tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post6971171577760738654..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: Book Review - Under the Wave at Waimea; Paul Theroux(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-37138221989300944052021-06-07T17:43:26.212-04:002021-06-07T17:43:26.212-04:00Exactly, and rehashing the last 50 years did not h...Exactly, and rehashing the last 50 years did not help.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-39624424839347123052021-06-07T12:55:27.499-04:002021-06-07T12:55:27.499-04:00Constant internal ramblings turn me off too. I don...Constant internal ramblings turn me off too. I don't have the patience for them at this stage of my life. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-23928571932349335112021-05-31T14:04:12.056-04:002021-05-31T14:04:12.056-04:00Definitely needed less info about Sharkey's pr...Definitely needed less info about Sharkey's previous 50 years LOL(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-66468013574513804642021-05-31T11:31:39.778-04:002021-05-31T11:31:39.778-04:00Too bad this one wasn't better. I like the ide...Too bad this one wasn't better. I like the idea about a surfer in Hawaii ... but from what you say ... it sounds like it needed editing! I haven't read Paul Theroux since Mosquito Coast and one of his early nonfiction train books. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-72112700982114344582021-05-31T10:52:07.300-04:002021-05-31T10:52:07.300-04:00LOL, I wanted to like the fact he was 60-something...LOL, I wanted to like the fact he was 60-something and thought his story might be more interesting and the Hawaii setting was a draw as well. Oh well, they can't all be winners. Not to sound sexist but, I think men, former surfers etc. might like it more.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-38685083088750522662021-05-31T10:09:50.635-04:002021-05-31T10:09:50.635-04:00Reading the ongoing inner thoughts of a an aging s...Reading the ongoing inner thoughts of a an aging surfer doesn't seem like your type of book! What a disappointment.Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-16783706700787053142021-05-31T08:10:26.785-04:002021-05-31T08:10:26.785-04:00Yes, I was hoping Hawaii and a 60+ protagonist wou...Yes, I was hoping Hawaii and a 60+ protagonist would be great but, not so much.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-24059912996473825542021-05-31T08:09:42.841-04:002021-05-31T08:09:42.841-04:00I think this may only be the second book I've ...I think this may only be the second book I've read by him Cath so really don't know much about him or his son...sorry.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-7404936524459314562021-05-31T08:08:38.491-04:002021-05-31T08:08:38.491-04:00Not a great story for me.Not a great story for me.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-57770533126153438492021-05-31T08:08:19.991-04:002021-05-31T08:08:19.991-04:00Yeah, Joe Sharkey, just didn't hit the right n...Yeah, Joe Sharkey, just didn't hit the right notes for me.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-13169891495504736002021-05-31T08:07:44.141-04:002021-05-31T08:07:44.141-04:00I thought I'd like the 60+ age character but n...I thought I'd like the 60+ age character but nope, was not a fan.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-84441020535075571422021-05-30T18:14:13.309-04:002021-05-30T18:14:13.309-04:00While the setting sounds wonderful, I don't th...While the setting sounds wonderful, I don't think I'd find a lot in common with the protagonist and so probably not a read for me. Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-9957209987889936102021-05-30T17:51:05.663-04:002021-05-30T17:51:05.663-04:00So this is 'the' Paul Theroux? I had no id...So this is 'the' Paul Theroux? I had no idea he wrote fiction. How stupid am I? LOL (His son, Louis, is very famous in the UK for his weird TV docs.)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-30999550488877242372021-05-30T17:01:36.456-04:002021-05-30T17:01:36.456-04:00Don't think this is for me either.Don't think this is for me either.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-35850027235252727912021-05-30T13:41:22.565-04:002021-05-30T13:41:22.565-04:00Hmm, I like the Hawaii setting but yeah it does so...Hmm, I like the Hawaii setting but yeah it does sound a bit long and not really my thing either really Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-25132881382554635412021-05-30T13:23:35.790-04:002021-05-30T13:23:35.790-04:00I'm not sure I'd read about the surfer dud...I'm not sure I'd read about the surfer dude either.Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.com