tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post6334583527536213491..comments2024-03-18T16:42:35.297-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: Suite FrançaiseLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-45394413176498976622007-03-03T13:53:00.000-08:002007-03-03T13:53:00.000-08:00Thank you, Miss Lotus. I honestly don't think you'...Thank you, Miss Lotus. I honestly don't think you're going to miss much. Now get back to your vacationing!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-42599112001167576212007-03-03T08:13:00.000-08:002007-03-03T08:13:00.000-08:00Really glad to have read your review, Les, I think...Really glad to have read your review, Les, I think I am going to pass on this book for now.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-88490667920926268212007-02-23T11:37:00.000-08:002007-02-23T11:37:00.000-08:00Barb - I just read your wonderful review. I agree ...Barb - I just read your wonderful review. I agree with your comment about the overwhelming amount of characters to keep track of. You definitely got more out of the narrative than I did and I enjoyed reading all the quotes you included in your review. Almost makes me want to go back and read the book a second time. Almost.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to peruse your book review archives. I see you read Shutter Island. I love Lehane and highly recommend his Kenzie/Gennero (sp?) series if you haven't read them yet.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-18485708650351168392007-02-23T08:38:00.000-08:002007-02-23T08:38:00.000-08:00I just read this for my book club (an informal gro...I just read this for my book club (an informal group of bloggers, through Finny Knits). My review is <A HREF="http://dogearedandunderlined.blogspot.com/2007/01/suite-francaise.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/>You're right though, the personal anecdotes and history of the author made it all far more interesting.woof nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585916446298818033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-53227052403655581122007-02-20T14:09:00.000-08:002007-02-20T14:09:00.000-08:00Wendy - Well, one out of how many? I think we've d...Wendy - Well, one out of how many? I think we've done pretty well agreeing on most of the books we've both read. And after reading your wonderful review, I'm feeling a bit bad about my negative reaction toward the book. Oh well. Can't love 'em all, can we? And I <I>did</I> enjoy the notes like you, so that's something, right? I'd like to read one of her other novels now. Just to see what one of her polished works is like.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-27041346656075526102007-02-18T09:14:00.000-08:002007-02-18T09:14:00.000-08:00Hi Les! Well, here is one book I guess we'll disag...Hi Les! Well, here is one book I guess we'll disagree on :) I actually was incredibly moved by this "work in progress"....I think I was able to set aside the flaws of a "draft" and surround myself with the emotion behind the story. At times I really felt it was autobiographical, and that was very touching to me (especially reading her notes at the end of the novel). I've reviewed it on my blog. I can understand why some people may be disappointed with the actual rawness of the book...but for me, it is still an important novel to be read.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-60900569083872322142007-02-10T13:45:00.000-08:002007-02-10T13:45:00.000-08:00Thanks for the tips. My brother recommended Mazat...Thanks for the tips. My brother recommended Mazatlan as well.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-33148222180670539842007-02-09T09:25:00.000-08:002007-02-09T09:25:00.000-08:00Kookiejar - Oh, there are so many. We love Lazlo's...Kookiejar - Oh, there are so many. We love Lazlo's and Vincenzo's (both are in the Haymarket). Mazatlan is great for Mexican. It's north of O Street on 70th.<BR/><BR/>Yep, Deadwood is a great show. McShane is awesome.<BR/><BR/>Framed - Which current read are you referring to? The gardening one or Tall Pine Polka? I've set the latter aside for now and am now engrossed in Middlesex.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-27187966043319042692007-02-07T18:13:00.000-08:002007-02-07T18:13:00.000-08:00I had decided after reading a synopsis of this boo...I had decided after reading a synopsis of this book, to pass on it. Your review helped reinforce that. But your current read looks interesting. I'll look forward to your review on it.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-85946580559362134032007-02-07T11:53:00.000-08:002007-02-07T11:53:00.000-08:00Lesley-My husband and I like to take day trips to ...Lesley-My husband and I like to take day trips to Lincoln about once a month. (It takes us past the Gretna outlet mall, you know.) I like to get my licorice at Licorice International there in Haymarket. Where's the best place to have lunch in Lincoln?<br /><br />Any fan of 'Deadwood' is an instant friend of mine! Best show ever. Ian McShane is a god to me.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy 'The Road'.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-22731326448888974902007-02-06T19:16:00.000-08:002007-02-06T19:16:00.000-08:00Kay - Glad you enjoyed the review. I highly recomm...Kay - Glad you enjoyed the review. I highly recommend perusing the appendices and translator's note. I keep meaning to ask you about your job! I'll try to remember in my next email.<br /><br />Danielle - I'm glad you're going to go ahead and read the book. I think there's a lot to be said for the fact that it really is an unfinished work. As always, I'll be anxious to read <i>your</i> reveiw!<br /><br />Wendy - I'll be interested to read your review in the coming weeks. I think this is one of those books that has a fairly even division amongst its readership.<br /><br />Iliana - I wonder, too. In a way, I'm glad I got to it before too many of my blogmates. I probably would have felt even worse had everyone loved it (kind of like The Thirteenth Tale).<br /><br />Kookiejar - You're welcome. I'll have to peruse your blog later this evening, but wanted to tell you that we're practically neighbors. I'm in Lincoln. And, by the way, my husband and I love the HBO series Deadwood! Loved looking at your pictures on your other blog. Lucky you!<br /><br />Back to your comment... I haven't read The Road, but it's on my TBR list (and my husband's). It sounds like a fabulous book from the reveiws I've read.<br /><br />Lisa - I think it might be wise to wait to read this for a little bit. The Book Thief is very much a different read - so emotionally draining - yet so special that it would be a shame to jump right in to another World War II novel. However, they really aren't at all alike, but I can see how it'd be easy to start comparing styles and just the general feel of the books since they are set in the same time frame.<br /><br />I'm glad I was able to provide you with a balanced view, but I do hope you wind up enjoying the book. I know how disappointed I am when a book fails me and I'd hate for that to happen when you read it.<br /><br />SuziQ - Yah, but I still feel bad when I disagree with some of my favorite bloggers' opinions! :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-32326019039134065062007-02-06T07:12:00.000-08:002007-02-06T07:12:00.000-08:00Great comments Les. Wouldn't it be a boring world...Great comments Les. Wouldn't it be a boring world if we all liked the same thing?SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-8940766362271453232007-02-05T18:29:00.000-08:002007-02-05T18:29:00.000-08:00Thanks for this review. I'm still going to read i...Thanks for this review. I'm still going to read it, but I just finished the Book Thief, and it sounds like I might want to put some time and space in between so I don't do so much comparing.<br /><br />I have recently had this experience too, of disliking a book a lot of other people liked. I'm glad to have a balanced view of this book so I don't feel like I'm an idiot if I don't love it!!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612340863090247579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-45168985507383670442007-02-05T12:57:00.000-08:002007-02-05T12:57:00.000-08:00Thank you. You said exactly what I felt about thi...Thank you. You said exactly what I felt about this book better than I did. The back story behind the book was much better than the actual book and I think it got such rave reviews because of that and I don't think that's fair. <br /><br />I guess I was irritated because this novel got a higher ranking at 'Metacritic' than "The Road" which I thought was a vastly superior novel in every way. People just feel really bad about what happened to the author (and I do too), but that doesn't make her book more praiseworthy.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-20828456060349630162007-02-05T10:36:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:36:00.000-08:00I've got this one on my pile for later in the year...I've got this one on my pile for later in the year (it's a book group read). I really enjoyed your review and I wonder how I'll react to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-38406493687289171932007-02-05T08:20:00.000-08:002007-02-05T08:20:00.000-08:00Thanks for a well thought out review. You and I us...Thanks for a well thought out review. You and I ususally agree on books, so I'm curious how I will like this one. Suite Francaise is on my TBR pile for sometime in the next two weeks. I plan to write a review of it, as well. I also hopped over to Dovegray's blog to read her review and all the wonderful comments. No matter how people seemed to feel about the book, they all appear to have been strongly affected.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-35709553307460052312007-02-05T06:38:00.000-08:002007-02-05T06:38:00.000-08:00Although I have read a lot of mixed reviews about ...Although I have read a lot of mixed reviews about this book, I still want to read it. I am waiting until it comes out in paper soon. I don't know all the back story, but I am assuming this was something she was working on when she was deported. It sounds like she never really had a chance to go back and really edit or rewrite, so it seems like we are left more with a work in progress than a finished product. I wonder had she lived long enough how the book might have read in the end. In any case I am looking forward to reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-51303175525129809842007-02-05T06:24:00.000-08:002007-02-05T06:24:00.000-08:00We have this book in our "recents" section and it ...We have this book in our "recents" section and it has been circulating a lot. I've shelved it several times and glanced at it because the cover was intriguing. Thanks for the review! Looks like I may want to dip into the back sections next time I shelve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com