tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post3914412790468381644..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): FFB-BROOKLY, Colm Toibinpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23786968693702455372020-08-01T10:38:05.099-04:002020-08-01T10:38:05.099-04:00It still exists but I don't think anyone is ga...It still exists but I don't think anyone is gathering the links any longer. But if you look at the sidebar to this blog, a lot of the blogs on there publish one nearly every Friday. I had to quit doing it after twelve years. Just too time consuming. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25086435071579547852020-08-01T01:26:45.499-04:002020-08-01T01:26:45.499-04:00Is FFB still a thing? I was reading it on the Swe...Is FFB still a thing? I was reading it on the Sweet Freedom blog every Friday and got many ideas for books to read. But I haven't seen it in a while. I miss it.Emilio Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874801769971896308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47227488241569659722020-07-31T11:56:06.975-04:002020-07-31T11:56:06.975-04:00I am glad you reviewed this. I have been on the fe...I am glad you reviewed this. I have been on the fence about reading this book (and this author). I always wonder about a man doing a woman's voice (and vice versa).TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65799103512575277622020-07-31T09:19:59.351-04:002020-07-31T09:19:59.351-04:00I have only read one or two others. My husband wou...I have only read one or two others. My husband would say start with THE MASTER (Henry James) which he thought a masterpiece. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5848363036152237372020-07-31T08:46:42.247-04:002020-07-31T08:46:42.247-04:00I've been thinking of trying Toibin, and maybe...I've been thinking of trying Toibin, and maybe this would be a good place to start. Saoirse Ronan is my favorite young actress. Hard to believe we've been following her since she was a kid in "Atonement".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40073316622605310382020-07-31T08:33:19.192-04:002020-07-31T08:33:19.192-04:00I'm with Jeff. Loved the movie with Saoirse Ro...I'm with Jeff. Loved the movie with Saoirse Ronan. Enjoyed the book, too.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84380854695068723242020-07-31T08:04:20.860-04:002020-07-31T08:04:20.860-04:00She really is a star, isn't she? Good in every...She really is a star, isn't she? Good in every film and such a long career ahead of her.<br />And I have another book by him sitting on my shelf i must get to. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24330416931495590502020-07-31T07:51:28.851-04:002020-07-31T07:51:28.851-04:00I agree 100%. I really liked the movie. Saoirse R...I agree 100%. I really liked the movie. Saoirse Ronan was terrific, and deserved her Oscar nomination as Best Actress, though she lost. I wanted to read the book too (I mean, come on, BROOKLYN) and eventually did. The movie's end might be more satisfying, but overall both are definitely recommended.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52579991780210628632020-07-31T07:41:43.098-04:002020-07-31T07:41:43.098-04:00An excellent choice for FFB, Patti. And I know jus...An excellent choice for FFB, Patti. And I know just what you mean about books that sit so long on the shelf, but that you finally get a chance to read. More than once I've wondered what took me so long to read a particular book...Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com