tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post6250110509819224353..comments2024-03-28T09:48:25.267-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Mini reviewsDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91567657067040218332022-06-20T10:15:13.228-05:002022-06-20T10:15:13.228-05:00Enjoy your trip! A School for Good Mothers sounds ...Enjoy your trip! A School for Good Mothers sounds like a very interesting read! I like the sound of it!The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-55196414731052922082022-06-20T09:50:47.357-05:002022-06-20T09:50:47.357-05:00Even though you found Sea of Tranquility enjoyable...Even though you found Sea of Tranquility enjoyable, I think I will pass on it.<br /><br />I hope you are having a lovely trip, Dorothy.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-75456088102968972992022-06-16T17:15:38.490-05:002022-06-16T17:15:38.490-05:00I hope you are enjoying your trip. I haven't ...I hope you are enjoying your trip. I haven't read "The School for Good Mothers" but it was on my list for later this summer. As for Sea of Tranquility -I've been into SF for most of my life, so the time travel aspect didn't throw me. Was it as good as Mandel's Station 11 (which wowed me)? No, but what I found interesting was that Station 11 (a book about a superflu pandemic that sets civilization back years and mainly takes place 20 years after that pandemic) was written before COVID and Sea of Tranquility after COVID. I could see just how living through our pandemic influenced Mandel's writing in both small and big ways. That being said, Sea of Tranquility certainly isn't for everyone.Alanahttps://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-53070001548389771292022-06-15T12:26:19.664-05:002022-06-15T12:26:19.664-05:00Enjoy your road trip! I hope you have a really goo...Enjoy your road trip! I hope you have a really good time. :) Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-69689137732822671862022-06-15T08:52:07.028-05:002022-06-15T08:52:07.028-05:00Our society still - in the 21st century! - seems i...Our society still - in the 21st century! - seems intent on punishing women for being women. I guess things are better than they were in the past but we still have so far to go. The plot of the Chan book illustrates that. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-75423069859144405142022-06-15T08:47:40.026-05:002022-06-15T08:47:40.026-05:00Time travel novels taking place over centuries are...Time travel novels taking place over centuries are hard to pull off, I think. Mandel did a fair job of it but the novel did not blow me away. The Chan novel raised important issues and was well written. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22709695636036366552022-06-15T08:42:47.394-05:002022-06-15T08:42:47.394-05:00Have fun on the road trip and be sure to take pics...Have fun on the road trip and be sure to take pics please. I read The School for Good Mothers and thought it was okay but, I didn't love it. You make valid points about how we support parents in our society and, I'll add while in some states we also force them to have children they can't or aren't capable of supporting or raising ; that IMO, is the real crime. Sea of Tranquility hasn't called my name; I don't think it is for me.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87813504045629896442022-06-15T08:27:26.681-05:002022-06-15T08:27:26.681-05:00The Chan novel seems a bit scary - over losing one...The Chan novel seems a bit scary - over losing one's child but seems to raise some noteworthy issues. The Mandel novel I haven't been eager to pick up ... maybe b/c the plot or characters seem all over the place. Hmm. Have fun on the road!thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.com