Shit Written Down From My Head

Reading Zoe Sharp’s First Drop, I’ve noticed something about the way Charlie Fox is always accepted by any of the American characters in the novel.  They all instantly know she is English.

This has never happened to me.

Being a English blokey living in the States, I’ve been accused of being lots of different nationalities. I don’t have any easily distinguishable accent, like a Geordie, Liverpudlian or any of those broad brogues. I just have an South-East England accent, not Londonish but something.

So, here are a few of the accusations:

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I will be logging my recent reads through this, with the tag CR.

First Drop by Zoë Sharp

It should have been an easy introduction to Charlie Fox’s new career as a bodyguard, working for the personal protection agency run by her ex-lover, Sean Meyer. Their trip to Florida together should have been a working holiday–and a chance to build on the fresh start they promised to make when they last worked together. All Charlie has to do is baby-sit Trey Pelzner, the gawky fifteen-year-old son of a rich computer programmer in Fort Lauderdale.

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Some history. My first M. Night Shyamalan movie was the deplorable Unbreakable. At the time I was a fan of both Willis and Jackson that I thought it might be good. I was wrong. From that moment on I was dubious about the much lauded talents of the writer/director. (more…)

This is my attempt at maintaining the many threads of thought that trundle through my mind on a daily basis.

This blog will be a place where I will put down my thoughts on all kinds of shit. Mostly on books, movies and music but there will be more than a few rants on all kinds of stuff.

Mainly this blog will be for me, if I get some readers along the way, that would be nice.

So, umm, here goes!