OPPOSED POSITIONS by Gwendoline Riley
Published 2012
It took me a while to work out what I thought of this book - a strange yet somewhat endearing description of the life of Aislinn Kelly.
The book is not so much a story
because, although fictitious, there is not much of a story line. However, do
not let this put you off because one can find oneself truly involved and
interested in the life of Aislinn Kelly. The book revolves around all of the
people involved with and who have been a part of her life, moving between her
extravagant family and variety of untrustworthy and interesting friends between
London and Indianapolis.
But throughout the novel I learnt
more about Aislinn herself and what kind of a person she is, and at times I
found myself wondering whether she was a character who I really liked, due to
her brash and difficult personality at times. Though in the end, as for most
lead characters, I wanted the best for her – be this in friends, family, love
and success.
The blurb of the novel explains
the background for the story line – Aislinn’s difficult family life and her
decision to move to Indianapolis for a short while. Throughout the book I was
certain that something would happen regarding her move to America, however I
was disappointed to find out that nothing does.
I did enjoy reading this book,
and it was a relatively quick and easy read. I would have liked the story to
lead somewhere, but I would recommend this as an interesting and different
novel.
For more views on Opposed
Positions and other books, recommended by Florence Welch (of Florence + The Machine)
follow the online book club, @BetweenTwoBooks on Twitter. This is where I found
out about this read!
