Comments on: June Reading Recap https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/06/june-reading-recap-2/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/06/june-reading-recap-2/#comment-292562 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:01:21 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=17684#comment-292562 In reply to Susan.

Agreed. The novel lost some of its urgency with Makkai’s insertions of all the instances of violence against women. An important topic, but diluted the plot.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/06/june-reading-recap-2/#comment-292534 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:31:27 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=17684#comment-292534 In reply to Amy N.

Oh my gosh, you are absolutely right! I’m mortified, but it shows how little the book stuck with me. Thank you for pointing this out and I’ve corrected the names.

]]> By: Susan https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/06/june-reading-recap-2/#comment-292526 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:27:11 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=17684#comment-292526 What a nice tribute to your mother, the reader! Happy birthday to her. So glad she passed along her love of books to you. My Labrador’s bday was also on July 3, Stella is now 11 and is exceptional to us. It also took me a long while to finish the Makkai novel. Parts of it I liked and other parts went ’round & round. She wore me out. Happy July to you.

]]> By: Amy N https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/06/june-reading-recap-2/#comment-292517 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:49:50 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=17684#comment-292517 I was confused by your review for If We’re Being Honest- I believe the deceased man is named Gerry, and his best friend was Fred, not Andy. I just finished this book, and I found it quirky, and I agree with your assesment that each character was a Molotov cocktail waiting to happen- I enjoyed it on audio.

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