Comments on: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

By: SGW

SGW — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 05:05:13 +0000

In reply to Melissa . Yeah I think she's quite good. Thanks for stopping by. I need to read Bel Canto

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:42:34 +0000

I love Patchett’s work and I can’t wait to read this one. Bel Canto is my favorite of her’s but I’ve read most of her work.

By: SGW

SGW — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:12:27 +0000

In reply to Laurel-Rain Snow. Thanks Laurel. Yeah this one is worth reading if you like memoirs in general. She has plenty to say.

By: SGW

SGW — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:10:35 +0000

In reply to Vasilly. Oh thanks. Yeah I guess I didnt realize most of the essays would be personal / autobiographical but it made them more interesting I think. I remember you liking this one on your site so I think before reading it I knew it would be good, and it was! thanks

By: SGW

SGW — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:07:31 +0000

In reply to Deb Nance at Readerbuzz. Ha Deb you could be right about this rule. I'm sure there are more writers like this but I'm drawing a bit of a blank. Maybe Gary Shteyngart who recently put out a memoir, but I havent read him yet, so maybe his fiction is better? Thanks for coming by!

By: Laurel-Rain Snow

Laurel-Rain Snow — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:28:40 +0000

I enjoy nonfiction (and memoirs) for that very feeling...as if I am having a conversation with the author. Thanks for sharing...and now I'm going to check this one out. Here's MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:46:22 +0000

You’re so right about this essay collection. I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading it but I soon found myself loving it. Nice post.

By: Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:56:33 +0000

I liked this book a lot. Funny, but I think people who write both nonfiction and fiction tend to be better at one or the other and it’s usually nonfiction.

(I just came up with this little rule of thumb and now I’m wondering if it is really true….Yes, check, Anne Lamott…nonfiction & fiction and better at nonfiction…Ann Patchett, check…anyone else? Must think about this a little more. I think I feel an essay coming.)

By: SGW

SGW — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:04:28 +0000

In reply to Ti. Yeah keep it in mind Ti. I think you would find it interesting, especially perhaps the chapters on writing etc.

By: Ti

Ti — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:25:49 +0000

I think I will read this one at some point. I just have to be in the right mood for it, I think.