Comments on: Saints For All Occasions and The High Mountains of Portugal

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 14:18:04 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Oh thanks Michelle, Great to know! She does seem quite excellent. I'm sure I will try her other books. Glad you liked The Engagements!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 14:16:09 +0000

In reply to Vicki. Hi Vicki, thanks. We enjoy biking here. The scenery is amazing in the mountains about 1 to 2 hours away. Thx for stopping by!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:00:36 +0000

I LOVED The Engagements. I read it when it was first released and still think about it. I have yet to get to her latest, but friends who have read it loved it. I do think you should give her other novels a try. She is a spectacular author.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:19:50 +0000

I love riding my bike and that looks like some awesome scenery to look at while riding!
I’ll have to check the books out since they’re new to me.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:07:42 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Hi Rachel, I hadn't realized you had read most of her books! It seems Sullivan is good at these family sagas. I had seen the Saints one reviewed on The Washington Post and the critic was high on it -- so I gave it a whirl. I enjoyed it. Thx for stopping by.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:05:26 +0000

In reply to Laurel-Rain Snow. Hi Laurel, yeah I'm curious about Maine. I thoughts Saints was good but I dont think there's a need to rush to it. So many books for summer. I think I've had my Irish Catholic fill for the moment, LOL. Enjoy your week!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:51:00 +0000

I loved Maine and The Engagements. Based on your review, I think Maine is most similar to Saints for All Occasions and that you’d probably like it. It’s also a family saga that spans several years and deals with family secrets.

By: Laurel-Rain Snow

Laurel-Rain Snow — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:34:37 +0000

I have been on the fence about Saints for All Occasions…I loved the author’s book Maine, but really didn’t enjoy The Engagements.

I like the Irish Catholic element (reminding me of my second husband’s family! LOL), and it also has something of Brooklyn about it, but with more of a span in time. I may just have to give this one a whirl.

Martel…probably not.

Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:51:49 +0000

In reply to Carmen.

Yeah I agree Carmen. He’s trying to replicate too much — the same stuff in Life of Pi. But that doesn’t always work. It is a pretty odd story; he might have been smoking dope 🙂 … 50/50 chance? I’m not sure if I need to read him again, or his next book. I think everything of his was summed up in Life of Pi. Cheers.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:47:34 +0000

In reply to JoAnn @ Lakeside Musing. Uh-oh JoAnn. We were in sink for awhile :-) . I'm okay if you skip Portugal, but no Life of Pi? Glad to hear you liked Maine. I'd like to try one of her other ones. cheers!