Comments on: Frog Music: A Novel

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:42:00 +0000

In reply to Rebecca @ Love at First Book. Plenty of people liked the novel- it just didn't work for me.

By: Rebecca @ Love at First Book

Rebecca @ Love at First Book — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:31:15 +0000

I loved Room and can’t wait to read this chunk of stories! They seem pretty popular!

By: Cynthia Robertson

Cynthia Robertson — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:13:14 +0000

This book is everywhere just now. Interesting review, Catherine. Funny how sometimes characters just don’t jell, even when we, as readers, would like them to. None of the other reviews I’ve read have mentioned the frog catching, and that title’s been bugging me. Now I get it. (Still don’t care for it, though.)

By: Andi (@estellasrevenge)

Andi (@estellasrevenge) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:28:38 +0000

I’m really excited to read this one, and also to go back to Donoghue’s earlier historical fiction. Slammerkin has been staring at me from my shelves for a while now.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:27:04 +0000

I might be getting this book soon!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:20:49 +0000

At first I didn’t want to read this book, but now that I have read all the reviews, including yours, I really want to read it. I will probably wait a while, especially since my reading schedule is packed, but I will get to it eventually.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:35:53 +0000

In reply to Katie @ Words for Worms. It's just one of those things, Katie. I liked Blanche as a tough businesswoman but wish Donoghue had stuck with the real story which is that she never went looking for her son.

By: Katie @ Words for Worms

Katie @ Words for Worms — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:28:25 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that the characters didn’t quite add up for you. I rather liked Donoghue’s description of Blanche, particularly the motherhood aspect. It made sense to me that Blanche would be so conflicted about the sudden responsibility of raising her child, but unwilling to send him back to the baby farm. I’ll grant you that her fast and furious friendship with Jenny was a little odd, but it all worked for me.