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diemnhun's review against another edition
5.0
I love it, much better than the other book I read from Carole Wilkinson. Love, adventure, swearing and gorgeous hot male characters. This book has got it all.
catcow888's review
1.0
Show don't tell.
When I read the above statement in John Marsden’s ‘Everything I know about writing’, I started laughing.
I didn’t think it were possible for people who were serious about writing to dismiss the rule, and therefore figured Marsden was merely trying to fill the pages.
After reading through ‘Sugar Sugar’ by Carole Wilkinson, I’ve come to reassess my original opinion.
Her writing is so boring. It’s really a lot of ‘I did this. I did that. Then I saw them.’ it makes me want to strangle her in the hopes that she would get the message and quit her writing career and maybe even fid out who her editor was and give them a good kick up the arse.
This book got me thinking about how I could improve my own writing, in more ways than one. My English teacher, after I ranted to her about it said ‘Well what do you expect of a book with a name like ‘Sugar Sugar’?
I’ve always known titles were important yet I found it hard to bring my knowledge into play when it came down to my NaNovel. My original name was ‘Flower On Walls’ merely because I had no idea what to call it. I don’t think there was a single flower mentioned in the entire story, and the name wasn’t like a metaphor. I’ve since changed it to ‘Violet Veins’ which fit better with the general outline.
I’m sad to say that I bought this book purely because the first chapter (only consisting of a few lines) lured me in, making me anticipate great writing. It was only about half way through chapter three that I realized how truly crap it is.
I think that reading this book (Or well, half of it), even though painful, was a helpful experience and I strongly recommend that everyone read it in the hopes of not making the same mistakes. I know that everyone makes there own, but heck. Here’s someone that’s done it for you, and it’s at your disposal!
Chapter one: Moonlight
I was dreaming of the sea when the moonlight woke me. It crept up the length of the bed to shine in my eyes.
The moon is full. That’s how I measure the passage of time these days. I couldn’t tell you what the date is. I think it’s Sunday and it might be September now.
The moonlight makes everything look beautiful, even the crumpled sheet and the clothes spread on the floor. I can smell donkey dung and baking bread. It’s quiet, apart from the soft sound of someone breathing.
I’ve been on quite at trip, thought I don’t have much to show for it - a book of Rolling Stones’ lyrics, some coins with Arabic writing on them, a headscarf with crocheted fans around the edge. I’ve learned how to say “bread” and “water” in eight different languages and I can swear in dutch.
But this journey isn’t over yet. It will continue tomorrow, and many tomorrows will be spent on the road. I don’t know how long it will last.
It seems like years since I left London, but actually it’s only been about five weeks.
-I guess the simplicity pulled me in, though now after reading it again, I realize it’s chock full of cliches.
Lovely.
When I read the above statement in John Marsden’s ‘Everything I know about writing’, I started laughing.
I didn’t think it were possible for people who were serious about writing to dismiss the rule, and therefore figured Marsden was merely trying to fill the pages.
After reading through ‘Sugar Sugar’ by Carole Wilkinson, I’ve come to reassess my original opinion.
Her writing is so boring. It’s really a lot of ‘I did this. I did that. Then I saw them.’ it makes me want to strangle her in the hopes that she would get the message and quit her writing career and maybe even fid out who her editor was and give them a good kick up the arse.
This book got me thinking about how I could improve my own writing, in more ways than one. My English teacher, after I ranted to her about it said ‘Well what do you expect of a book with a name like ‘Sugar Sugar’?
I’ve always known titles were important yet I found it hard to bring my knowledge into play when it came down to my NaNovel. My original name was ‘Flower On Walls’ merely because I had no idea what to call it. I don’t think there was a single flower mentioned in the entire story, and the name wasn’t like a metaphor. I’ve since changed it to ‘Violet Veins’ which fit better with the general outline.
I’m sad to say that I bought this book purely because the first chapter (only consisting of a few lines) lured me in, making me anticipate great writing. It was only about half way through chapter three that I realized how truly crap it is.
I think that reading this book (Or well, half of it), even though painful, was a helpful experience and I strongly recommend that everyone read it in the hopes of not making the same mistakes. I know that everyone makes there own, but heck. Here’s someone that’s done it for you, and it’s at your disposal!
Chapter one: Moonlight
I was dreaming of the sea when the moonlight woke me. It crept up the length of the bed to shine in my eyes.
The moon is full. That’s how I measure the passage of time these days. I couldn’t tell you what the date is. I think it’s Sunday and it might be September now.
The moonlight makes everything look beautiful, even the crumpled sheet and the clothes spread on the floor. I can smell donkey dung and baking bread. It’s quiet, apart from the soft sound of someone breathing.
I’ve been on quite at trip, thought I don’t have much to show for it - a book of Rolling Stones’ lyrics, some coins with Arabic writing on them, a headscarf with crocheted fans around the edge. I’ve learned how to say “bread” and “water” in eight different languages and I can swear in dutch.
But this journey isn’t over yet. It will continue tomorrow, and many tomorrows will be spent on the road. I don’t know how long it will last.
It seems like years since I left London, but actually it’s only been about five weeks.
-I guess the simplicity pulled me in, though now after reading it again, I realize it’s chock full of cliches.
Lovely.
catherine_au1d's review
3.0
Follows the characters very well and portrayed the feeling of travelling and not knowing where you are going.
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