Comments on: Summer Blazes

By: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:35:24 +0000

In reply to Susan. I will definitely plan to read Snow Child soon. Thanks, Susan.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:18:16 +0000

Hi JoAnn: Glad to hear from you … and interesting your insight into The Great Believers and that era. I found it a pretty emotional book and glad I finally got to it. I liked thinking about the Covid parallels while reading it.
I hope to get to Eowyn Ivey’s 2nd novel sometime … the first one was enjoyable. Hope you are well. I’ll check in soon. take care.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:13:35 +0000

In reply to Helen Murdoch. Wow Helen: the temps are crazy high right now! Ouch. It was like 112 where we were. Hope you all are safe. I guess college will be a bit different this year. Hope it goes okay where she is. Enjoy your week.

By: JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing

JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:59:51 +0000

Glad all is well and you’re enjoying time with your parents. Great group of books here. The Great Believers was a read/listen combo for me and, while I had issues with t=how long it took for the two story lines to intersect, I loved it. Such an emotional read that grabbed me from the beginning. I worked as a clinical pharmacist in a teaching hospital at the time and was involved in several investigational drug trials. Many parallels can be drawn with the COVID vaccine trials today, so that must have made the impact even stronger.

I’ve picked up both The Snow Child and To the Bright Edge of the World as daily deals, but have yet to read either one of them. Quite sure I’ll love them both, just need to make them a priority!

By: Helen Murdoch

Helen Murdoch — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:38:17 +0000

I’m glad you’re safe from the fires. You’re right, it is blazing hot right now in southern California. I drove my daughter to LA yesterday to go back to college and watched the temperature rise as we drove south. It was 117 in Calabassas!

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 04:12:01 +0000

In reply to Aj @ Read All The Things!.

Thanks AJ. I too avoided The Great Believers for a long time due to its length … but glad I finally got to it … The Snow Child is a bit of an easier read than that. And perhaps it’s more fun reading when it’s colder outside. Enjoy your week.

By: Aj @ Read All The Things!

Aj @ Read All The Things! — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 19:05:10 +0000

Enjoy your time at your parents’! The Great Believers is on my TBR list, but I’ve been avoiding it because of the size. The Snow Child is on my shelf. I might wait until it’s not 100 degrees outside to read it.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:42:40 +0000

In reply to Heather.

Hi Heather. We’re going to scorch here this week … 109 perhaps tomorrow. But then I go back to Canada on Monday so that should feel different. Luckily the fires aren’t too close right now. Hope there are no more near here. Of these books I reviewed, I probably enjoyed The Snow Child the most (love all that wilderness) … and thought The Great Believers an important read that captured that era. The Map novel was good but maybe I liked one storyline better than the other. Hope you are having a good week there. Probably a hot one. take care.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:36:13 +0000

In reply to JaneGS.

Hi Jane thanks. I’ll let you know how the travel back goes. Sorry to hear about the fires and heat in Colorado, ugh. We are in the midst of a heatwave this week in Southern Calif. … might reach 109 degrees tomorrow Ouch. And then goes on for a week over 100. sigh.
You might eventually get to The Great Believers and see what you think. It seems an important novel for that whole time of AIDS … and a bit interesting to compare it to what we’re going thru now. Hmm. Enjoy your week & books.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:14:08 +0000

I have had the Snow Child on my list forever. Looks like I need to get to it soon. The Great Believers is one I’ve heard all the buzz but never actually knew what it was about. I think this one may be up my alley once I’m ready for a nice long book. I haven’t even heard of the Map of Salt and Stars but that one looks good too. I’ll have to add it to my list.

Glad you are enjoying your visit with your parents. Sorry about the fires and I hope you all stay safe while you’re there and find some ways to cool down. We are hot here but probably not quite as hot as Southern California! unless you’re close to the beach.