tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post8373409448916870312..comments2024-02-09T08:14:51.016-05:00Comments on ON THE VERGE: Bad BooksJody Casellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-15866447706432222832011-06-20T20:46:19.915-04:002011-06-20T20:46:19.915-04:00Tracy, thanks for the recommendations. Anne Tyler ...Tracy, thanks for the recommendations. Anne Tyler is one of my favorite writers. I think I've read everything she's written. I reviewed one of Wendell Berry's books when I was doing reviews for Kentucky Monthly. Love him. <br />And anonymous (ahem, I mean, Mother, thank YOU for reminding me to try Alice Hoffman again.Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-6816983774856799312011-06-20T19:30:17.587-04:002011-06-20T19:30:17.587-04:00What I said twice but it didn't register was t...What I said twice but it didn't register was that I used to be a big fan of Alice Hoffman but lately I'm not crazy about her books. Here goes an anonymous commentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330766246822130643.post-22567289717754363162011-06-20T14:13:33.203-04:002011-06-20T14:13:33.203-04:00Hey, Jody!
Loved this blog. I, too, can't stan...Hey, Jody!<br />Loved this blog. I, too, can't stand to quit a book, but have found many that didn't engage me enough.<br /><br />Have you read "Nectar Through a Sieve?" Great story about abject poverty and a person's will to live through what that entails.<br /><br />Do you like Wendell Berry? I love his Port William novels. They have such an incredible sense of place and the connectedness of people over time. <br /><br />I also love Ann Tyler (Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant), Mary Ann Taylor-Hall (Come and Go, Molly Snow), Lee Smith (Fair and Tender Ladies), and Ursula Hegi (Hotel of the Saints).Tracy Schultz McIntoshnoreply@blogger.com