tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post2810193309351904886..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Bridge of Sighsjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-85041862731995156242007-09-17T15:28:00.000-05:002007-09-17T15:28:00.000-05:00I guess I'll have to be on the lookout for this on...I guess I'll have to be on the lookout for this one. It's been a long time since I read Russo (I believe it was Straight Man). He has a knack for bringing splashes of color to lives in small towns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-19310903460645645852007-09-09T22:34:00.000-05:002007-09-09T22:34:00.000-05:00Lotus -- :) Russo is getting better and better!Lotus -- :) Russo is getting better and better!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-25369477994277665042007-09-09T21:15:00.000-05:002007-09-09T21:15:00.000-05:00Jenclair I am so glad you found your favorite book...Jenclair I am so glad you found your favorite book of the year! When I'm really into a book I'm seeing the world differently during that time, literally looking at everything through a different prism, I love the spell a good read casts on me! I will have to look out for this title.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-47676029022043527152007-09-09T09:47:00.000-05:002007-09-09T09:47:00.000-05:00Oh, this sounds so good. What fun to have discover...Oh, this sounds so good. What fun to have discovered your favorite book of the year (thus far). I enjoyed Empire Falls and Straight Man (the latter more than the former, as I thought it had more humor) and one other. Oh, Nobody's Fool! That's the title. Anyhow, I saw this was due out this month and added the title to my list to watch for. Glad to know it's a winner.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-84776995448628063862007-09-08T06:44:00.000-05:002007-09-08T06:44:00.000-05:00Maggie -- I've just spent 30 minutes researching t...Maggie -- I've just spent 30 minutes researching this topic and am non-the-wiser. The only things I've found are to articles that I can't access. I looked at other covers and could find possibilities on some, but not all. Do tell!<BR/><BR/>Booklogged -- It is the best novel <B>I've</B> read this year, but that is such a personal thing. I also think it is the best thing he has written, and Empire Falls won the Pulitzer. If you read it, I want to hear what you think!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-37093729138574757862007-09-07T18:28:00.000-05:002007-09-07T18:28:00.000-05:00If you say it's the best novel this year, that mea...If you say it's the best novel this year, that means its a MUST read for me. I've liked every book I've read that you've recommended.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-10749958567309701432007-09-07T17:30:00.000-05:002007-09-07T17:30:00.000-05:00I love me some Russo and been meaning to order him...I love me some Russo and been meaning to order him for our academic library...<BR/><BR/>Um, I was about to ask about the phallic symbol missing from this cover, but then I saw it. *blush* It's a little more on the wane than his usually upright images. ;)maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-80597313871963248222007-09-07T06:37:00.000-05:002007-09-07T06:37:00.000-05:00L.F. -- I liked it better than Empire Falls!L.F. -- I liked it better than Empire Falls!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-85771571904834211732007-09-06T12:58:00.000-05:002007-09-06T12:58:00.000-05:00Empire Falls was such a wonderful book. I will de...Empire Falls was such a wonderful book. I will definitely have to keep my eye out for this one when it comes out. Thanks for the great review!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-50592472718094257662007-09-06T06:25:00.000-05:002007-09-06T06:25:00.000-05:00Dorothy -- My favorite Russo, by far.Debby -- I re...Dorothy -- My favorite Russo, by far.<BR/><BR/>Debby -- I really hope to see what other people think about it. Be sure to let me know!<BR/><BR/>Emma -- Oh, I just realized that it won't be available until Sept. 25...you'll have to preorder.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-34214115730107223552007-09-05T17:48:00.000-05:002007-09-05T17:48:00.000-05:00Wow - I'll have to check this one out!Wow - I'll have to check this one out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-33565058548138663432007-09-05T12:27:00.000-05:002007-09-05T12:27:00.000-05:00Ohhh! I have to get this one... Once again, Jen,...Ohhh! I have to get this one... Once again, Jen, you've drawn me in...=-)DebbyMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277126404406073860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-71974484626787593612007-09-05T06:21:00.000-05:002007-09-05T06:21:00.000-05:00This sounds great. I've read a couple Russo novel...This sounds great. I've read a couple Russo novels and have enjoyed them all.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-32478391841453106162007-09-05T05:38:00.000-05:002007-09-05T05:38:00.000-05:00Carl -- I knew it would be good, but I just enjoye...Carl -- I knew it would be good, but I just enjoyed Russo's <I>Empire Falls</I> and <I>Straight Man</I>, I didn't love them. Something about <I>Bridge of Sighs</I> had a bigger effect on me.<BR/><BR/>Stefanie -- :) Yeah, I fell right into this one!<BR/><BR/>Sam -- I hope you'll like it, Sam.<BR/><BR/>Bybee -- They both take family dramas or small incidents and follow the repercussions, but Russo goes deeper, I think.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-4862897258143666872007-09-04T23:45:00.000-05:002007-09-04T23:45:00.000-05:00I really like Richard Russo...I'll pay heed to you...I really like Richard Russo...I'll pay heed to your strong recommendation of this novel. Doesn't he seem sort of like a male Anne Tyler, in a way?Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-11592631688003026312007-09-04T20:38:00.000-05:002007-09-04T20:38:00.000-05:00This one sounds really good, Jenclair, so I'm off ...This one sounds really good, Jenclair, so I'm off to my library system to see if I can locate a copy there.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that I've ever read Richard Russo and it's time to change that.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-4989592018680639522007-09-04T19:51:00.000-05:002007-09-04T19:51:00.000-05:00Best novel you've read all year? Wow! I've really ...Best novel you've read all year? Wow! I've really got to get around to reading this now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-30524350268646670882007-09-04T15:05:00.000-05:002007-09-04T15:05:00.000-05:00I love it when the fiction I read gets into my hea...I love it when the fiction I read gets into my head like that and I dream about it, wonder about the characters as if they were real, etc. It is one of the magical things about reading that non-readers just don't get and are missing out on.<BR/><BR/>So glad you had such an amazing experience with a book that you won!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.com