tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post2196216312296193577..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: TSS: An Evening with Geraldine BrooksJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-65777630700064622052009-11-30T13:52:35.967-05:002009-11-30T13:52:35.967-05:00mjmbecky - Glad you liked this post. Brooks was s...mjmbecky - Glad you liked this post. Brooks was so interesting! I thought Year of Wonders was very well done. Hope you enjoy her books.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20865514854635902562009-11-27T22:24:37.203-05:002009-11-27T22:24:37.203-05:00I've so wanted to read her books! What a grea...I've so wanted to read her books! What a great post. Thanks for sharing! :) I think I'll have to push these books to the top of my list much sooner.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20103657864402851402009-11-16T21:07:11.110-05:002009-11-16T21:07:11.110-05:00Marie - I ended up loaning out my copy of People o...Marie - I ended up loaning out my copy of People of the Book, but am hoping it gets returned at the next book club meeting. I'm anxious to read it now!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20578835531248961562009-11-16T19:43:24.273-05:002009-11-16T19:43:24.273-05:00Oh wow, what a great event. I'd love to see he...Oh wow, what a great event. I'd love to see her sometimes. People of the <br />Book is really great- I hope you get to read it soon! :-)Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-77139418831111234822009-11-16T17:48:47.646-05:002009-11-16T17:48:47.646-05:00Mel U - sounds good to me!Mel U - sounds good to me!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20287719830144601372009-11-16T17:04:48.116-05:002009-11-16T17:04:48.116-05:00Joann-maybe we can both read Toibin's The Mast...Joann-maybe we can both read Toibin's The Master next yearMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-40837012639856289432009-11-16T16:46:14.243-05:002009-11-16T16:46:14.243-05:00Mel U - People of the Book will be her next novel ...Mel U - People of the Book will be her next novel I read. Henry James must have been something! I'd like to read Colm Toibin's novel about his life, The Master.<br /><br />Darlene - Writer's lives, lifestyles, and inspirations are fascinating to me. I should probably start reading more biographies!<br /><br />Beastmomma - Year of Wonders is her only novel I've read...so far. I'll be reading People of the Book soon and I also have her nonfiction book Nine Parts of Desire on my shelf.<br /><br />Eva - Exactly right! Now that a historical novel won the Booker, maybe some attitudes will begin to change.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-48359678694332299582009-11-16T13:10:42.439-05:002009-11-16T13:10:42.439-05:00You know, I find the snobbery towards historical b...You know, I find the snobbery towards historical books so odd, since some of the great classics like Les Mis and War and Peace are just that!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-87171152379386865732009-11-16T09:41:43.275-05:002009-11-16T09:41:43.275-05:00I really enjoyed Year of Wonders; I am going to re...I really enjoyed Year of Wonders; I am going to read People of the Book for book club next month.beastmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900035646598117940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-23966367142509875382009-11-16T07:47:44.239-05:002009-11-16T07:47:44.239-05:00I love hearing about the path that took authors to...I love hearing about the path that took authors to where they are now...especially if they didn't start out on that particular journey. Wonderful post!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-34822015292621292972009-11-16T06:03:11.756-05:002009-11-16T06:03:11.756-05:00By coincidence I just finished People of the Book ...By coincidence I just finished People of the Book about 3o minutes ago-I really liked it-I hope I get to read her other tw novels in 2010. I will do a post on People of the Book soon-Thanks for sharing the informaton in your post. Henry James was some times a joker just showing off a bit!Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-37067537281932137132009-11-15T21:00:14.935-05:002009-11-15T21:00:14.935-05:00Reviewsbylola - She was fun to listen to. I loved ...Reviewsbylola - She was fun to listen to. I loved her Australian accent, even with the squeakiness from a cold.<br /><br />Staci - I loved listening to her talk about her children and her work...sitting at a desk staring into space while telling her kids that she's 'working' or 'trying to hear voices'. March is on my tbr list now.<br /><br />DS - The Henry James anecdote was my favorite part of the evening! I simply must read People of the Book now.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-68446235674165145852009-11-15T20:53:12.685-05:002009-11-15T20:53:12.685-05:00Softdrink - It was a wonderful evening! Next month...Softdrink - It was a wonderful evening! Next month's speaker is Pete Hamill, and then we have a break until March.<br /><br />Nymeth - I agree with her take on historical fiction and basic human experiences, too. Never thought about the not being able to appreciate a book more than 50 years old angle, but that would certainly follow from James' statement.<br /><br />Gavin - I am just loving this series! People of the Book will be the next Brooks novel I read, and I hope that will happen soon.<br /><br />Paperback Reader - Caleb's Crossing sounded so interesting when she was talking about it. The main character is from a Native American tribe on the island of Martha's Vineyard and crosses back to the mainland to attend Harvard.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-33461776845190179542009-11-15T19:05:44.969-05:002009-11-15T19:05:44.969-05:00What a fascinating evening ("Take that, Henry...What a fascinating evening ("Take that, Henry James" indeed! He wrote "The Aspern Papers" which isn't historical fiction per se, but does treat history as one of its themes, yes?--hypocrite!).Write on, Geraldine Brooks! I loved People of the Book; her slideshow must have been wonderful. The Plague book is around here somewhere. Will have to get to it. Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-74675381010438448062009-11-15T18:48:03.334-05:002009-11-15T18:48:03.334-05:00I found myself smiling and nodding my head while I...I found myself smiling and nodding my head while I was reading your recap of this night. I would so have loved to be there to listen to her talk about her life and experiences while trying to write a book. I loved March and must finish the other ones at some point!!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20543376813296024832009-11-15T16:20:50.550-05:002009-11-15T16:20:50.550-05:00She would be an author I'd love to see!She would be an author I'd love to see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-37623293274191265082009-11-15T14:15:13.398-05:002009-11-15T14:15:13.398-05:00Caleb's Crossing sounds great! I simply must r...Caleb's Crossing sounds great! I simply must read People of the Book and March and have been intending to since both came to my attention over the last year.<br /><br />Historical fiction is given such a bad reputation by people who simply dismiss it but I love so many periods of history and reading fictionalised and meticulously-researched accounts of the time.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-80257898397407244142009-11-15T14:08:59.439-05:002009-11-15T14:08:59.439-05:00You are so lucky to have this author/reading serie...You are so lucky to have this author/reading series near you. I enjoyed Year of Wonders and March and am excited about Caleb's Crossing. Thanks for this post!Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865699135545209220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-85306961188296457952009-11-15T13:02:51.888-05:002009-11-15T13:02:51.888-05:00Oh, Caleb's Crossing sounds like it'll be ...Oh, Caleb's Crossing sounds like it'll be great! I still haven't read any Brooks, but March is on my tbr pile. And I agree with her about historical fiction. I mean, a lot has clearly chance, but the way we experience things probably hasn't changed that much. Otherwise we'd also be unable to relate to books written over 50 years ago, which is clearly not the case!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-89472446043101183872009-11-15T12:14:43.177-05:002009-11-15T12:14:43.177-05:00Great summary...it sounds like a fascinating eveni...Great summary...it sounds like a fascinating evening. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com