Comments on: Slade House https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239893 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 01:04:05 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239893 In reply to sylvie sevigny.

Congratulations and thanks for stopping by! Mitchell’s writing is, for me, gorgeous, but I know a lot of people have trouble getting into his novels. He is a slow starter.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239677 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:11:18 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239677 In reply to Andi.

You’ve been busy! You’ll get to him. Slade House is a good one because it’s smaller than most of his other stuff but will give you an idea of his style.

]]> By: sylvie sevigny https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239669 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:17:17 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239669 Hello,thank you for your excellent review. I absolutely LOVED this novel, I have been trying to encourage friends to read Slate House. Mostly I find some intimidated by David Mitchell’s larger novels.
So far it is one of my favorite books this year.

P.S. I just started my blog after many years away from blogging the books I read. It is in it’s infancy 🙂

]]> By: Andi https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239654 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:41:26 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239654 I REALLY HAVE TO READ HIS STUFF! I must stop procrastinating!

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239201 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:12:59 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239201 In reply to Cynthia Robertson.

I don’t disagree with anyone who has been leery of Mitchell- he’s a slow starter. I would say that the book Cloud Atlas is better than the movie. The feeling is less of repetition and more of circles closing or dots connecting- if that makes sense!

]]> By: Cynthia Robertson https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239176 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:38:33 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239176 Like the other visitors here, I haven’t tried Mitchell. But now you’ve convinced me. I’m going to pick up Bone Clocks first, and if I get through that one and enjoy it, I’ll definitely be reading Slade House after. Cloud Atlas intimidates me. I’m not sure why. I’ve seen the movie, and liked it well enough. But felt it was a bit repetitive and that the book itself might be confusing, or bore me.
Beautifully worded review, Catherine. Your way with language always delights.

]]> By: Lauren https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239044 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:29:07 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239044 In reply to Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf.

I’m feeling in much better company learning how so many well-read pals have also never read Mitchell. This review is great and Slade House is short enough that I may give this one a go and leave the club. We shall see!

]]> By: Lauren https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239043 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:27:59 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239043 In reply to Catherine.

Cloud Atlas just sounds like it would be so much work. I’m definitely putting Slade House on my list, if you want to try and talk me into CA you’re more than welcome. 🙂

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239030 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:17:11 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239030 In reply to Lauren.

That’s so much pressure! Mitchell is a slow starter for me in all his novels. Cloud Atlas is my favorite. This is just a quick scary novel without a gore element.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2015/10/slade-house/#comment-239028 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 19:12:07 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=4546#comment-239028 In reply to Sarah’s Book Shelves.

Hhhmmm…no judgment on not reading Mitchell! 😉 If paranormal is not your thing than Bone Clocks might be better because it had a great female protagonist. I don’t agree that you need to read it first to read Slade House. Mitchell has been re-using characters since his first novel (always in amazing ways) but I haven’t read all his books and I still love the ones I have.

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