tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post5121421403084345615..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Two and a Half Reviewsjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-35036702530175261042012-05-20T05:38:39.384-05:002012-05-20T05:38:39.384-05:00Stephanie - Others may enjoy it more than I have, ...Stephanie - Others may enjoy it more than I have, but my interest was mainly in the New Yorker "gossip" than in the author's life. And since I have not finished, maybe the narrative returns to the New Yorker. I'll have to skim and see!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-59464277115871716952012-05-19T18:44:28.625-05:002012-05-19T18:44:28.625-05:00What a shame about The Receptionist--I was hoping ...What a shame about The Receptionist--I was hoping that it would be a solid read.Stephanie @ Read In a Single Sittinghttp://www.readinasinglesitting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-10309905201512614622012-05-19T08:18:07.892-05:002012-05-19T08:18:07.892-05:00Nan - You wouldn't like Bolton if you don'...<b>Nan</b> - You wouldn't like Bolton if you don't like gruesome. She does suspense well, but her taste for bizarre murders is unpleasant.<br /><br /><i>The Receptionist</i> is an advanced reader's copy, not an uncorrected manuscript, so it is the edited book. I've recently read part of an uncorrected manuscript that I couldn't even get past a few short chapters.<br /><br /><b>Les</b> - Bolton goes for weird and complicated! <br /><br /><b>Bybee</b> - The first part that deals mostly with the The New Yorker is really interesting. Once Groth moves to what is going on in her own life, however, I started losing interest.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-34036840934365980392012-05-19T03:50:40.612-05:002012-05-19T03:50:40.612-05:00I'm all about anyone that worked at The New Yo...I'm all about anyone that worked at The New Yorker...I think I would love that book.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-33030555684200584762012-05-16T06:11:28.852-05:002012-05-16T06:11:28.852-05:00I've only read one mystery by Bolton (Awakenin...I've only read one mystery by Bolton (Awakening), which I thought was good but not great. My mom enjoys her mysteries, so I'm sure she'll be thrilled to learn of this new release. I still have Blood Harvest waiting in my stacks.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-90815100299340366772012-05-15T08:42:09.403-05:002012-05-15T08:42:09.403-05:00If the woman's husband is missing, why put tha...If the woman's husband is missing, why put that black baby carriage on the cover? :<)<br /><br />I can't do 'gruesome' and 'evil.' <br /><br />But the third book greatly appeals to me. Since it hasn't come out yet, I wonder if you read a copy that hadn't been fully edited?? Maybe the 'real' book will be better. I am known to go on ad nauseum about the only ARC I ever read. It put me off the author forever.:<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-40340237667690306172012-05-14T22:17:50.815-05:002012-05-14T22:17:50.815-05:00I've got The Receptionist to read, here, too. ...I've got The Receptionist to read, here, too. So far, I haven't read any enthusiastic reviews but I'll give it a chance. Thanks for the warning that it slows toward the end.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-66335501208763421272012-05-12T07:21:32.196-05:002012-05-12T07:21:32.196-05:00Teresa - :) I can't resist mysteries! I love ...<b>Teresa</b> - :) I can't resist mysteries! I love the Maisie Dobb's series, but haven't read the most recent one. Maisie had to work her way out of the effects of WWI eventually, but I love the way Winspear accurately portrays the periods--from post-war to pre-war.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-30417051174016152162012-05-11T23:44:07.007-05:002012-05-11T23:44:07.007-05:00I'm taking a bit of a break from my Reading Ch...I'm taking a bit of a break from my Reading Challenges, which I haven't finished, to read a mystery. I just longed to immerse myself in one so I have almost finished Jacqueline Winspear's new Maisie Dobbs' Elegy for Eddie. I like Winspear's books. They aren't quite as harsh as they once were. I accidentally bought this book so, in my way of thinking, it doesn't violate my reading from my own library intention.;-)Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-19233358026286659692012-05-11T14:27:59.725-05:002012-05-11T14:27:59.725-05:00Kay - Bolton is always suspenseful. There is one ...<b>Kay</b> - Bolton is always suspenseful. There is one that I haven't read, but I'll get to it!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-33770992151348192982012-05-11T14:06:44.062-05:002012-05-11T14:06:44.062-05:00Glad to hear your comments about the first two boo...Glad to hear your comments about the first two books. Have been looking forward to reading both of them. I've got all of S.J. Bolton's book that have been published so far and haven't read a single one. I truly need to start them. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com