Comments on: June Days

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 23:28:41 +0000

In reply to Lark. Thanks Lark. I'm glad you liked the Yoko Ogawa novel. I liked it too and will look for whatever she writes next. We are having a lovely trip. Lots to see here. Have a great weekend.

By: Lark

Lark — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:10:32 +0000

The Housekeeper and the Professor is one of my all-time favorite books! I really love it. And I hope you enjoy your vacation. It sounds like a very fun trip. 🙂

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:23:59 +0000

In reply to JaneGS.

Hi Jane, in Quinn’s author note at the back she did say that various women then had breakdowns and were sent to sanatoriums — though I don’t know if any was due to the secret’s act at Bletchley, perhaps so. I am glad you liked the novel and thought it had a good balance. Quinn’s storytelling is engaging and this is my second of hers after The Alice Network. I also liked Osla the best of the three. I didn’t like the story as much as you — but I did get an idea of their circumstances and what it was like from the novel. And it made me keen to do more reading about Bletchley in the future. I’m glad for your thoughts. Cheers.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:03:17 +0000

In reply to Vicki. Hey thanks Vicki. The photo was taken about an hour outside of where we live. We drove into the foothills to do this hike - where I got this shot. It's really green right now from a lot of rain. Cheers.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:00:52 +0000

In reply to Heather.

Thanks Heather, nice hike on the anniversary. And eventually I will read more of Ogawa’s books. I liked the 2 I’ve read so far – they’re a bit quirky. But I’m not sure either that I will read Quinn again — I’ve read 2 and they’re fine storytelling-wise but not really my cup of tea perhaps, though I know they’re hugely popular.
Things are really green this month here with the rains, so that is the good news.
Hope you’ve been able to hike lately. Enjoy!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:52:50 +0000

In reply to mae. Yeah Mae, I guess I just wanted more of the real stuff. It's a really popular novel so many others loved it. She's a pretty good storyteller but it's a bit romancy for my tastes. Have you read Quinn before? Cheers.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:47:06 +0000

In reply to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz.

Yikes bears in the yard is a bit too close for comfort. Need to pay attention so one doesn’t walk into them. I’d like to visit Livingston again – I’ve been there once, neat place. Hope you are having a great trip & time.

By: JaneGS

JaneGS — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:04:46 +0000

I loved The Rose Code so much that I listened to it twice and gave it 5 stars on GoodReads. Personally, I thought the balance between the war work the women were doing and the romance/friendship was just about right. It wasn’t all froth, nor was it all serious. I think it reflected how people approached the war–you have to look for the fun bits in the midst of the horror or you go mad.
I wonder if anyone was ever really locked away based on the work they did or the spite of others, using the secrets act as a foil. I guess I wouldn’t be surprised so that made the Beth story more believeable.
Osma was definitely my favorite character. I would love to see a mini-series based on this book.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:50:13 +0000

Love the photo!

By: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:42:05 +0000

In reply to Susan. My book club tends to like shorter novels. The owner of the Airbnb home where we stayed warned us about bears. She said they come up into her yard in August!