tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post6519499984810590069..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: Ordinary Grace; William Kent Krueger(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-14212030339040411812014-02-19T13:32:41.538-05:002014-02-19T13:32:41.538-05:00Coming of age stories can sometimes be too slow fo...Coming of age stories can sometimes be too slow for me but this one looks like there's no shortage of drama!stacybuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811500448951042300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-67398219917565254172014-02-16T11:34:30.157-05:002014-02-16T11:34:30.157-05:00I so hope this is in my library!I so hope this is in my library!Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-45113662906098333402014-02-15T15:49:36.745-05:002014-02-15T15:49:36.745-05:00I've heard good things about this book and it ...I've heard good things about this book and it has been on my TBR list for a while. Thanks for the review.Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-1311088487240142112014-02-15T11:11:54.160-05:002014-02-15T11:11:54.160-05:00Bellezza, FYI Iron Lake gets better! I couldn'...Bellezza, FYI Iron Lake gets better! I couldn't put it down and finished late last night.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-41789490421478393012014-02-15T09:22:10.962-05:002014-02-15T09:22:10.962-05:00I'm reading Iron Lake with Les, my first book ...I'm reading Iron Lake with Les, my first book by Krueger, and find it okay. More on that later, in 100 pages or so when I finish, but I hear wonderful things about Ordinary Grace. Glad that you and Les both liked it so much.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-15996154159483179722014-02-15T07:01:32.256-05:002014-02-15T07:01:32.256-05:00I read a previous book by William Kent Krueger and...I read a previous book by William Kent Krueger and it was just okay, so maybe I should try this one - it has gotten good reviews.rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-982723953465172052014-02-14T22:38:34.066-05:002014-02-14T22:38:34.066-05:00I read this last month and so far it's my #1 b...I read this last month and so far it's my #1 book of 2014. I absolutely loved it! I plan to get the audio as soon as it's available from my library so I can listen to it for a re-read. I'm currently reading Krueger's first mystery (Iron Lake) and although I'm enjoying it quite well, I have to say that Ordinary Grace is much, much better. He quite a talented writer and I look forward to reading more of his works.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-59305097174874388152014-02-14T13:32:38.280-05:002014-02-14T13:32:38.280-05:00Thanks for this reaction/review! I am looking for ...Thanks for this reaction/review! I am looking for titles for a church reading group and think this just might satisfy the readers who like a good novel with 'meat' to talk over. What do you think ?Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-50357229514668705062014-02-14T12:44:41.479-05:002014-02-14T12:44:41.479-05:00By the way, I had the same criticism as you do abo...By the way, I had the same criticism as you do about the kid overhearing. Too convenient. But I put that aside because the rest of the story is so good.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-82272715098105536402014-02-14T12:13:48.309-05:002014-02-14T12:13:48.309-05:00I read this, too. William Kent Krueger may have ou...I read this, too. William Kent Krueger may have outdone himself with ORDINARY GRACE. I've read a few other popular novels by this author,and ORDINARY GRACE is by far the best.<br /><br />Some people may hesitate to read this, as I did, because the narrator is recalling the summer when he was 13-years-old. Coming-of-age stories bore me.But ORDINARY GRACE does not come across as a coming-of-age story. This is a story told by a 53-year-old man. He writes as an adult recalling what happened that summer to his family and others in his small community when one murder after another took place.<br /><br />But ORDINARY GRACE mainly observes the narrator's father and brother, so full of ordinary grace.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-47991792506328076842014-02-14T10:34:58.090-05:002014-02-14T10:34:58.090-05:00I liked this one so much, and I'm glad that yo...I liked this one so much, and I'm glad that you enjoyed it, too. Yes, you are right about authors needing to incorporate overheard conversations in order to advance the story. It's a tricky thing to keep balanced in a first-person narrative.<br /><br />Beth Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770840174293503835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-41555199395303746212014-02-14T08:59:28.059-05:002014-02-14T08:59:28.059-05:00Oh Kathy, I did like it a lot, but it wasn't p...Oh Kathy, I did like it a lot, but it wasn't perfect for me:)(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-66138280643052163012014-02-14T08:54:10.614-05:002014-02-14T08:54:10.614-05:00I think I liked this one even more than you did. ...I think I liked this one even more than you did. I met Krueger while I was reading it and maybe that enhanced the story for me.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com