives of many different people. Family, neighbours, colleagues, and the parents themselves. I liked the story but . ... Book 2
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
Category: Contemporary writing
Rating: 3 /5 (very harrowing, but compelling)
More detailed thoughts here. I'm reading Monster Love too. I am starting Monster Love. Hi everyone,
#22 - Monster love is disturbing but brilliant. I read this middle of last year on a friends recommendation.
I have just finished Small Island by Andrea Levy. Set in 1948 England with 4 main characters who tell their stories before, during and after the war. Queenie, whose ... ... White Ghost Girls and Fault Lines as they are library books and have both been positively nudged.
I am drawn to Monster Love despite the lack of nudges.
And I will try to fit in The Electric Michelangelo as well before the end of the month, since dylanwolf's nudge is so positive. ... ... on descriptions I will give a mini nudge to The Electric Michelangelo. Although I must say I really like the cover of Monster Love. ... by Meg Rosoff
The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
Fault Lines by Nancy Huston
I won't be able to read them all so I am currently seeking advice from the Book Nudgers group! ... by Meg Rosoff
The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
Fault Lines by Nancy Huston (not pictured but on order from the library)
... Listed Books
1. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie July
2. Monster Love by Carol Topolski January
3. Rape: a Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates January
4. House of Or ... ... of my favourite books in the 888 fell under this heading and I’m hoping for more great new books this year.
1. Monster Love by Carol Topolski (January)
2. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (February)
3. The Girl from the Chartreuse by Pierre Péju (February)
4. T ... ... Ishiguro
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger - not fiction but very readable.
The Collector by John Fowles
Monster Love by Carol Topolski - very distressing, definately not a happily ever after book.
In Search of Adam by Caroline Smailes - same as above.
American Psycho ... ... to see this great thread up and jumpin' again! And I'm now reminded of a jolly disturbing book I read quite recently - Monster Love by Carol Topolski - a kind of We Need to Talk About Kevin but on the subject of child abuse. The cover I have makes it look a bit like a remainder-bin ... ... that down to World Without End, which is a biggie!
1 A Lesson Before Dying
2 We're All in This Together
3 Monster Love
4 Visits From the Drowned Girl
5 World Without End
6 The Great Plague
7 The Nine Tailors
8 The Book That Changed My Life
9 The Bad ... Monster Love by Carol Topolski. Brilliantly written, but the subject matter (murder of a child by her parents) is so disturbing I did wonder at points if I'd be able to keep reading. Monster Love by Carol Topolski
I don't think this one will be undiscovered for long as it is now available in the UK supermarkets and those books always seem to do well, but I had to get in here and recommend it anyway but not to those who are fainthearted as it is a shocking book in places.
... 68. Monster Love by Carol Topolski
Bought 29/09/08 Asda Doncaster
This book is incredible, shocking, upsetting but completely gripping. When the Gutheridges meet they don't so much fall in love as plunge into obsession, to the point that they resent the birth of their daughter Samantha and ... ... prices and also has free delivery. It's called The Book Depository and I found Monster Love on there for 11 pounds and The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam was 9 pounds. I'm not sure of the exact exchange rate, but it does seem cheaper ... Through the letter box from Amazon came Monster Love - a gift from my Grandma for my Mam as a birthday present, The Crying of Lot 49 and The White Hotel from GreenMetropolis. I ordered Sorry and have placed a few on my wish list. I really wanted to pick up Monster Love after reading some reviews on it, but couldn't bring myself to spend over $30 US to get it from the UK (am I whining?). I doubt I'll have anything read before the shortlist is announced, some years I'm ... ... list, and there is quite a range of reading listed, I am most likely to read The Outcast, The Bastard of Istanbul, or Monster Love, the last two sound like decent candidates for the short list. In previous years I have noticed that their list is a mix of literary fiction and some slightly ... ... by Elif Shafak
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
The Road Home by Rose Tremain
Lottery by Patricia Wood
*sorry about no touchstones, but I just did them all (or most ... ... of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
The Road Home by Rose Tremain
Lottery by Patricia Wood
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