Comments on: The Alice Network and The Lotus Eaters https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters Snapshots of books, movies, and music Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:54:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9057 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:53:03 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9057 In reply to JoAnn @ Lakeside Musing.

Hi JoAnn: I’m glad I got to The Alice Network which shined a bit of light on this spy operation during WWI. It seemed a similar reading level to those other 2 novels, which I also liked. It was not too dense. The Lotus Eaters was a bit more dense but doable.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9056 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:48:34 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9056 In reply to Rachel.

Hi Rachel: Yeah I think Soli is most known for her very first novel The Lotus Eaters. I found it quite a long, heartfelt saga about the Vietnam War with various components. Not sure I will read The Forgetting Tree but thanks for letting me know your thoughts on it.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9055 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:45:18 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9055 In reply to Susie | Novel Visits.

Hi Susie: yeah I can understand The Alice Network being a bit too light in parts but you’re right it was good for a plane flight & trip etc. The real history of the network got me a bit. Thx for stopping by.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9054 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:43:10 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9054 In reply to Carmen.

You’re right about First Man — it really got across the danger of their training sessions but it made me feel a bit ill from all the shaking. We just saw the submarine movie Hunter Killer and it’s a good action flick – might review it for next time. I hope you & Judy will stick with blogging — I enjoy both of your sites & opinions very much, but I can understand taking a break. Everyone needs one sometimes. Cheers.

]]> By: JoAnn @ Lakeside Musing https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9053 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 19:43:34 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9053 You’ve just sold me on The Alice Network, a book I never considered reading before now. The story sounds interesting and the comparison to The Girl You Left Behind and The Nightingale certainly helps 😉 I’d like to make time for The Lotus Eaters, too…

]]> By: Rachel https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9052 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:54:18 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9052 I read The Forgetting Tree by Soli and didn’t care for it. The Lotus Eaters sounds like it might be better.

]]> By: Susie | Novel Visits https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9049 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 01:53:35 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9049 Fro me, The Alice Network was just a little too light. The unlikely connections got to me, but I can see that it would be great on a trip when you don’t want anything too dense. i want to see First Man. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it.

]]> By: Judy Krueger https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9047 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:43:31 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9047 In reply to Susan.

Thank you for the praise! It makes me feel like going on.

]]> By: Carmen https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9044 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:29:39 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9044 The Alice Network sounds interesting, but not as much as The Lotus Eaters; that’s more right my alley. I have seen quite a few movies lately, and then re-watch them to fix in the messages, reason why I have been overwhelmed by blogging this month and done very little of it. Like Judy, I’m considering whether I should stop blogging for a while, but then I think that I wouldn’t get my readership back fast enough when I come back, and that stops me. I wouldn’t be disconnected from my feed, just not publishing posts.

I’ve read great things about First Man. Shaky camerawork makes me dizzy, and that urgency at times is completely moot, but it seems that in this case it was justified to convey the claustrophobia and danger of every training session and trial before the big achievement. I’m really looking forward to this year’s crop of award baits; it seems it is going to be a good bunch.

]]> By: Susan https://www.thecuecard.com/movies/the-alice-network-and-the-lotus-eaters/#comment-9043 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:25:44 +0000 https://www.thecuecard.com/?p=7394#comment-9043 In reply to bermudaonion (Kathy).

Hi Kathy, Yeah you probably wouldn’t like First Man — it has quite a few wobbly flight scenes in it. Hmm but your son might enjoy it. I know hardly anything about “Milkman” or Anna Burns but will definitely have a look when it comes out.

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