Helen Marshall (1) (1983–)

So far only read/listened to:

-- The Santa Claus Parade, narrated by The Word Whore - 2*
Our MC is a factory worker. Some people are cut out for the job, others don't last long. The company makes Santa's. The Santa's that are inside the malls, at the office Christmas parties, ringing a bell on the corner. Mass production. Our MC's job is not to let any with defects to make it past their section of the conveyer belt.

-- Supply Limited, Act Now, narrated by Graeme Dunlop - 2*
I waited too long to write my review and I don't remember much. Sad boys, miniature dogs, time gone by.… (mehr)

"Memory is a tricky thing. It isn't a ruler, a hard, straight line for measuring the past, the passage of days, months, years."

The basic plot of this book is - “... people with J12 are dying-but when they do, biologically, the bodies keep going, they keep—“. “Changing.” It’s an intellectual ‘zombie’ story, with climate change as a part of the tale. And it’s well written and kind of deep! For 150 pages or so. Then, right past the halfway point, toward the end of part two, the ‘change’ happens, and the book goes ka-thunk. Even with the biological explanation given on these pages, I call BS to the whole 'nymph' development. Total BS. All the good will that the author had bought in me went flying out the door. Really, nymphs? C'mon...

p.s. - I LOVED reading “The Paper Bag Princess” to my daughter when she was young! Special to see it mentioned in here!

“Sometimes memory is a noose. It loops back on itself, pulling tight round your throat.”… (mehr)