tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post2255284466859957376..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: Empire FallsDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-55159790863016330992016-03-18T07:01:03.423-07:002016-03-18T07:01:03.423-07:00I'm a city girl born and bred, so I was always...I'm a city girl born and bred, so I was always the outsider when I lived in small towns. If you read it, I'd love to hear if you think it's an accurate reflection of the life.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-80321610994578004152016-03-17T22:36:53.891-07:002016-03-17T22:36:53.891-07:00I was born and raised in a small town (less than 5...I was born and raised in a small town (less than 5000 people, where everyone knew the color of your toothbrush), so I understand small towns. This sounds like one I might enjoy.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-90344564079370646622016-03-17T08:44:19.982-07:002016-03-17T08:44:19.982-07:00I found it easy to read. It's that small-town ...I found it easy to read. It's that small-town subject that always put me off trying it. Those books always strike me as having too sentimental and rosy a picture of the life. This seemed a more realistic take on it.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-52929077596156610802016-03-17T08:27:46.853-07:002016-03-17T08:27:46.853-07:00This sounds like something I would like. I´m check...This sounds like something I would like. I´m checking it out! Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-87789257823585322322016-03-17T07:29:51.715-07:002016-03-17T07:29:51.715-07:00He wrote a memoir called "Elsewhere". I&...He wrote a memoir called "Elsewhere". I've heard it's a very sad book, a melancholy look at his mother's dementia. I haven't read anything else by him other than Empire Falls, but I'd certainly pick up something if I saw it. Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-37458968644036829122016-03-17T06:58:35.681-07:002016-03-17T06:58:35.681-07:00I read this one and enjoyed it. I want to read hi...I read this one and enjoyed it. I want to read his book about his young life and his mother. Can't think of the name of it. Maybe Somewhere Else?Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.com