tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post7392263238122315821..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: Wilde LakeJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-24565990270699107032023-07-06T09:46:43.074-06:002023-07-06T09:46:43.074-06:00Thanks for the reminder about Lenora Mattingly Web...Thanks for the reminder about Lenora Mattingly Weber--here it is, 7 years later, and I have yet to read her. Going to library now!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-48541558239749461962023-07-05T23:34:58.751-06:002023-07-05T23:34:58.751-06:00When I visited Denver several years ago, a friend ...When I visited Denver several years ago, a friend drove me to see several of the Lenora Mattingly Weber sites, including the house she brought up her family in, more or less the house of Meet the Malones. I just loved this series because the heroines are imperfect but very girl next doorish.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-70946883837519488802016-08-10T09:13:39.085-06:002016-08-10T09:13:39.085-06:00I've never heard of Lenora Mattingly Weber, bu...I've never heard of Lenora Mattingly Weber, but I just read about her and now have to read some of her Denver-based books.<br /><br />It's never too late to read To Kill a Mockingbird :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-70939087780387480212016-08-09T20:46:58.435-06:002016-08-09T20:46:58.435-06:00I tried to read To Kill a Mockingbird too young an...I tried to read To Kill a Mockingbird too young and never reread it so I missed all those references (surprised at myself now). I like Lippmann's books but hated the ending of this one. Note: the name of Nita's family is a tribute to the Katie Rose books by Lenora Mattingly Weber (you must have read all her books with Denver setting).CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-40092216717980639782016-07-16T14:10:02.881-06:002016-07-16T14:10:02.881-06:00I really enjoyed the book. I did feel like it had...I really enjoyed the book. I did feel like it had shades of To Kill A Mockingbird, but I thought it was enough of its own story to stand on its own and keep me entertained. I love Lippmann's novels.Laura's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-73838937104504656972016-07-16T14:04:17.787-06:002016-07-16T14:04:17.787-06:00I really enjoyed the book. I did feel like it had...I really enjoyed the book. I did feel like it had shades of To Kill A Mockingbird, but I thought it was enough of its own story to stand on its own and keep me entertained. I love Lippmann's novels.Laura's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-35528359607250824472016-07-12T13:23:43.349-06:002016-07-12T13:23:43.349-06:00I can see where a novel riffing on TKAMB could und...I can see where a novel riffing on TKAMB could undermine liking it. I read both of Harper Lee's books last year and I don't think I want to go there again. They are fine as they are. That being said: I am enjoying the novel Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld at the moment which is a modern riff on Pride & Prejudice so who's to say books like this can't be done. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-45783388477003279502016-07-09T11:06:48.409-06:002016-07-09T11:06:48.409-06:00I'm going to call this one a pass, I think.I'm going to call this one a pass, I think. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-13368615609318620342016-07-06T15:24:20.285-06:002016-07-06T15:24:20.285-06:00I read the first 70 pages or so of Wilde Lake and ...I read the first 70 pages or so of Wilde Lake and simply did not like it. The characters and the story didn't hold my interest one iota. I was expecting, I think perhaps of the hype and the starred review (was it Library Journal or PW?), that I would at the least be entertained or held in suspense, but I wasn't, so back to the library it went.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-75534034237034112852016-07-05T14:10:15.230-06:002016-07-05T14:10:15.230-06:00I agree from your analysis that Lippmann could hav...I agree from your analysis that Lippmann could have been a bit more forthcoming about how she came to the story and the characters. I ready TKaMB as an adult and maybe that is why I don't feel protective of either the books or its characters, however, in particular because it is pretty clear that TKaMB is from a child's idolizing perspective. <br /><br />I rarely read crime novels anymore, but I have read Lippman's What the Dead Know and thought it was really great. I also read To The Power of Three and liked it.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-30970093185172020502016-06-30T20:11:06.972-06:002016-06-30T20:11:06.972-06:00I still have to finish the book. Great review, Jan...I still have to finish the book. Great review, Jane. I'm enjoying it and I guess I'm not seeing a huge connection with TKaMB, as I've never read the book (shocking, I know). I saw the film, of course, but I'm sure the book is different and much better. I also appreciated the nostalgia from the 70s.<br /><br />Would you mind posting your review, or an excerpt and a link back here, in the discussion thread in the group. I want the publicist who provided us with the books to know that we did read it. lol Thanks!Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-57116118899134851662016-06-30T08:23:01.468-06:002016-06-30T08:23:01.468-06:00Hadn't heard of the TKaM connection before, bu...Hadn't heard of the TKaM connection before, but it makes me want to skip the book. I loved What the Dead Know...her only standalone I've read. Also enjoyed The Girl in the Green Raincoat, but felt like I was missing a lot of background by jumping into the series so late. Baltimore Blues in waiting on my kindle.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-14330106756452697062016-06-30T07:13:35.279-06:002016-06-30T07:13:35.279-06:00I didn't mean the style was like Austen's ...I didn't mean the style was like Austen's but rather the book read like fanfic to me, and Austen fanfic is the one kind I've read. JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-22627368283409234642016-06-30T03:31:50.950-06:002016-06-30T03:31:50.950-06:00It seems unusual that a style reminiscent of Jane ...It seems unusual that a style reminiscent of Jane Austen would be matched to a plot like this. <br /><br />Based on your commentary it seems like the book falls mostly flat however. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-77846707116697921342016-06-29T22:25:07.403-06:002016-06-29T22:25:07.403-06:00I've tried to read two of her books, and I jus...I've tried to read two of her books, and I just can't get into her style.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-14061833025762910362016-06-29T15:08:15.757-06:002016-06-29T15:08:15.757-06:00I think I'd just rather read the real To Kill ...I think I'd just rather read the real To Kill a Mockingbird; this doesn't sound like it has much to offer. And the other is such a classic! Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com