I found this book up to date and of our age. It followed the life of blogger Jeff Brennan and was concerned with his online identity which was quite separate from the real person. The book deals with the new virtual lives we can all lead and it questions this 'reality'. Are we in fact wasting our time leading such a virtual life where all is sham and maybe even meaningless? A central image in the book is of an old clock so important to Jeff's grandfather and important too to the book's structure. This book is about time and how we spend it. How pointless it would be to end up living a purely virtual life, and also this book concentrates on how these 'lives' can collide, the actual and the… Read more
Tony Levy has some great memories to relate in this book - a prison officer's memoir. Twenty five years of service are laid bare as Tony makes his way through the prison system. He was never a yes man and he appears forthright and outspoken as he deals with his superiors, hating bullying and nepotism, rife in the service. But it is his memories which are golden. When a visiting governor on an adjudication board has a twitch and wink he can't control, opportunity for humour presents itself. It is hilarious when a prisoner thinks he is onto a good thing and returns these 'winks'. Another episode when Tony goes punting on the river with a colleague and falls in and then appears semi naked in a… Read more
What a great recording Susan Boyle has made. Simon Cowell knows what he is doing and has given us a star - a super star. Susan sings her heart out in 'Standing Ovation'- possibly her finest album yet. The songs are great of course but Susan can sing them so well. She is a knockout and the duets particularly are good. Donny Osmond and Michael Crawford bring out the best in Susan.
