Diary & Journal Book Titles
As you might have already grasped, I am an avid journal writer. Another passion I have is reading. A really good book recommended by another reading buddy always goes down well. But sometimes I’ll go for a book by the title alone. Covers do often sway me, I’ll admit it, but titles can pull me in, too.
I’ve just read an excerpt from The Liar’s Diary by Patry Francis. Here’s the link: excerpt from The Liar’s Diary.
Any book with the words journal or diary in the title will get my attention. Even the word letters gets me lifting the book from the shelf for closer inspection.
I’m adding this book to my TBR list.
Heather
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6 opinions for Diary & Journal Book Titles
Olivia
Feb 26, 2007 at 9:56 am
I read about this book on Amazon and ordered it right away (which I almost NEVER do). It looked so good. I plan on reading it as soon as it comes in. I’ll let you know how it is :) Thanks, Heather.
Heather Goldsmith
Feb 26, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Oh good. Thanks for that Olivia. Would love to know what you think once you’ve read it. ;-)
Olivia
Mar 9, 2007 at 6:22 pm
I read “The Liar’s Diary” in two days. Wow, what a great novel. The diary plays a minor role in the book; I see its role more as metaphorical in that we all see life as we prefer to see it and “record” our own story. Although one of the characters does keep the diary, its role is minor in the plot. Still, it was fun to have a journal there at all…
I wrote a review on Amazon today:
*****
Stunning Mystery and Psychological Thriller That Doesn’t Disappoint
*****
Who is lying and who is telling the truth? Who is lying to themselves? What is the truth? I found myself asking these questions throughout this riveting novel. Jeanne Cross is in a long-term marriage to her physician husband with one child, and on the surface everything seems basically fine, sort of like everyone’s life. As the novel progresses, the reader soon realizes that things are far from “fine” and that Jeanne Cross is lying to herself, pretending to have a good marriage and family, pretending to be content with her life. It is her new friendship with a teacher at the local middle school, Ali—who is everything Jeanne is not—that compels her to begin facing the truth. The rest of the novel is page-turning with unexpected plot twists and turns. This book was hard to put down and I read it over two days because the suspense level was so high.
There are many themes in this complex novel. It is indeed about family secrets, about trust and loyalty, about self-deception, about abuse, about repression. The relationships have many levels, and there are no clear true protagonists or antagonists, even though at times there seem to be. Even the perpetrators of abuse have other sides to their personalities, which is indeed how things are in life, also.
This is a first novel by the author, Patry Francis, who also has a lovely blog called “Simply Wait”. She has been an award-winning poet, and is now, with this novel, a wonderful storyteller whose next book will be eagerly anticipated by many, including me.
Highly recommended.
*****
Heather Goldsmith
Mar 9, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Cool Olivia. Thanks for sharing your review here. I’ll just have to read this book now. ;-)
MARIA NEILL
Dec 20, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Diary of a Supertramp. I read this book years ago and want to read again. Is the title correct and if so where can i get it. ta.
Heather Goldsmith
Dec 21, 2007 at 6:48 am
Hi Maria,
Sorry, the title is not familiar to me and didn’t show up with much info online or on amazon.com. Your best bet is to ask in either a library or a book store. You can tell them a bit more about the book, etc. Hope you find what you’re after, though. Thanks for asking, even though I couldn’t help. ;-)
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