Comments on: Home on the Range https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-days-of-afrekete Snapshots of books, movies, and music Sun, 17 Apr 2022 14:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-26093 Sun, 17 Apr 2022 14:57:12 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-26093 In reply to Susan.

I will definitely look for CODA. I think I need all the positive messages I can get these days.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25814 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 21:18:44 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25814 In reply to Sarah Laurence.

Hi Sarah, good to hear from you. Life has been very busy but now I’ve gotten free so I look forward to checking your site to see what’s up in Maine. The author of Days of Afrekete is one to watch! I liked how she cleverly riffed on the plot of Mrs. Dalloway.
The Calif. trip was a good one … now I’m already missing my folks & the place again. Enjoy your reading.

]]> By: Sarah Laurence https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25758 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:30:24 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25758 How funny: I was just going to write that the premise of The Days of Afrekete reminded me of Mrs. Dalloway! I love how the nuances could be reality in these times. I shall have to check it out.

Post Oscars, it’s sad that the infamous slap resonates more than the films that won.

I do hope California gets much needed rain and fewer scandals.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25707 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:43:54 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25707 In reply to stargazer.

Hi Stargazer, thanks it was weird to return to Canada after SoCal. We are getting a bit of snowflakes here too but spring seems to be coming. How surprising there to get snow now. I’ll check out the comment you wrote. It seems several authors have done take-offs from Woolf’s books. I thought the Afrekete author was strong. I was impressed of your commitment to finish off the Woolf book.
Things have been busy with 2 work jobs … but I will return to the blog hopefully next weekend. Enjoy your week.

]]> By: stargazer https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25670 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:26:42 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25670 Good to hear you had a nice trip to California. Haha, I wrote about spring having arrived in a recent post, but guess what: we’ve had snow the last two days. There hasn’t been a single snow flake all winter in London, so that was quite weird… Anyways. Didn’t watch the Oscars, but heard that CODA won. Too bad it all drowned in the Will Smith *incident*. Where the Crawdads Sing never appealed to me, so I doubt I’ll watch the adaptation either. The Days of Afrekete, on the other hand, sounds good. And, interestingly, it relates to the comment I wrote to you in my post about Virginia Woolf.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25647 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:44:02 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25647 In reply to Catherine.

Hi Catherine, your reading seems to be on a roll! I must see what The Book of Cold Cases is. I haven’t heard of that one.
And thanks the trip to see my parents was well worth it. Get torn a bit between here and there. And missing them.
The Oscars thing was just crazy! I was stunned. There’s always something, right?
Have a great week.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25646 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:34:54 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25646 In reply to JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing.

Thanks JoAnn. The trip was a good one. I can see where taking off April is a good idea for you. I hope you enjoy Conn. and your new place!
Often films of books can’t live up to the books we read, but I seem to see a lot of them anyways. Not sure I have any expectations of the Crawdads movie.
And I don’t know the book you are talking about … so I will have to check it out. thanks for the title. Happy reading!

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25645 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:29:56 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25645 In reply to Ti.

Yeah Ti – I agree that the fiasco at the Oscars is overshadowing some good wins.
I don’t know about this Tshirt book — so will check your review later to see what it’s all about. And the Crawdads novel had so much hype – I don’t think it lived up to all that… but I can see where it would make a decent discussion book.
Enjoy your week. I am a bit sad to have left SoCal. I get torn between places!

]]> By: Catherine https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25638 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:45:27 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25638 Happy to hear you were able to get out and about and see your parents!

What to say about the Oscars?! (insert shocked face emoji here)

I’m in full on read, but don’t write mode which is fun and annoying as reviews are hard to come by in my brain. I’ve been loving non-fiction from Dilettante to Happy at Any Cost and now I’m reading House of Gucci.

For fiction I’ve been completely sucked into The Book of Cold Cases- so spooky and good I don’t want to stop reading. I finished The Candy House and loved it, but it won’t be for everyone.

]]> By: JoAnn @ Gulfside Musing https://www.thecuecard.com/books/the-days-of-afrekete/#comment-25637 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:39:03 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=12675#comment-25637 Welcome back, Susan! I’m glad you had a good trip to CA, but it’s always good to get home. I haven’t been around much lately, either, and am planning to take April off as we head north for a few weeks.

I do plan to watch the Crawdads movie… interesting that it was filmed in LA! I loved the book, but am always nervous about film adaptations. Hope this is a good one.

Right now I’m reading The Fortnight in September, a delightful old novel that’s been on my wish list for years. Finally reading it now because of the gorgeous cover of the latest reissue!

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