Comments on: Book Abuse (The Taliban Shuffle, by Kim Barker)

By: jenniferpuryear

jenniferpuryear — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:37:43 +0000

In reply to Sine.

I always love hearing what you think, Sine! Thank you for commenting! xo

By: Sine

Sine — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:13:55 +0000

I must say I didn’t much like Olive Kitteridge (the book). Read The Burgess Boys first and liked it, a lot, then liked neither Olive nor Lucy Barton all that much. I guess it’s her strength to write characters that are not all that likeable, but I didn’t like the plot (or lack thereof) either.

By: Lawrence Blank-Cook

Lawrence Blank-Cook — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:34:18 +0000

I always prefer the book first. It is disappointing to read about Foxtrot, but now I’ll just dig into the book! Thank you.

By: Lyn Fairchild Hawks

Lyn Fairchild Hawks — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 15:49:45 +0000

Thank you, Kendall and Jennifer! Always a delight to peruse Bacon and its literary musings…I love this space for finding books that stay with you. (Yes, kind of like the scent of bacon! We have a joke in my office where someone is always cooking it in the kitchen and all of us salivate for hours…)

By: jenniferpuryear

jenniferpuryear — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:35:52 +0000

In reply to Kendall Hinote.

Kendall, what an incredibly kind compliment. Thank you. And I love the way you described Lyn’s post! Talk about a way with words (yours). xo

By: Kendall Hinote

Kendall Hinote — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:35:36 +0000

Brilliant – in every way. Words on words can be hard to do. And yet ever and over you do in a way that has me looking forward to how you will do it next. Thank you for introducing Lyn. She opened a door and walked me through.