Comments on: Summer Lists and Mini Reviews

By: Ti

Ti — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:37:15 +0000

I agree. The immediate aftermath of the crash itself and the swim to shore was riveting. I was surprised that there wasn’t more of the crash itself but it was a little different handling it the way the author did.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 22:36:50 +0000

In reply to The Reader’s Tales.

Oh great RT. So glad you liked In the Garden of Beasts. It’s eerie to me even now — how the diplomat’s family (mainly the daughter) got mixed up with the Nazis. I agree sometimes following a list of reading can work out well. It’s working for me this summer.

By: The Reader's Tales

The Reader's Tales — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:48:16 +0000

I’m a mood reader 🙂 So, I never make reading list. But, I did read the 3 books that I was supposed to “Sister Carrie”, “In the Garden of Beasts” (your suggestion) and “China Dolls” Thanks to you and to Judy I had a fantastic time reading these books. Yuppie

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:56:36 +0000

In reply to Catherine. Thanks for stopping by Catherine! Yeah I did feel Before the Fall had a weak ending -- and the OJ doc rattled my cage for sure. I hope you enjoy your vacation and summer reading! I look forward to your reviews.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:05:47 +0000

Oh my gosh, your summer reading list has got some great stuff on it! What fun!

I agree with you completely on Before the Fall- felt the ending was weak. On the other hand, the OJ documentary was almost more than I could take. I lived in Buffalo at the time and the divide between people was huge. It was deeply unsettling.

I’m heading on vacation at the end of the week and so am only taking my Kindle and planning on using downtime to read: Still Here, Behind Closed Doors, How I Became a North Korean and The Imperial Wife. We’ll see how it goes!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:11:26 +0000

In reply to Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness). Thanks Kim. I went to a boarding school -- where they likely read us the riot act. Ha, but not really. Enjoy your summer reading too.

By: Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)

Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:02:27 +0000

I can’t ever remember having a summer “required reading” list for school, but maybe that’s because I was always inclined to be a summer reader anyway, so if I did have a list it wasn’t too onerous. The books on your list sound great!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:31:27 +0000

In reply to Sarah Laurence. Yeah excited Sarah about your book, and I plan to buy it whenever it gets published. :-) ! It sounds like a great premise to me. Good to know about H Is for Hawk. And Lab Girl does sound perfect for summer too. Enjoy your summer.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:28:21 +0000

In reply to JaneGS. Hi Jane, Glad to know your husband is liking Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. I hope to get to it soon. Yeah I expect I'll need some of fall to finish my summer list! Too many good ones to finish! Enjoy your books.

By: Sarah Laurence

Sarah Laurence — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:27:42 +0000

Great reviews! I’m not usually afraid of flying but even the cover of Before the Fall is scaring me. On your summer list, I read and loved H is for Hawk, although it took me a while to get into it. Lab Girl is on my to read list and my daughter, who loves botany, wants to read it too. Thanks for the reminder. I’ll buy a copy from our local indie bookstore.

Also thanks for your enthusiasm for my novel and new agent. Fingers crossed!