tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post102332878294722404..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: Coming Soon to a Book Store Near You ~ Avenue of Mysteries; John Irving(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-29286254429745889572015-11-03T12:31:20.005-05:002015-11-03T12:31:20.005-05:00I heard an excellent interview with John Irving ab...I heard an excellent interview with John Irving about this book this morning on NPR. Sounds like another winner!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-30227271029370698922015-10-25T21:01:54.038-04:002015-10-25T21:01:54.038-04:00I haven't read ALL of his books Judy, but most...I haven't read ALL of his books Judy, but most of them.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-52204604894570788142015-10-25T21:01:28.001-04:002015-10-25T21:01:28.001-04:00Yes, good and different from the description.Yes, good and different from the description.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-18900455221557385532015-10-25T21:01:04.900-04:002015-10-25T21:01:04.900-04:00I agree, he is definitely a favorite author.I agree, he is definitely a favorite author.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-74069483442516815472015-10-25T21:00:41.434-04:002015-10-25T21:00:41.434-04:00You made a good point, Brian. It's not typical...You made a good point, Brian. It's not typical Irving from the sound of it.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-62584340324045215562015-10-25T20:59:56.941-04:002015-10-25T20:59:56.941-04:00The premise does seem a bit different for Irving, ...The premise does seem a bit different for Irving, but I'm going in cautiously optimistic. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-15489397135204016442015-10-24T12:23:14.143-04:002015-10-24T12:23:14.143-04:00I have only read The World According to Garp ( man...I have only read The World According to Garp ( many moons ago) . I don't know why I did not continue to read Irving. I need to correct that!<br />grammajudybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562284172505849145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-60905534686506118372015-10-22T14:20:12.626-04:002015-10-22T14:20:12.626-04:00That sounds pretty good to me!That sounds pretty good to me!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-60612399815815973402015-10-22T07:50:58.962-04:002015-10-22T07:50:58.962-04:00A new John Irving novel is always exciting news!A new John Irving novel is always exciting news!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-58612780677431241072015-10-22T07:34:35.707-04:002015-10-22T07:34:35.707-04:00I had heard really good things about this book. Yo...I had heard really good things about this book. Your commentary makes me even more interested.<br /><br />I like the idea of someone who has real psychic abilities but who sometimes still gets it wrong. That seems to add a lot of nuance.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-672449400498401512015-10-22T07:23:36.016-04:002015-10-22T07:23:36.016-04:00I LOVE John Irving - he's one of my auto-buy a...I LOVE John Irving - he's one of my auto-buy authors, so I am planning to try this book, but I've gotta say, I'm just not that excited about it based on the premise. Something just isn't grabbing me...Sarah (Sarah's Book Shelves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04114051128835057362noreply@blogger.com