tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post7369124267417789295..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: The Brutal Telling by Louise PennyLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-28042755540836859612009-09-22T19:24:49.528-05:002009-09-22T19:24:49.528-05:00Loved it, Diane. Enjoy!Loved it, Diane. Enjoy!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-10214506595027928202009-09-22T10:26:52.932-05:002009-09-22T10:26:52.932-05:00Great review. This will be coming up soon for me a...Great review. This will be coming up soon for me as well. So happy you liked it.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-2025010153692140442009-09-21T16:15:54.075-05:002009-09-21T16:15:54.075-05:00Bermudaonion,
Her books are rich in characters, a...Bermudaonion,<br /><br />Her books are rich in characters, and setting and language. Just beautiful books.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-66960078090978666222009-09-21T13:04:51.815-05:002009-09-21T13:04:51.815-05:00I haven't read any of Penny's work, but bo...I haven't read any of Penny's work, but boy, do you make it sound good! I'm going to have to give it a try.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-12949983410954163512009-09-21T13:03:49.299-05:002009-09-21T13:03:49.299-05:00Kaye,
Of course I know you know how to spell my n...Kaye,<br /><br />Of course I know you know how to spell my name. That's why I didn't slap your hand, and say, bad, bad!<br /><br />I do love my name, but I'll take a wrong spelling if someone cares enough to comment about a book.<br /><br />Hugs, Kaye!<br />LesaLesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-91340755833820491802009-09-21T12:36:31.590-05:002009-09-21T12:36:31.590-05:00dang.
Lesa, I misspelled your name and I KNOW bett...dang.<br />Lesa, I misspelled your name and I KNOW better. You know I do.<br />apologies, my friend!!!!!!!Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-65488208532693666082009-09-21T12:30:09.755-05:002009-09-21T12:30:09.755-05:00You're welcome, Kaye. I couldn't be any h...You're welcome, Kaye. I couldn't be any happier that you and your husband discovered Louise Penny and Three Pines. One of my favorite authors, and a place I wish I could live (despite the death count!).Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-62033717068821760562009-09-21T12:14:08.878-05:002009-09-21T12:14:08.878-05:00I recently read this one too and thoroughly enjoye...I recently read this one too and thoroughly enjoyed it. I told my hubby he might like it and so he read it also and liked the book. I read one of your other reviews about inspector Gamache and Louise Penny, so that is why I was curious about this book. Thanks for introducing me to a wonderful writer and the The Three Pines community. It won't be the last Penny book we read.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-77404634416413969792009-09-21T12:01:29.552-05:002009-09-21T12:01:29.552-05:00Oh, Louise!
You would ALWAYS hear what I thought,...Oh, Louise!<br /><br />You would ALWAYS hear what I thought, even if I didn't like it. I saved your book so I could read and review it just before release date. It was magnificent.<br /><br />I can see why you cared about all of the elements of this book. And, your characters are no longer fictional to your readers either. That's why this one hurts, but moves us on at the same time.<br /><br />I'll see you in November, my friend.<br /><br />LesaLesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-25783267633872307732009-09-21T11:52:43.755-05:002009-09-21T11:52:43.755-05:00Dear Lesa (and Kaye),
Oh, phew! I agree with Kay...Dear Lesa (and Kaye),<br /><br />Oh, phew! I agree with Kaye, Lesa, that line is magnificent. And I love that you noticed that something was happening between Beauvoir and Annie.<br /><br />And I am so relieved with this review - when I hadn't heard anything from you I immediately thought, 'Dear Lord, she hates it so much she can't even write!!!' <br /><br />A writer's insecurities. Brought on, I think, by the fact I care so greatly about this book, and characters who are no longer so fictional to me.<br /><br />Thank you, Lesa.Louise Penny Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316557270587688970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-39121755893580695582009-09-21T11:08:03.805-05:002009-09-21T11:08:03.805-05:00Thank you, Kaye! That really makes me feel good c...Thank you, Kaye! That really makes me feel good coming from you.<br /><br />I deliberately didn't read anyone's review of this book before reading The Brutal Telling myself. I didn't want to know what anyone else had said. Now, I can go back and read your review!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-59749948366467651492009-09-21T08:21:48.910-05:002009-09-21T08:21:48.910-05:00Lisa - what a great post! A great post for a grea...Lisa - what a great post! A great post for a great book. You've said all the things I felt about the book, but just could not say near as perfectly as you have. <br /><br />"Penny rips you apart, and then patches you up with poetry and Gamache's kindness."<br /><br />This was beautiful.<br /><br />Thank you!Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.com