Comments on: The Names by Florence Knapp

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:45:30 +0000

I’m exactly listening to my. speaks as I read their’s reviews awesome

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:46:05 +0000

In reply to Susan.

Sorry for the delay in replying! It made my favorites list for the year too.

I’m so glad you liked Songbirds. The beginning was a bit brutal, but her writing and the story was gorgeous. It’s one of the first novels I’ve read set in Cyprus.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:43:08 +0000

In reply to Lisa's Yarns. It is one of those books where "loved" feels not quite right, but it touched me deeply. So beautifully done.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:34:18 +0000

Such a great review. You expressed exactly how I feel about this book. It was so creative and fresh and so moving.
I would put this in my top 5 of books I have read this year.
By the way, based on Catherine’s recommendation way back, I finally read Songbirds by Christy Lefteri. Thoroughly enjoyed this and it was great on audio.

By: Lisa's Yarns

Lisa's Yarns — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:32:40 +0000

I loved this book, too, although “loved” feels like the wrong word to use. So maybe I should say I was moved by this book. It was so well done. I was thinking there would be something in the end note about how the author was able to write about abuse with such authority, but there wasn’t.