Comments on: September Mini Reviews

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:26:23 +0000

LOVE LOVE loved Crazy Rich Asians! After the political hell of last week I feel as if I need to go watch it again to purify my brain. My rage is getting out-of-control.

You had quite the unusual reading last month. I’ve never heard of your first two books, but am so glad you read There There. Wasn’t it fantastic?! Orange feels like a completely new voice in fiction. I loved it, even though it was not easy reading.

It was dark and rainy all day here but I don’t mind. I like fall and winter here!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:55:06 +0000

I would like to read all three of these! I loved Cutting For Stone and have meant to read one of his other books ever since, so this is a good reminder. And Elmet has been on my radar since I first heard about it. I’m glad to hear you liked it, as well as There There.

I actually saw Crazy Rich Asians… I found it very entertaining. And now I don’t have to read the book!

The Giller books are coming up on my to-read list. Maybe after that I’ll find time for Elmet. I keep seeing it on the shelf at the library, and wonder why no one else is taking it home. Maybe they just have the same problem as me – too many other books to read!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:54:31 +0000

In reply to Judy Krueger. Oh yes I remember you writing about it; it sounded good! Two fun novels I liked with music off the top of my head: High Fidelity and The Wishbones ... which made me laugh a bit but I still want to read sometime Madeline Thien's novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing, which you liked.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:47:15 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Hi Rachel, good to hear from you. Yes I thought the movie was light and fun and well casted. It was thoroughly entertaining. So glad you liked it too. It was quite the movie of the summer!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:45:30 +0000

In reply to JaneGS. Yeah Jane, I think you would like Elmet. It's very much an English countryside story. I can't wait to see what this author writes next.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:44:16 +0000

In reply to Diane D. Hi Diane, yes I think you would like The Tennis Partner. See if your library has it! I sometimes cull books too and then I'm sorry I did. I still need to read Cutting for Stone which I'm sure I would love. It's been on my shelves for a long time.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:58:48 +0000

I haven’t read any of those books but I did see Crazy Rich Asians and I loved it! What did you think? Had you read the book? I’ve read it twice and I thought the movie was perfectly cast according to what I had in my mind. I could go on and on but I’ll stop! 🙂

By: JaneGS

JaneGS — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:45:15 +0000

Elmet sounds so interesting–without knowing the setting for the novel, I would have placed in Idaho or Montana, not Yorkshire. That in itself really interests me.

By: Diane D

Diane D — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 23:01:13 +0000

Susan, I had a copy of “The Tennis Partner” and donated it unread, now I’m sorry I did. I loved Cutting for Stone and bet this memoir would appeal to me. I got rid of it when I culled my collection from over 1,000 books to about 250 before we moved.

I’m ready for cooler weather but, not “snowflakes” yet.

By: Judy Krueger

Judy Krueger — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 16:20:00 +0000

In reply to Susan Wright.

The most recently read book that I loved with music in it was Appassionata by Eva Hoffman. https://keepthewisdom.blogspot.com/2018/05/appassionata.html