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The story uses many clever techniques including interview,debate,role play between the teacher and a baker.You suspect the ending may not be a happy one but there's a sweet little love story towards the end which brings some relief to a story taking place in freezing and tough conditions.Many topics are aired including Philosophy ,Religion and History.Nature and Nurture comes to mind too.There is a huge sense of place though no place is actually named.Having read Julius Winsome by the same author and having loved the language in that I wonder what kept me so long getting around to reading this treasure!{though his short stories didn't really grab me at all....} </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-346 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:57:30 +0000 Col 346@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I'll add a third category... I'm a 'Pauser'. I have a pile of books beside my bed that are half read, and not finished for some reason, usually because I became distracted by another book (usually the one above it in the pile). I refuse to admit that I won't be going back to them, so they sit half-read, with a bookmark patiently waiting for my return. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-331 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:03:34 +0000 Eileen 331@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>It's good when a book rewards you in the end. I've struggled through some books in the past and at the end just felt relief! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-330 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:32:55 +0000 Ck 330@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Just to add that I did finish 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie, eventually, and am glad that i did </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-287 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:55:57 +0000 Ck 287@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Hi there - I'm currently reading Midnight's children by Salmen Rushdie...I'm struggling. On about page 190 of 700 and I can't see myself getting to the end, though I really want to. I'm a Finisher, not a ditcher, and hate to leave a book once I've started. If anyone has read this book I'd love to know what they thought - and if they think it is worth preserving with? </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-270 Sat, 16 May 2009 23:11:05 +0000 yct 270@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Fudge, I loved Shadow of the Wind. I bought it for my friend for her 30th this weekend as it was one of my favourite reads. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-256 Wed, 13 May 2009 07:48:33 +0000 Librarybod 256@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I'm a ditcher and no apologies! Some I ditched are:<br /> The Life of Pi - I tried and tried but could not get into it<br /> Tuesdays with Morrie - actually I didn't but wish I had!<br /> The God of Small Things - another I wish I hadn't persisted with. That line &quot;a sophie-shaped hole in the universe&quot; just bugged me! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher/page/2#post-236 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:15:58 +0000 Eileen 236@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I agree, they really hit the nail on the head with this adaption. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-233 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:56:32 +0000 Claire 233@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Yes, I did see it, with Susan Lynch wasn't it? The father was such a complex man, outrageous, but stangely believable. Adaptations don't always hit the spot, but I seem to remember liking this one </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-231 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:58:36 +0000 Eileen 231@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>The RTE adaption of 'Amongst Women' was brilliant. Did you see that Claire? </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-230 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:10:01 +0000 Claire 230@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Hi Fudge<br /> I read Shadow of the Wind a couple of years ago and loved it! I think it is a book you need to sit down and read large chunks to get the momentum going. Initially I was getting confused with the Spanish names etc but it is a great old read once you get stuck in.<br /> I have tried John McGahern's 'That they may face the Rising Sun'a number of times because I had read great reviews and I loved 'Amongs Women'. Should I try again? </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-228 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:18:19 +0000 fudge 228@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I normally finish a book but have recently put aside a book recommended to me. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I will probably give it another go but just wondering has anyone here read it? </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-194 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:10:55 +0000 April73 194@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Funny I loved both The Historian and The Time Traveller's Wife. Had to put White Teeth to one side though and never went back to it either. Haven't yet managed Birdsong either. I usually know pretty quickly whether or not I will enjoy reading something, but most of the time I do try to stick with them. I always feel like I might miss something if I don't keep going! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-175 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:02:05 +0000 yct 175@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I am nearly always a finisher but could not get into &quot;The Historian&quot; by Elizabeth Kostova recently...anyone else the same? It is now gathering dust.<br /> Its mad to see some of the books others have loved/hated. I liked Marley &amp; me as it was so diff to what I normally read, loved loved The Book Thief &amp; Time Travellers Wife but didn't like White Teeth. Eat Pray Love was very indulgent but again so diff to the norm it was interesting. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-172 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:04:35 +0000 jkeyes 172@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I'm a finisher. Regardless of how painful, I have to finish it. Same with movies. If I go to see a movie and it's terrible, I'll still wait until the end. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-167 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:38:07 +0000 JenPF 167@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Hi gang!<br /> 1st post - thanks Ingrid for telling me about Eileen's new endeavor!!<br /> I am nearly always a finisher although seriously struggling to get into Eat Pray Love... love the idea of it, but it's a little self indulgent for me!<br /> I could never get past the first 2 champters of the Lord of the Rings (I also tend to fall asleep after the first 2o mins of the movie though!) </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-157 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:26:46 +0000 cecilwinthorpe 157@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Generally I'm a finisher but there's times where I just can't get into a book so I will put it back on the shelf and try something else then go back to the original book after and try it again. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-152 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:31:57 +0000 Mermaid 152@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>99% of the time I'm a finisher. If I get past the first few pages I get less fussy and can put up with most things.<br /> Occasionally something is just too much hard work though - maybe once a year I'll find something I just can't get through.<br /> I do remember picking up a Patricia Scanlan book years ago and in the first few pages the character went out on to the balcony and inhaled the morning air &quot;like a smoker inhaling the first cigarette of the day&quot;. I haven't tried reading any of her stuff since, though I'm quite happy to read other chick lit! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-119 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:21:53 +0000 GingerNut 119@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I'm generally a finisher but there are a few books that i just haven't been able to finish</p> <p>Middlesex - completely lost interest in it 2/3 of the way through<br /> the time travellers wife - have tried 3 times but just can't get into it<br /> The lord of the rings - ditto</p> <p>recently forced myself to finish The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd - what a waste of time. I was really disappointed with the book because i'd so enjoyed the Secret Life of Bees.</p> <p>on the flip side of ditching books - i struggled with a History of Tractors in Ukrainian and gave up on it but when i went back to it, i was much more absorbed by the characters and the plot and really enjoyed it. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-100 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:25:00 +0000 corkgal 100@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I agree withb ingrid lifes to short to read a boring book. boring books should be banned. but in saying that i'm no ditcher once i start a book i have to finish it. As to Marley &amp; Me its a fun flick but thats were it stops! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-99 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:25:19 +0000 Eileen 99@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Claire- I started a dedicated thread for The White Tiger. </p> <p>Carizza, snap! I love books, love dogs, but not necessarily a good combination! Although one of my favourite books is 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime' but that's not really a dog themed book. </p> <p>I think Niamhie is right, it's a collection of stories. I think if I'd known that before going into it I would've enjoyed it more. (I heard the movie is a bit of weepy alright!) </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-96 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:41:49 +0000 Niamhie 96@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I loved it! It is a feel good kind of book. There's no real plot, it's more a collection of stories. Didn't cry at the book ... but did at the movie! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-89 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:19:59 +0000 Carizza 89@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Eileen, is it as saccherine as I think it is?</p> <p>I love books.<br /> I love dogs.</p> <p>I HATE books about dogs. Sappy, inspid and written solely for the film rights, it would seem. </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-84 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:28:07 +0000 ingrid 84@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Life's too short to read a boring book! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-77 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:39:20 +0000 Claire 77@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Wrong thread I know, but how are you finding White Tiger Eileen? </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-76 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:06:20 +0000 Eileen 76@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>It's dreadful Pounder- keep clear! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-75 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:43:41 +0000 pounder 75@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>Jaysus I wouldn't touch Marley &amp; Me with a bargepole! </p> http://dinetoread.ie/forums/topic/finisher-or-ditcher#post-74 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:36:09 +0000 Eileen 74@http://dinetoread.ie/forums/ <p>I've had to ditch 'Marley &amp; Me'. Couldn't hack it. </p>