Comments on: Lily and the Octopus and Eligible

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:27:45 +0000

In reply to Naomi.

Hi Naomi, sorry I missed seeing your comment. No, I have not read “A Dog’s Purpose” — but now I will definitely put it on my list. Thanks for the tip. I’m a freak for dog stories.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:03:07 +0000

I also tend to like those heart-warming dog stories, but it doesn’t hurt to have one I can cross of the list. 🙂
Have you ever read A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron? A heart-warmer and a tear-jerker.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:10:21 +0000

In reply to Anne@Headfullofbooks. Oh yes Anne, I think you will like Eligible. It's highly entertaining. Enjoy!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:09:30 +0000

In reply to John Wright.

(Sorry I missed seeing your comment till just now.) Oh yes, I have read Where the Red Fern Grows in my youth. It’s got to be the saddest dog story of all time. I cried reading it. But I’m glad you mention it: because I have always wanted to read it again — this many decades later. I’m sure it’s the classic it always was, but I want to see how I feel about it now. Little Ann and Old Dan will crush my heart for sure.

By: Anne@Headfullofbooks

Anne@Headfullofbooks — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 23:56:10 +0000

I am a big Pride and Prejudice fan so i bet I would Eligible. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

By: John Wright

John Wright — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:00:08 +0000

The gold standard for dog novels for this dog person: Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls, 1961. A “children’s novel” that works for all ages. Check the “Background” in the Wikipedia entry for this book–publication has a terrific backstory. A buddy of mine, a hunting dog guy, tells this anecdote: his son’s university rugby team was over for a party, held in the basement den. At some point, the party became and remained absolutely quiet. Jim finally went down to see what the heck was going on. Someone had popped the 1970s movie version into the VHS tape player ( this did not happen last week). All the great big rugby players were silently watching WTRFG, with great big tears rolling down their faces.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:24:45 +0000

In reply to JaneGS. Hi Jane, you might like Eligible but then if you're already worn out from P & P tales, you might take a break. The Lily novel unfortunately was a bit disappointing to me although I thought it would be good. The cycling went well last weekend but alas not much in the photo dept. We were on the move. Next time! Thanks for stopping by.

By: JaneGS

JaneGS — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:20:57 +0000

I like the premise of Lily and the Octopus–too bad it turned out a bit thin. I was excited about the Austen Project, but the novels I tried left me cold so I wasn’t aware of Eligible. Honestly, P&P has been done to death, and this is from a fan, although a truly funny, modern version is still appealing; but 181 short chapters! Short chapters seems trendy these days, and they do make the reading easy, imo.

Cycling from Banff to Lake Louise sounds wonderful–hope you have a marvelous time, and I’ll be looking for photos 🙂

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:43:11 +0000

In reply to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz. Thanks Deb. Yeah I think I did have big expectations for Lily and the Octopus and maybe that contributed to a letdown.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:34:27 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Thanks Michelle! Yeah I needed a little humor or light-heartedness after The Girls -- and Eligible really did the trick. Lily was okay but not as great as I had hoped.