tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post9036576605818199046..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: The Other Typist by Suzanne RindellJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-26852735115648169582013-08-03T10:02:49.363-04:002013-08-03T10:02:49.363-04:00Stacybuckeye - I sure needed to vent at the end of...Stacybuckeye - I sure needed to vent at the end of this book ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-37986132683936850762013-08-03T10:02:20.140-04:002013-08-03T10:02:20.140-04:00Ti - Yep, stunned and speechless. Almost want to r...Ti - Yep, stunned and speechless. Almost want to read this again to see what clues I missed.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-6648610393043145302013-08-03T00:10:53.047-04:002013-08-03T00:10:53.047-04:00Extreme ambiguity is best left for book clubs so i...Extreme ambiguity is best left for book clubs so it can provide the discussion (and venting) it needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-7282093388217449342013-08-02T10:29:27.174-04:002013-08-02T10:29:27.174-04:00Stunned and speechless? I really have to read this...Stunned and speechless? I really have to read this one. I have it, but it's got a few books in front of it. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-84023261210198438882013-07-28T16:49:13.919-04:002013-07-28T16:49:13.919-04:00Staci - This is really good on audio - the narrato...Staci - This is really good on audio - the narrator captures Rose perfectly. The ending is sure to get you going, lol!<br /><br />BTW, I finished The Good House (audio) a couple days ago - WOW! That was one of the best narrations ever. Thanks for the recommendation!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-116637787514407422013-07-28T15:53:23.750-04:002013-07-28T15:53:23.750-04:00I want to read this one...wait, I just might liste...I want to read this one...wait, I just might listen to it instead!! I love the idea of the ending because they always get my blood boiling and my imagination in high gear!!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-13682207462668141702013-07-28T09:19:40.217-04:002013-07-28T09:19:40.217-04:00Lisa - This definitely merits some consideration!Lisa - This definitely merits some consideration!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-45084074593549760242013-07-28T09:19:19.589-04:002013-07-28T09:19:19.589-04:00Diana Leigh - That seems to be the typical reactio...Diana Leigh - That seems to be the typical reaction among readers I've spoken to!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-70885563937830711462013-07-28T09:18:37.103-04:002013-07-28T09:18:37.103-04:00Mystica - You might want to skip this one, lol!Mystica - You might want to skip this one, lol!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-43076928452239144002013-07-28T09:18:18.493-04:002013-07-28T09:18:18.493-04:00Leslie - I ended up rereading the last several pag...Leslie - I ended up rereading the last several pages, too... and there really are a couple of plausible outcomes. Like you say, it depends on which part of Roses's story you buy into!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-41811772308832067882013-07-28T09:16:26.222-04:002013-07-28T09:16:26.222-04:00Kathy - It's a shocker!Kathy - It's a shocker!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4331599918855924552013-07-28T09:16:10.382-04:002013-07-28T09:16:10.382-04:00Col - Well, this may leave you pretty frustrated i...Col - Well, this may leave you pretty frustrated if you're not a fan of ambiguity. Consider yourself warned ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-50100720470996789622013-07-28T09:15:12.400-04:002013-07-28T09:15:12.400-04:00Vasilly - This really is a great audiobook... such...Vasilly - This really is a great audiobook... such a clever story, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-44299971994488026962013-07-28T09:14:37.718-04:002013-07-28T09:14:37.718-04:00Darlene - Gretchen Moll did an excellent job with ...Darlene - Gretchen Moll did an excellent job with the narration. I think you'll enjoy the audio.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-23831268007720676122013-07-28T09:13:55.507-04:002013-07-28T09:13:55.507-04:00Michelle - Yes, there were definitely plenty of hi...Michelle - Yes, there were definitely plenty of hints, but I still needed to read the last few pages a couple of times!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-18913781378707518972013-07-28T09:13:03.446-04:002013-07-28T09:13:03.446-04:00Sam - Sometimes a neat ending seems like the easy ...Sam - Sometimes a neat ending seems like the easy way out.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-47144270496484779982013-07-28T09:12:17.423-04:002013-07-28T09:12:17.423-04:00Sandy - The ending certainly is open to interpreta...Sandy - The ending certainly is open to interpretation... wish the author would just tell us her intention.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-90926042931678770402013-07-28T09:11:11.242-04:002013-07-28T09:11:11.242-04:00Andi - This is the ultimate ambiguity!Andi - This is the ultimate ambiguity!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-37340650052154998702013-07-28T09:10:38.464-04:002013-07-28T09:10:38.464-04:00AUdrey - Yes, this was a very enjoyable ride!AUdrey - Yes, this was a very enjoyable ride!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-1462782536493504542013-07-27T11:43:59.293-04:002013-07-27T11:43:59.293-04:00Definitely sounds like a great book for discussion...Definitely sounds like a great book for discussion. I've still got a slot to fill for book club this year and this might just be the book!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-32871874065553834112013-07-27T01:18:00.336-04:002013-07-27T01:18:00.336-04:00I'm glad to know I'm not the only one left...I'm glad to know I'm not the only one left scratching my head over the ending. I was fine with it up until the last sentence, then I was like, "Wait...WHAT??? Did I miss something?"Book of Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259592113584639013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-16001410973679025372013-07-26T22:29:38.302-04:002013-07-26T22:29:38.302-04:00I am not very happy with vague endings! I don'...I am not very happy with vague endings! I don't think this one is for me. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-2719785240837009772013-07-26T17:07:23.710-04:002013-07-26T17:07:23.710-04:00I liked the book but I wasn't thrilled with th...I liked the book but I wasn't thrilled with the ambiguous ending. I listened to the epilogue three times thinking I missed something. But I didn't. Rose is so unreliable that the ending changes depending on what parts of her story one believes. So the ending does work ... even though I would have prefered more clarity. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17822229389189435951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4690067462891687542013-07-26T15:32:32.981-04:002013-07-26T15:32:32.981-04:00Well, you've made me very curious about the en...Well, you've made me very curious about the ending now.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-75376063975785505502013-07-26T14:21:41.486-04:002013-07-26T14:21:41.486-04:00I am one of those people that doesn't love amb...I am one of those people that doesn't love ambiguity at the end of a novel, but you've made this sound really interesting!Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.com