A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - Spoiler Free Review

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A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - Spoiler Free Review

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A Flat Place by Noreen Masud - spoiler free review & an unpopular opinion
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Video Contents
00:00 Intro
00:58 Summary
01:24 The Good Bits
02:24 Critisisms
05:32 Overall Thoughts

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@BookishTexan 3 ай бұрын

This is one I thought I might try. I still probably will. Enjoyed your review.

@TKTalksBooks 3 ай бұрын

I loved it Brian And yes, nice review, Gemma

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Definitely still give it a go - I think I’m in the minority with my opinion on this one.

@ivat957 3 ай бұрын

I've only read the sample so far, and I'm considering buying the book. When you say you don't know why she equates flat landscapes with her state of mind, I read right at the beginning that this was because as a child the flat green fields near Lahore represented the opposite of the cramped and noisy place where Noreen lived, which stifled and traumatised her, and which she hated. That sounds believable, not forced, to me. My hesitation about the book might be that I've read one too many books recently by outwardly successful people complaining about their inner issues. I'm drawn to this one for the nature writing, though. And because I'm off wild camping soon to the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, being a lover of flat landscapes and solitude. I appreciate your review, though. I found it valuable.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I’ll be really interested to see what you think when you finish it. I understood the general premise, but I didn’t think tying the nature and memoir sections together under that umbrella worked particularly well for me though. If you are interested in the nature side I thought that was pretty good. Thanks 🧡

@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 3 ай бұрын

I am about a quarter of the way through. I like digressions and tangents so it is working better for me so far at least. I can see a risk of it getting repetitive but at the moment I am still curious.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I think it’s much more of a you book than a me book, I’ll be interested to hear your final thoughts when you finish it

@CharlieBrookReads 3 ай бұрын

I loved this book, wasn’t completely perfect but I do love a memoir 😅 Great review as always. It’s important to have both sides of the coin with reviews esp with popular books ❤

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I think memoir fans are enjoying this book more, maybe memoirs are just not my jam (though I did love Matrescence and Intervals…) 🤷‍♀️

@CharlieBrookReads 3 ай бұрын

@@GemofBooks Both of those had a different feel though so I can see why you loved them.

@TheLeniverse 3 ай бұрын

The other reviews I've seen have been very positive, so it's good to get my expectations managed 😂My mind is always off on a tangent somewhere, so this might work for me. Depends if she's able to bring it back to the middle.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I am definitely in the minority on this one, so I’m sure you’ll love it 🧡

@TKTalksBooks 3 ай бұрын

I loved this one, Gemma. You did a great job on the review , though 😊

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Thanks matey. A lot of people have really loved it.

@glendaw5221 3 ай бұрын

I’m taking this off of my TBR because I like the character development more than the beautiful prose. Linear is my preference too. Tangents are not for me.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it definitely isn’t a book that everyone will like.

@AliceandtheGiantBookshelf 3 ай бұрын

I read on the WP website an interview with the author that makes a lot of your feelings here make sense. It’s always interesting to hear different points of view, popular or not. A thoughtful review and I’m still looking forward to reading this and seeing what I think. 😊📚

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Ooo - I’ll have to check that interview out!!

@jesssmith1352 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this one but I still enjoyed your review and hearing what worked for you and what didn’t. I do think you did a great job on keeping the review balanced 😊 📚

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Thanks matey, I think I’m in the minority with this one, so glad it came across as balanced 🥰

@ariannefowler455 3 ай бұрын

You've expressed exactly how I felt about the book. I ended up dnf'ing it. I agree, it felt forced. Her writing was beautiful but it wasn't enough to keep me in the book. I've learned over the last year that I am not the biggest fan of memoirs. I lose my patience easily with them and dnf them more quickly than a novel.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad I’m not alone! I don’t read loads of memoirs, this may be why 😂😂

@PageTurnersWithKatja 3 ай бұрын

Just finished it. I liked it a lot but didn't quite love it.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I think that’s fair. Glad you liked it matey 👍🏻

@bjminton2698 3 ай бұрын

Ooooh. It doesn't sound interesting at all, but then I am not a fan of memoirs in general. NF is hard for me because nobody vets the information. Whose to say they're not all totally made up and should be called fiction? Just MHO 🙂. Thank you for the review!!

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

It definitely isn’t for everyone, glad to cross one off the TBR for a change 😂