Snapshots [SACD] - Eleanor McEvoy

Advantages: easy to read
Disadvantages: none

..., however never one to look a gift horse in the mouth I picked this book up at my local cardboard recycling centre, it was just sat there on the top waiting for me to pick it up! I'm really glad I did as enjoyed reading it, the book flowed very well, it was not exactly gripping (mind you are "chick lits" supposed to be gripping?) but it was an enjoyable, quite funny and easy read from start to finish. I particularly enjoyed Anna's parents, I found reading about them very funny. The characters are believable and very down to earth and it is very easy to warm to Anna and feel sorry for Adam. I feel that Eleanor Moran has done a very good job with her first novel. I would certainly read another book by Eleanor when she gets around to writing one. Has this made me want to read more "chick lits", no but I would certainly pick one up if... Read review

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Advantages: An exciting new world of listening
Disadvantages: It's difficult to know what you are buying.

...Of course if you clicked this review you know that SACD actually stands for Super Audio Compact Disc. I want to write on behalf of the non tecnophobes and non HiFi enthusiasts that already know what a confusing topic this is! You are possibly (like me) introduced to the format by Sony including a sampler disc with your new DVD player. Sony are a prime developer of SACD and when you have a surround 5.1 amplifier and speaker set up you will be surely impressed by the multichannel effects. So off we go to buy some more! STOP! Have a Grolsch or someting! First we must understand that it was largely developed as a HiFi enhancement in that the sample rate is higher than on CD as is the frequency responce (top notes). So to benefit you really want high grade (SACD spec) speakers and amplifier. You may notice some clarity improvement... Read review

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Advantages: Lovely easy read
Disadvantages: none

...managing a huge project at work, supporting one of her friends as she goes through the anguish of IVF and she's also childminding her godson while his mum suffers a personal tragedy. When she discovers that Adam is dating again it really is the final straw. This is Eleanor Moran's debut novel and it's a thoroughly enjoyable read. Before I had even read the first page I was laughing out loud as Anna laments that monogamy and monotony are such worryingly similar words and then proceeds to describe how her conversations with Adam are most likely to be about which sort of toilet paper they should buy. As the novel is written in the first person the reader is able to share all Anna's hopes and anxieties with her and this really draws you in to the story. I love the fact that as I read the story it feels that Anna is talking to and confiding in me... Read review

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