Comments on: A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 18:27:19 +0000

In reply to Molly. Each of her novels strikes differently and I don't disagree with your points. I can get easily bugged by that kind of thing, but for some reason this one clicked for me.

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:28:24 +0000

Ugh, I did not care for this one…I had a hard time getting over the fact that Fiona was supposedly in the background of the Gamache’s lives all this time but we just now heard about her. This is the 18th book, so having all these important past elements didn’t read well for me. I feel like Penney twisted previously established past narratives (especially regarding Jean-Guy and their first case together and the “languishing in the evidence locker” narrative, and also regarding Amelia and her entrance to the Surete”). The new characters didn’t land for me.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:52:57 +0000

In reply to KJ. I hadn't heard her speak about it, but knew the timeline- which has always made me feel even guiltier for not liking it.

By: KJ

KJ — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 03:37:28 +0000

In reply to Catherine. She has spoken extensively about how she wrote A Better Man while her husband was dying and that it was a departure for her and reflective of her mental state during a difficult and traumatic time.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:34:35 +0000

In reply to susan. Sadly, all my outstanding reading has been free-range, not from my preview picks! Gulp.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:33:43 +0000

In reply to Sarah. It made me happy to be so engrossed in one of her novels again!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:33:04 +0000

In reply to Lisa of Lisa’s Yarns.

Interesting. I did really like The Madness of Crowds. It was The Better Man that I disliked so much.

Sometimes, I wish she wouldn’t write a book a year. So many authors give up quality for quantity.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:30:26 +0000

In reply to Laila. I was one of those fans, until The Better Man, which felt so rushed and poorly done I stopped reading them until now.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:31:23 +0000

The best one yet eh? You’ve had a few 5 star reads lately. What’s in the water you’re drinking these days?! You’re on a roll and will likely need to tell all about it on the podcast. Enjoy your week.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:43:42 +0000

I completely agree – her best one yet!