tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post2729009046278448009..comments2024-03-26T14:59:45.234-07:00Comments on Vintage Reads: The InterestingsVintage Readinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-31713037540790059812013-11-02T12:27:07.698-07:002013-11-02T12:27:07.698-07:00Kat, as always, I will be looking out for your rev...Kat, as always, I will be looking out for your review of The Interestings.<br /><br />Sunday, hope your group enjoys it as much as I did.<br /><br />Bellezza, hope you review it on your blog. 700+ pages - I'll be lucky to finish before Christmas!<br /><br />Ellen, hope you like it as much as I did. A substantial, satisfying read.<br /><br />JoAnn, yes I agree re The Burgess Boys. I liked it but didn't love it. Amy and Isabelle is still my favourite Strout.<br /><br />Anbolyn, my favourite contemporary novels so far have been Where'd You Go Bernadette, The Round House and Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld which I haven't got around to reviewing yet. And the Wolitzer of course, It's been a great year for fiction.<br /><br />Thomas I really want to read Wolitzer's earlier work now. I'll look out for The Wife.<br /><br />Arti, as usual I'm a day late and a dollar short! Proust terrifies me but I'll check out your readalong.<br /><br />litlove, I must check out Wolitzer's earlier novels I do like her writing.<br /><br />Susan, I've now read the new BJ. Very amusing but I think BJ has dated somewhat.<br /><br />Lilac and Penny, well worth a read, big, substantial and satisfying.<br /><br />Cathy, I'm not greatly impressed with the new Bridget, funny in parts, though. Yes The Interestings is a very satisfying read, hope you get the chance to give it a go.<br /><br />Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-55695619648940153822013-10-10T07:54:53.298-07:002013-10-10T07:54:53.298-07:00Sounds like a good read - so long as the character...Sounds like a good read - so long as the characters feel real to me, I want to know what happens to them, and that's what this sounds like to me. I must have been on a different planet as I didn't know there was another BJ book! xCathy cathy at potterjotterhttp://potterjotter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-7197536550779153722013-10-05T18:33:44.285-07:002013-10-05T18:33:44.285-07:00Now, I must read this. Thank you. Now, I must read this. Thank you. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-22139573749403093662013-10-02T00:19:29.253-07:002013-10-02T00:19:29.253-07:00Great review, thank you.Great review, thank you.Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-56605643879719583142013-09-29T19:55:30.742-07:002013-09-29T19:55:30.742-07:00I do have this on hold at the library - it will be...I do have this on hold at the library - it will be a while before I get it. It sounds interesting, and I am anxious to try it. I enjoyed your review very much, Nicola. <br /><br />Thanks for reminding me about the new Bridget Jones, I have the other two and enjoy them, the first one the most. It's a reread every few years for me. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-78190603119909121922013-09-26T13:27:40.052-07:002013-09-26T13:27:40.052-07:00Oooh! I really want to read this one. I've enj...Oooh! I really want to read this one. I've enjoyed all the other Meg Wolitzer novels I've read and very much like her style. So happy to have your positive recommendation!litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-22562472688777334682013-09-23T21:34:12.951-07:002013-09-23T21:34:12.951-07:00Nicola,
Would you like to join me and Bellezza fo...Nicola,<br /><br />Would you like to join me and Bellezza for a Proust read-along? <a href="http://rippleeffects.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/another-proust-read-along/" rel="nofollow">Details here</a>.Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-40345327779151037842013-09-23T05:04:49.378-07:002013-09-23T05:04:49.378-07:00I tend to really enjoy Meg Wolitzer's novels. ...I tend to really enjoy Meg Wolitzer's novels. I think my favorite so far is The Wife. You are right they aren't perfect but they certainly and enjoyable and compelling. In fact, now that I think of it, I don't know why The Wife didn't make it onto my recent list of top novels by women. Hmm. <br /><br />Seeing your post yesterday before I went to the shop to buy MaddAddam, means that I also ended up buying The Interestings.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-46286428180746637062013-09-22T19:55:18.812-07:002013-09-22T19:55:18.812-07:00I've wanted to read The Interestings since it ...I've wanted to read The Interestings since it was released, but the library holds list is a mile long (I suspect book clubs are reading it). I might just have to buy it... I am eagerly awaiting the Donna Tartt and need to read The Burgess Boys, too. What have been your favorite books this year?Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-85834229758537602042013-09-21T18:32:39.889-07:002013-09-21T18:32:39.889-07:00I need to make time to read this soon -sounds like...I need to make time to read this soon -sounds like my kind of book!<br /><br />Elizabeth Strout is one of my favorite writers. The Burgess Boys isn't quite Olive Kitteridge, but it's certainly a worthy effort and I enjoyed it very much.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-65014884619401440392013-09-21T11:56:48.447-07:002013-09-21T11:56:48.447-07:00Yes, I'm looking forward to reading this one t...Yes, I'm looking forward to reading this one too. There are a lot of excellent American women writers at the moment. Sound like my era too!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040479602649174403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-40637990268816541362013-09-20T18:01:30.922-07:002013-09-20T18:01:30.922-07:00Can't wait for the new Donna Tartt. Getting ti...Can't wait for the new Donna Tartt. Getting tired of reading My Secret HIstory over and over and over. (Not really. ;)Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-21121232968995016122013-09-20T17:32:33.805-07:002013-09-20T17:32:33.805-07:00Thank you for this review. This is our next book ...Thank you for this review. This is our next book for my book club. I am so glad you like it.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910091443817192109.post-57375475738176661352013-09-20T13:34:33.987-07:002013-09-20T13:34:33.987-07:00Nicola, I've been longing to read this book. ...Nicola, I've been longing to read this book. I am a fan of Wolitzer, and this seems to be her "big" book. Usually they're very slim satires. Oddly, the one day I intended to buy The Interestings the bookstore didn't have it in stock, and so I forgot about it. I'll have to put this on my library reserve list...Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.com