Comments on: Backlist Mini-Reviews

By: Lauren O'Brien

Lauren O'Brien — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:25:29 +0000

In reply to Catherine. So cool, thanks ladies. Nice to every once in a while learn you're not just shouting into the void. :)

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 23:18:40 +0000

In reply to Laila@BigReadingLife. I only discovered it through my blog reading and because I keep track of well-reviewed books from bloggers I trust. When I decided to go with backlist reading in December it was easy to find at the library. It's stuck with me and now I want to read more by the author.

By: Laila@BigReadingLife

Laila@BigReadingLife — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:24:49 +0000

Ash Falls sounds really good. It’s one I’ve never even heard of.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:31:03 +0000

In reply to Rory. It is right in your wheelhouse, Rory. I think you'd really enjoy it.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:16:48 +0000

In reply to lostinliterature108. I've never read anything else by her. Given that I'm not a nonfiction person, I'm glad I tried her fiction!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:00:58 +0000

In reply to Catherine.

Oh, sweet, good to know. My one success! Glad you enjoyed it.

Not a real interesting one, though it provided certain avenues. My father’s mother was a script reader for one of the studios back in the day.

It’s been so long I don’t recall that issue, but I don’t remember having that question, though my interview with her went more in depth, so maybe my clarification was from that aspect.

By: lostinliterature108

lostinliterature108 — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:59:51 +0000

The Only Didion I’ve read is Slouching Toward Bethlehem. It teetered back and forth between interesting and boring, from essay to essay. Really liked some of it, zoned out on other parts. But I’ve wanted to read Play It and I’d really like to read her more recent memoirs. The documentary on her, (I hope it is still on Netflix) is really great though.

By: Rory

Rory — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:56:31 +0000

In reply to Lauren O'Brien. Same! I've had Ash Falls on my list since I read Lauren's review.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:01:20 +0000

In reply to Sarah’s Book Shelves.

It almost felt like weird for weirdness’ sake.

You might like Didion. Her writing is very spare and cuts to the chase.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 20:00:19 +0000

In reply to SueAnne Robinson. It took me a long time to DNF, but now I'm at the stage in life where it's too short and there are so many other things to read!