Dear Bob, No, I had not forgotten you at all, but I don't have as much time as I'd like to. I have read a large chunk of "Spin" and am happy to back it. There is little I can add to the comments made already, and anything critical I would add is just too pedantic. I can see that you're on a well-... view book

Dear John, It has taken me a while to get around to reading your novel, my apologies. I have not read anything as stark in a while, and had to get used to it. I did not go to school in America; but it seems to portray an uncanny reality behind all that awful Hollywood nonsense that the rest of th... view book

Dear Patricia, Was about to put your book on the watchlist, and not unlike many other commentators was immediately drawn in by your first paragraphs. Your tempo is staccato, and your voice light and uncluttered. I am puzzled by critics who think it is a story for young people - I can only surmise... view book

Dear Suzanne, Well, I am afraid I know nothing about C&W or line-dancing for that matter, but the opening drew me in immediately. You have a delicious, very benign humour (wavering between sympathy, irony and sarcasm), which can fix itself to the smallest of details. Coupled with that a fresh tur... view book

Dear Elvis, I honestly can say I have never read anything like it! I can't find any fault with the writing. I am sure I did not understand half of the IT terms, and am not at all sure the characters are likeable, but it has its own momentum and flow. It's tone is consistent, if not always charmin... view book