Queens Birthday Candy Floss....

Its nice to have a holiday in her Majesty's name, especially when the sun comes out and you feel as if you are Trooping the Colour!
Metro is out...Best Restaurants Issue, cute cover, Sex, Drugs and Horse Racing!  The great Albany Property Scandal and why are Charity Art Auctions struggling plus a free booklet detailing our 50 Best Restaurants.
The Australian Womens Weekly has Princess Catherine on the cover and asks who is Justin Bieber?
Brad and Ange are ready to wed!
Danni and Kris are rocky...he feels like an employee.
Octomum resents her Kids...really?
Celebrities are hitting the beaches!
A week with the Kardashians....we can but dream!
Shorty Street Stars Secret family revealed...
A-Rod dumps Cameron...
Liz Hurley shares her secrets to staying young (one can only imagine)
Prince Albert has Wedding jitters.....hello!
Michael Laws ex has a toyboy....
Lindsay's off the rails again....
January Jones big secret...rumour has it that Claudia Schiffers husband may be involved.
The Grease Curse....
Who are the real fathers of Michael Jacksons children?
Are Sean and Scarlett through?
Does Johnny Depp have another woman?
Billy Bob Thorntons daughter is convicted of murdering a child,  Mariah may have had a drink or two and what did Maria Shriver really know about the behaviour of her Sperminator husband Arnie???

A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

As I said when talking initially about this book it ticked all the boxes for me and then I put it down for a few days as I just needed something else. Those something else's have already been reviewed on here, so on to this absolutely amazing book that I picked up again this morning and had finished reading by 8.30.

The two main characters are Bennie Salazar and Sasha, a young rather troubled young lady who works for him and herein the adventure begins as you go back and forth in time, meet new characters all linked to Bennie (a once very powerful record exec) and Sasha in ever concentric circles that ripple out drawing you (the reader) into such a wide array of experiences that a lesser writer may well have lost you by page 50, this does not happen here and as our journey progress we learn a lot about the very real human need to fit in, to achieve, to succeed, to love, to screw up, to find redemption among the ruins of self destruction. The narrative hums along at a well drawn pace, it has humour and it has pathos, it is really hard to think of anything relating to the human state that Jennifer Egan hasn't included. At no time does it become boring, its never gluggy, the writer uses a lot of very snappy words and even in the most trying circumstance it does not loose its humanity.

I particularly liked the way she went back in forth in time, this brought a wonderful richness to the narrative, filled out the characters and wasn't at all distracting yet I have read other books where this has been done to my utter despair. There are parts of this books story telling form that are rather unique but you`ll have to read it to find out what I mean!

This is the 1st book I have finished in 2011, if this is any indicator a great reading year is ahead!

Currently Reading....A Visit From the Goon Squad

Written by Jennifer Egan, this book so far ticks a number of boxes with me:

Hooks you in,

Uses words to paint a picture in your mind of both places and characters and their circumstances,past and present.

Uses humour as an antidote to the misery of her somewhat of beat characters reality, so far...its excellent.

AND it has a gorgeous cover!