tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post7545879728184925228..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: ORFEOJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-43649851644409643092019-02-11T09:41:15.532-08:002019-02-11T09:41:15.532-08:00According to Tom LeClair of The Christian Science ...According to Tom LeClair of The Christian Science Monitor, in a blurb on the back of the paperback edition, he has been compared to Franzen, Vollmann, and Wallace, but LeClair thinks he out writes them. Yes, one has to gird one's loins to go through his novels, at least the two I have read so far.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-83471977801878330392019-02-11T05:39:11.173-08:002019-02-11T05:39:11.173-08:00Would you say his writing compares to any other au...Would you say his writing compares to any other author? He sounds quite different. I'm glad the music focus connected with you. I need to get my reading fitness up first. :-) thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-54613368604235094412019-02-10T14:02:20.410-08:002019-02-10T14:02:20.410-08:00You are most welcome.You are most welcome.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-57295703463228918372019-02-10T13:49:56.697-08:002019-02-10T13:49:56.697-08:00Thanks for introducing this author to meThanks for introducing this author to meEmma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-61589462911293044252019-02-10T10:11:17.072-08:002019-02-10T10:11:17.072-08:00Yes I have and it is, for me at least, totally gre...Yes I have and it is, for me at least, totally great.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-72752358207583073192019-02-10T10:09:42.603-08:002019-02-10T10:09:42.603-08:00I think you would find Richard Powers an author yo...I think you would find Richard Powers an author you could love, Brian. Glad you liked my analogy!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-32097493630181933382019-02-10T10:03:36.585-08:002019-02-10T10:03:36.585-08:00Thank you, Lisa! He is in a class all by himself i...Thank you, Lisa! He is in a class all by himself in my opinion.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-67506749977983378612019-02-10T07:07:53.508-08:002019-02-10T07:07:53.508-08:00WOW, you have really seemed to have "clicked&...WOW, you have really seemed to have "clicked" with this author. How great is that?(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-77503452176826046542019-02-10T07:06:22.585-08:002019-02-10T07:06:22.585-08:00WOW, you have really seemed to have "clicked&...WOW, you have really seemed to have "clicked" with this author. How great is that?(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-46875441013318902252019-02-10T04:28:11.458-08:002019-02-10T04:28:11.458-08:00I have not read powers but your commentary makes m...I have not read powers but your commentary makes me want to read him. This particular book sounds appealing in a lot of ways. The music connection and angle sounds creative and different.<br /><br />I agree that some books do require one to be “in shape” as a reader. It is a great analogy. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-3591897305269370662019-02-09T21:04:53.363-08:002019-02-09T21:04:53.363-08:00Another great review! Richard Powers sounds like a...Another great review! Richard Powers sounds like a fabulous writer.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-66977541115063718902019-02-09T14:39:27.953-08:002019-02-09T14:39:27.953-08:00You love it? That is so wonderful!You love it? That is so wonderful!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-43897118351814052342019-02-09T14:38:33.977-08:002019-02-09T14:38:33.977-08:00Yes that is why! The Overstory is a good place to ...Yes that is why! The Overstory is a good place to start!!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-80806274012687219622019-02-09T14:31:13.843-08:002019-02-09T14:31:13.843-08:00I love this review! I've not read Orfeo but I ...I love this review! I've not read <i>Orfeo</i> but I hope to at some point this year.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-82233938694869791092019-02-09T14:22:57.914-08:002019-02-09T14:22:57.914-08:00"The reward is to have your thinking opened w..."The reward is to have your thinking opened wide, possibly disarranged, and to find yourself with more ways than previously conceived of looking at life, people, history, science, and the world we live in today..."<br /><br />Isn't that why we love reading? ;-) I will start with The Overstory, but it won't be this year.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com