Comments on: Book Festival Days and 3 Mini-Reviews

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:46:35 +0000

In reply to Catherine. Thanks Catherine. Yeah I've read some of the possibilities with the ending of The Other Typist. I guess I don't think it's too confusing not to be understandable. You get the idea of what happened. The flip and all. I guess maybe that genre is not my fav but I can see why others like it a lot. Glad you gave me the lowdown on Before the Wind and Shelter in Place. My husband is a sailor so we have to check out Lynch's novel!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:32:47 +0000

In reply to Naomi.

Thanks Naomi — you’re my go-to blogger for all things CanLit. I’m interested to hear you read Drunk Mom which seems pretty dark, but I think I might read it. I’m curious too about Lynn Coady as I have heard good things. It all depends what I pick up next. My mind is all over the place at the moment. 🙂

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:32:55 +0000

I love twisty novels and so enjoyed The Other Typist but did feel like the author was overly ambiguous with the ending. There are several book blogs that have posts with spoilers so now that you’ve read it you could google it and see the discussions if you’re interested. A lot of opinions out there!

I’m so excited you got Before the Wind! I absolutely loved it. I thought Shelter in Place was really well written, it just didn’t keep me going. I was able to put it down and kind of forget about it, if that makes sense.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 01:03:18 +0000

Wordfest sounds like so much fun! And what a great pile of books! Caught is good (it’s Lisa Moore, after all), and I was enthralled with Drunk Mom – maybe because it was so outside of my own experience? (had to put that in there in case you thought otherwise – ha!) I still have yet to read Lynn Coady, but I really should have by now. Maybe you’ll beat me to it!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:22:53 +0000

In reply to The Reader's Tales. Hi RT, thanks for your kind words. Yes I try to have many adventures! We will see what is next. Enjoy your week!

By: The Reader's Tales

The Reader's Tales — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:23:49 +0000

Hello Susan, it sounds like Wordfest was great. How exciting life you have. On each visit I am transported to amazing adventures with you. It’s great to crunch the life to the fullest… I am fond of.
Okey dokey, returning to what matters. No, I have not read or heard any of these books. Like you I only know Margaret Atwood – I am a huge fan. But I intend to change that…
Lastly, thank you for your thoughts on the film, I will give it a chance. Have a great day 🙂

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:41:18 +0000

In reply to John Wright. Ha. Yeah it was a marathon but worth it. Glad you came. Thanks for trying out WF! There's always next year for more.

By: John Wright

John Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:38:00 +0000

Thanks for taking me to Wordfest–discussion, readings, and audience questions were interesting, and I wanted it to go on longer. Way to go for completing the whole WF marathon.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:02:16 +0000

In reply to Shannon @ River City Reading. Hi Shannon, Yeah the book festival wore me out just like BEA! But even more so as it went a full week. It was nice to hear the authors read & speak about their works. I will see about Shelter in Place. I guess I'm unfamiliar with Europa books. Apparently it's a fairly new publisher eh? I'm new to the author Maksik too, but his novel appears to be about a bipolar guy and it's a bit violent I think. Set mainly in Washington state. hmm

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:54:15 +0000

In reply to Judy Krueger.

The title sounds interesting. Lynch’s latest novel involves sailing and apparently he says it’s his most personal or autobiographical — maybe not fully but more than his others. He’s a funny guy and lives in Seattle; he grew up sailing there. As for book festivals, I’m considering going to the L.A. one in the spring. I’ve never been to it, so it’s a bit on my bucket list. But somehow I pick up a little too many hard copies at these things, sigh.