tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post1786877916915761965..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday Forgotten Book: THE WAY MEN ACT (1993) by Elinor LipmanYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59994812709706514172016-11-09T14:06:37.952-05:002016-11-09T14:06:37.952-05:00I liked a tv show that dealt with that small town/...I liked a tv show that dealt with that small town/old friends grown up - October Road. I loved it, and recently bought the dvds.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35530231626510632342016-11-02T22:36:36.960-04:002016-11-02T22:36:36.960-04:00I hadn't read The Adventures of Kavalier and C...I hadn't read The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, but you are about the fifth person to recommend it, so I must delve into this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-57634351457019125042016-10-28T10:06:20.168-04:002016-10-28T10:06:20.168-04:00A very entertaining book, Prashant. Not great lite...A very entertaining book, Prashant. Not great literature, but then, not every book can be or even, should be. :) Though that doesn't mean that the author doesn't make you think about what you're reading. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82746132301721999942016-10-28T10:04:20.278-04:002016-10-28T10:04:20.278-04:00Yes, you definitely should, Kathy. (Welcome back, ...Yes, you definitely should, Kathy. (Welcome back, you've been missed around these parts.) I enjoyed THE INN AT LAKE DEVINE enormously. I grew up in Manhattan in the 40's and 50's and so many of my friends were Jewish that I kind of imprinted on them. :) I'm very familiar with a certain way of looking at life. Kathy have you read THE ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY by Michael Chabon? I can't recommend it highly enough. LOVE that book.<br /><br />P.S. Haven't read MY LATEST GRIEVANCE, but I'll check it out.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-72140925315069432732016-10-23T10:04:44.895-04:002016-10-23T10:04:44.895-04:00Yvette, I thought this novel sounded nice for the ...Yvette, I thought this novel sounded nice for the very same reasons you mentioned in the last paragraphs. I enjoy reading stories where characters overshadow the plot. This is also an introduction to a new author.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16374947500025880832016-10-23T00:56:46.002-04:002016-10-23T00:56:46.002-04:00I read several of Eleanor Lipman's books years...I read several of Eleanor Lipman's books years ago, and liked them a lot. So much fun that I used to laugh out lout. Part of my family was Jewish and the humor in The Inn at Lake Devine and other of her books get right to the heart of the wit involved.<br /><br />But I think my favorite at the time was My Latest Grievance," about a teenage daughter of progressive parents working at a college. My teenage self had some of the same experiences and thoughts -- and I laughed constantly. <br /><br />I should read more of her books when I need to laugh and rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-47891592600153140722016-10-22T15:16:35.907-04:002016-10-22T15:16:35.907-04:00Too long for a category, Yvette, and I like your r...Too long for a category, Yvette, and I like your review so much more.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88755413690443514052016-10-22T15:13:07.148-04:002016-10-22T15:13:07.148-04:00It IS much ado about nothing, but you know, that d...It IS much ado about nothing, but you know, that didn't stop Shakespeare. (Not that this book or the author have such high aspirations.) It is what it is. Lightweight and amusing and not a bad way to spend a few relaxing hours.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2704223149599360522016-10-22T15:10:02.765-04:002016-10-22T15:10:02.765-04:00It's a shame that everything needs to have a d...It's a shame that everything needs to have a designation, Mathew. But that's the way of things now. I would rather just say that this is a lightweight and amusing book about confused people trying to 'straighten' out their befuddled love lives. How's that? :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22947862825292782502016-10-22T15:06:13.764-04:002016-10-22T15:06:13.764-04:00Yes, it is pretty standard. But I don't mind t...Yes, it is pretty standard. But I don't mind that so much, Neer, if it is done well. I like an older heroine.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-84603898506297908112016-10-22T15:04:48.349-04:002016-10-22T15:04:48.349-04:00Lately, me too, Patti. :) Though the one everyone ...Lately, me too, Patti. :) Though the one everyone likes and points to, THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT (and what a great title that is to be sure), did not make the grade with me. In fact, I didn't bother to finish it. Should I give it another try? Maybe.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-36915643229385063872016-10-22T15:02:52.903-04:002016-10-22T15:02:52.903-04:00Well, she's been around a while and a couple o...Well, she's been around a while and a couple of her books are pretty well known, I suppose. She has the kind of amusing wit that many other writers of this sort of thing wish they had.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44847702586961293552016-10-22T13:38:15.133-04:002016-10-22T13:38:15.133-04:00Hate to say it, but it all sounds - to this reader...Hate to say it, but it all sounds - to this reader - like much ado about nothing much, plus angst foolishly generated through lack of insight. I think I'll skip.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49203992243014783722016-10-22T12:07:25.117-04:002016-10-22T12:07:25.117-04:00I'm smiling...so I must be reading a book revi...I'm smiling...so I must be reading a book review by Yvette. I had to look twice at "chick lit" to make sure this wasn't of that genre, altho I would never have expected it of you. Coincidentally, I double took at a prospective agent's lists of likes the other day, among which was "chick lit". I'd just added the word "girl" to the title of the manuscript I'm hawking, and almost sent her a query. No way, tho, would anyone ever consider anything I write as "chick lit". <i>The Way Men Act</i>, does sound like a fun read. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18314591297204206002016-10-22T09:25:55.881-04:002016-10-22T09:25:55.881-04:00This seems like a good yarn but not really for me ...This seems like a good yarn but not really for me as I am tired of 30+ ladies bemoaning their still unmarried status.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28175274416581440192016-10-21T19:22:00.335-04:002016-10-21T19:22:00.335-04:00Always enjoy her books!Always enjoy her books!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89516986430811496342016-10-21T15:43:12.452-04:002016-10-21T15:43:12.452-04:00Yvette, I will have to try this writer. New to me....Yvette, I will have to try this writer. New to me. The name sounds familiar but that is about it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com