tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4647210794031827970..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): First Wednesday Book Review Club: THE UPRIGHT PIANO PLAYER, David Abbottpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49123030953494008472012-12-06T07:08:24.855-05:002012-12-06T07:08:24.855-05:00I think they disliked it more than I did mostly.
...I think they disliked it more than I did mostly. <br />Yes, I will be in La Jolla from 1/5 to 2/16. Let me know if you are free for lunch. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29999981623846398682012-12-06T01:52:33.461-05:002012-12-06T01:52:33.461-05:00Did the others in your book club think about the b...Did the others in your book club think about the book after the way you have? Thanks for letting us know why this book didn't work. I'm finding more and more that just because a book is popular doesn't mean I'll enjoy it. I count more on our club's reviews. Thanks, Patti. Hey, are you headed my way this winter?Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17130071349645109502012-12-05T16:08:21.826-05:002012-12-05T16:08:21.826-05:00Patti,
I appreciate your very thoughtful review. ...Patti,<br /><br />I appreciate your very thoughtful review. I can see why the other group members found it unsatisfying. Too many points of view sometimes means that it's really all from the auhor's POV, i.e. omniscient, the God's-eye view. That can work but it can also keep the reader from identifying with any of the characters. Sounds a bit depressing, but there must be something there if you keep thinking about it. Curious. <br /><br />I like the title but will probably pass on reading it. <br /><br />Thanks for dropping by my review of The Book of Lost Fragrances. If you give M.J. Rose a try, the first in the series is The Reincarnationist. <br />Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44046098651131474102012-12-05T11:08:15.648-05:002012-12-05T11:08:15.648-05:00Okay, here's the question: If you disliked a b...Okay, here's the question: If you disliked a book while you were reading it--for the very legitimate reasons you cite--is it redeemed at all by the fact that you keep thinking about it afterwards? I don't think it's redeemed much, but it does indicate the author had something interesting going on. <br /><br />Not sure I want to put myself through reading this book, though. Thanks for the warning!Ellen Booraemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751047743172852013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21768648737129308202012-12-05T10:08:36.785-05:002012-12-05T10:08:36.785-05:00Great review - it's as interesting to hear why...Great review - it's as interesting to hear why a book didn't work as why one did. Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.com