tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post7857638630775247290..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Maine - J. Courtney Sullivan (Audio)Sandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-12655760957372579742011-10-14T01:38:42.900-04:002011-10-14T01:38:42.900-04:00I tried this one on audio - couldn't get past ...I tried this one on audio - couldn't get past disc two. I just couldn't care about the characters.Carrie K.http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-51945818778732401722011-10-13T16:24:48.009-04:002011-10-13T16:24:48.009-04:00i bought this book after seeing a nifty ad for it ...i bought this book after seeing a nifty ad for it in a magazine. I haven't started it yet but my mom also bought a copy; she would agree with you--she liked it but didn't rave. :)natalie @ book, line, and sinkerhttp://booklineandsinker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-29511271035310116092011-10-12T21:59:13.369-04:002011-10-12T21:59:13.369-04:00I think you know I liked it, but looking back I gu...I think you know I liked it, but looking back I guess I am fine with nothing happening, and that I enjoyed the study of the women. Maybe my family is full of women with issues like these...LOL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-15671003178264364042011-10-12T07:55:22.287-04:002011-10-12T07:55:22.287-04:00This one doesn't appeal to me - especially the...This one doesn't appeal to me - especially the analysing the characters/lack of plot :-(<br /><br />Sorry to hear that EW failed for you- they always seem to match us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-25554587866162039732011-10-11T20:58:48.921-04:002011-10-11T20:58:48.921-04:00I think I probably would really enjoy this book a ...I think I probably would really enjoy this book a lot - love those family/women drama type stories. And, a cottage in Maine sounds quite nice too :)Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-72231264966293534202011-10-11T20:55:00.776-04:002011-10-11T20:55:00.776-04:00Huh. This would probably not be something for me, ...Huh. This would probably not be something for me, but the way you describe the setting sounds wonderful!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-72136674015433259342011-10-11T20:44:30.223-04:002011-10-11T20:44:30.223-04:00Oh well. You're not going to like everything. ...Oh well. You're not going to like everything. I don't think this was for me anyway … it didn't sound like something that would grab me.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-82491898986436140742011-10-11T20:19:35.550-04:002011-10-11T20:19:35.550-04:00I read the first chapter of this somewhere online ...I read the first chapter of this somewhere online and it just did not grab me at all.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-14877396722137188852011-10-11T16:08:27.268-04:002011-10-11T16:08:27.268-04:00I have a feeling I'm going to be right there w...I have a feeling I'm going to be right there with you on this one... I actually got a copy at the beginning of the summer, read about 50 pages and then decided I was bored and would get back to it later. Needless to say, it's been sitting abandoned for four months... and I have a feeling that's where it will stay.Meg @ write meg!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15837479897570974834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-76046644523075938982011-10-11T14:17:52.769-04:002011-10-11T14:17:52.769-04:00I think I will need to be in the right mood for th...I think I will need to be in the right mood for this one! I bought a copy right when it first came out but haven't gotten to it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-7930091059001183182011-10-11T13:49:32.258-04:002011-10-11T13:49:32.258-04:00Thanks for the honest review Sandy. After reading...Thanks for the honest review Sandy. After reading so many mixed reviews of this book I think I will pass on it.Jo-Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529212026658169288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-84932644109179980922011-10-11T13:05:15.722-04:002011-10-11T13:05:15.722-04:00I like reading about family drama and self discove...I like reading about family drama and self discovery, but u would definitely need to go into this with the expectation that there would be little in terms of plot. I think you did a great, fair job describing the pros and cons of this book.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-49518704368934298682011-10-11T12:28:00.362-04:002011-10-11T12:28:00.362-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-84232193583210856802011-10-11T12:27:36.277-04:002011-10-11T12:27:36.277-04:00I did pick this book up a while ago but I've t...I did pick this book up a while ago but I've talked to a few people who thought the same as you - that they just never really became invested in the characters. I guess I'll have to see when I read it.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-85098827864449968532011-10-11T10:24:01.192-04:002011-10-11T10:24:01.192-04:00I can't say that I have been all that tempted ...I can't say that I have been all that tempted to read this one, but I have heard a fair bit about it all over the blogs. People seem to either love it or hate it from what I've seen. I found your review to be very balanced and thoughtful, and appreciated reading your point of view. I think I will stick to my instincts and skip this one though I am sort of curious about the worm poop farming!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-11409984943032134602011-10-11T09:06:59.715-04:002011-10-11T09:06:59.715-04:00I think I would go for the Maine cottage and skip ...I think I would go for the Maine cottage and skip the book!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-43340959790897148952011-10-11T08:39:58.054-04:002011-10-11T08:39:58.054-04:00I'd probably love this since I'm a big fan...I'd probably love this since I'm a big fan of character studies and Maine. Too bad about the audio though.. it sounds like a book that is made for multiple narrators.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-59863942197787588232011-10-11T08:34:17.269-04:002011-10-11T08:34:17.269-04:00I am torn on this one. I have it on my wish list b...I am torn on this one. I have it on my wish list but not sure if it is book I would enjoy. I am a reader who needs a plot or some action of some type. This may be one to get from the library. To tell you the truth, Maine was what drew me to this book. I have never been and it fascinates me.Beth(bookaholicmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04829694494490831936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-9610770088864669452011-10-11T08:15:12.096-04:002011-10-11T08:15:12.096-04:00I'm with Candace on this one. I guess I don...I'm with Candace on this one. I guess I don't need a book heavy on plot. I love thinking about and analyzing the characters.Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-62911224118595778592011-10-11T07:36:57.021-04:002011-10-11T07:36:57.021-04:00I loved the character studies! I also read it as t...I loved the character studies! I also read it as the story of women and women's issues over the latter half of the 20th century. I didn't love the women but I was totally drawn into their world.<br /><br />I guess I don't need anything to happen. :))Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-53582125974622395892011-10-11T07:35:08.465-04:002011-10-11T07:35:08.465-04:00Well, you know I was in the "Sandy camp"...Well, you know I was in the "Sandy camp" on this one. I kept waiting for something - anything - to happen. I did appreciate Sullivan's writing, but I needed more plot.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com