Tuesday 16 October 2007

Mr Commitment - Mike Gayle

Oh dear... my book reading time (or lack there of) has been shameful lately. Other things have just gotten in the way... and nothing particularly constructive either so I don't even have a proper excuse... bad Charlie :)

Anyway, I have finally read another book. But it's nothing to write home about really. It is one of those easy going, timid, everything-works-out-okay-in-the-end books of no substance that could probably even be given away free with a copy of Glamour magazine. Sorry to sound harsh. These types of books are great for an easy read on the beach or on a plane but they are just so full of nothing. No nitty-gritty with characters that mean something or have depth.

As these types of books go it was ok but you'll probably have heard the punchlines a billion times before. General storyline as follows: Boy loves girl, girl loves boy, girl wants to get married, boy scared of commitment, boy and girl have fight, boy and girl split up, boy pines after girl, boy realises boy can commit to girl, girl discovers she is pregnant, boy and girl get back together, boy and girl get married and live happily ever after, amen. Mike Gayle probably wrote it in his lunch hour :)