Hey thanks for your thoughts. Yeah this essay collection was a bit all over too (several didn’t grab me) … but 6 of the 23 were strong enough on me to make a positive impression. I’m glad you told me about the new Atwood essay book. Interesting I just read Garner’s review. He really hated “the speeches” in it, which sound dull dull. The three he mentions that are decent (non-speech ones) could be worth a perusal. I’m not a big essay reader (though another blogger told me to read Quindlen’s Lots of Candles collection) … and Atwood is quirky.
I’m trying to start the knee process here … but it’s complicated to get seen and accepted .. then the wait list is said to be years for the procedure. I need to push to get in the queue. My GP has recently made a referral but not heard a thing. hmm. Keep me posted on your reads & everything else!

Hi Helen, I have missed quite a bit of the Olympics too — not on purpose though. It just got by me. Still what I saw was good! You might like these essays. I especially enjoyed 6 out of the 23 as my favorite ones. Have a great weekend.

Hey Wendy, thanks. I’m glad you mentioned that your aunts are doing well after knee replacement surgery … that gives me hope that it’s not the end of the line for mobility. I still want to be able to hike and do activities afterwards.
The Olympics has gone by quickly and I haven’t seen as much as I wanted. Precious Days was a good one … and I hope you like it if you get to it. Enjoy your weekend too!

Patchett’s collection of essays sounds excellent, I’ll have to add it to my list.

No Super Bowl or Olympics for me. I have read a headline here and there about the Olympics but just can’t drum up any interest in them this year. I’m sure not having access to watching any of the Olympic games plays into that.

I do like the sound of Precious Days. I have only ever read one novel by Patchett, which I really liked.

I hope you have a great weekend!

Yeah. I listened to The Dutch House and Tom Hanks’s narration was excellent. That was a great match for sure for that book. In These Precious Days, Ann talks a bit about how she met Tom and how she asked him about reading for the audio … it was pretty cool how it all came together. He was game to do it.

Haha, young enough not to have problems with training, but my time will come. 😉 It’s great when the author narrates their own book, although not all authors have a suitable audio voice. You may know that Tom Hanks narrated The Dutch House, which was a match made in heaven! Many readers enjoyed the narration as much as the actual story.

Hi Mareli — yeah I’m glad the paintings of Sooki which adorn Ann Patchett’s book cover (both front & back) have a lasting essence to them. You might like her essays of nonfiction more than her fiction – if you try her. I find her audios good too. I hope you are having a great week. Thanks for stopping by.

I haven’t read anything by Ann Patchett yet, but do want to try her work. I love the cover for These Precious Days and glad to hear you’ve enjoyed it.

I hope you are having a good week so far and the weekend is just around the corner. Can’t believe it!