Comments on: First Impressions

By: Harvee (Book Dilettante)

Harvee (Book Dilettante) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:05:43 +0000

I’ve read The Expats, and liked it, and so I’d choose to read Let’t Pretend…in theory, but I’d probably end up liking The Lifeboat more, being a mystery fan myself.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:57:30 +0000

Enjoying EXPATS so far. On p. 87 and trying to figure out Julia’s endgame.

Does Jenny read her audiobook? I recently listened to BOSSYPANTS on a road trip and loved it. Even though I’d read the book, Tina Fey brought so much more to the audiobook with her character voices and attitude.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:47:58 +0000

Got a sense of that from the opening, not sure why. Maybe just because of scene at courthouse and, really, what good happens after 10 days in a lifeboat? Unless you’re alone with George and even that would get old, right? Glad to know it goes somewhere dark, more likely to pick it up.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:44:55 +0000

Yes, some of it takes place in Paris. Another reason I love to read—I get to travel to interesting places in my mind!

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:37:34 +0000

I love your pickiness and don’t find it grouchy at all!

I’ve heard some readers say they’ve been turned off by a book’s badly written jacket copy, and I say that’s not fair to the author.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:29:44 +0000

You know what got me interested in THE LIFEBOAT? Someone compared it to LORD OF THE FLIES. I thought, “LofF in a lifeboat? I’m in.”

By: jenn aka the picky girl

jenn aka the picky girl — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:34:31 +0000

Expats was good, and I was offered Lifeboat and wish I would have picked it up.

As for the Jenny Lawson, I got the audio and listened to the first hour and a half. It’s…kind of all over the place. What I love about Sedaris is his ability to write such a tightly-knit story. So I might keep listening, but I’m not convinced.

By: Paulette

Paulette — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:22:44 +0000

I will go with number two…I adore a good spy thriller and perhaps this takes place in Paris (Rue Jacob). I also might need to find out what happened on that lifeboat…

By: Laura Benedict

Laura Benedict — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:45:48 +0000

Gotta go with number one. Comparatively speaking, the other two feel a bit contrived. But I’m picky like that.

Oh, and even on my first two books, I had to rewrite the jacket copy. It’s my belief that job falls to interns, these days. Dreck.

I’m going to put a smiley face at the end of this sentence to imply I’m not really grouchy today. : )

(Did it work?!)

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:22:24 +0000

I pre-ordered Jenny’s book long ago and eagerly await its arrival, so we know how I feel about #1.

#2 was a mixed bag. I’m not a big historical fiction fan and parts of this lead me to believe we were going to go back and relieve some historical events of the past. But hey, inklings of folks stuck in a lifeboat? If you give it a thumbs up I might be in.

#3 also mixed, but least likely to read of the 3. Not a big spy fan. I know, this is making you wonder what the hell I AM a fan of, right? What a curmudgeon. But again, into here doesn’t give me enough to decide without more. Looking forward to your review of all three!