Comments on: Manhattan Beach and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark Snapshots of books, movies, and music Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Susan Wright https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8385 Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:26:40 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8385 In reply to CLM.

Hi CLM: yeah the audiobook of Manhattan Beach seems to go on forever, ha. I agree the story & characters were good — but not to die for. Still it kept me interested & parts of it felt quite visual to me — I imagined the waterfront and diving quite well, though something about the ending felt sort of anticlimactic. I hope you got to finish it. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: CLM https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8347 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 22:43:16 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8347 I have been listening to Manhattan Beach as well (in fact, it is due tomorrow so I had better bring it in from the car CD player and finish the last CD and a half) and I am finding it entertaining but not to die for. I like WWII settings and this is unusual but I don’t think I’d rush out for more of her books. I think she does the different points of view better than most, however.

]]> By: Susan Wright https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8344 Thu, 31 May 2018 23:40:11 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8344 In reply to Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness).

Yeah you make good points. She cuts to the chase without the melodrama. It is tragic she couldn’t finish the book — as she put so much effort into it. I think it would have been even better with her around. Still it entails quite a scope of it all.

]]> By: Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8341 Thu, 31 May 2018 01:03:39 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8341 I really liked Michelle McNamara’s book a lot. I think you’re right, it feels unfinished in places, but not in a way that’s unsatisfying… more in a way that I wish she could have been around to finish. And I agree on the style — she’s very straight with the facts, but is good because the more melodramatic true crime really gets on my nerves.

]]> By: Susan Wright https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8330 Tue, 29 May 2018 20:14:52 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8330 In reply to JaneGS.

Hi Jane, good point about the ending. I’m glad you liked Manhattan Beach; I got caught up in it too.

]]> By: JaneGS https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8327 Tue, 29 May 2018 17:51:03 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8327 Good review of Manhattan Beach–I agree that there are some weak parts to the novel, but overall I really liked it. The ending definitely was anticlimactic, but in a way, I think the world felt like that when WWII was finally over.

]]> By: Susan Wright https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8314 Mon, 28 May 2018 17:44:39 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8314 In reply to Laurel-Rain Snow.

Yeah this Egan novel is much more straightforward storytelling than her Goon Squad book, so you might give it a shot. I’ll be interested to hear what you think of the McNamara book. Thx Laurel enjoy your week!

]]> By: Laurel-Rain Snow https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8305 Sun, 27 May 2018 16:34:57 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8305 I have I’ll Be Gone in the Dark on my list, and hope to get to it soon. I had passed Manhattan Beach by, because I hated Goon Squad. Yeah. But…I did love some of Egan’s other books, so maybe I’ll circle back to it.

Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog. Have a great weekend!

]]> By: Susan Wright https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8303 Sat, 26 May 2018 16:58:18 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8303 In reply to Brian Joseph.

Thanks for the tips Brian on the three deceased authors. It sounds like you have read about all or many of Roth’s books! I have a habit of reading out of order which is terrible I know. I might pick up American Pastoral first or The Plot Against America. Gosh what would Roth write about in the Trump era? We need him now more than ever! Late spring feels great, doesn’t it?!

]]> By: Susan Wright https://www.thecuecard.com/books/manhattan-beach-and-ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/#comment-8302 Sat, 26 May 2018 16:53:03 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=6980#comment-8302 In reply to Judy Krueger.

Hi Judy, glad you had fun in Michigan albeit with some clouds. I look forward to reading Roth and I would like to reread Wolfe’s Bonfire as the 80s seem quite long ago. For the most part I enjoyed Manhattan Beach & I look forward to what Egan does next. And I totally get that true crime isn’t for everyone — for good reason. I’m just glad he was caught.

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