tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post7336146007918893640..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Northern Spy by Flynn Berry: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-87898254879998668892021-08-04T10:12:19.557-05:002021-08-04T10:12:19.557-05:00Thanks.Thanks.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-56305790409803924262021-08-04T10:03:19.474-05:002021-08-04T10:03:19.474-05:00Mind blowing postMind blowing postRajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18211498653254731612021-08-03T17:42:18.622-05:002021-08-03T17:42:18.622-05:00They should have at least some of her books and ma...They should have at least some of her books and maybe even this one. I think it came out in April this year.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-32408248835080898752021-08-03T17:26:56.436-05:002021-08-03T17:26:56.436-05:00This sounds really good. I'm intrigued by that...This sounds really good. I'm intrigued by that part of Northern Ireland history, and this one seems to have several interesting twists. I'm not familiar with this author, but I'm about to sit down and see what the Harris County library system has around.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-34914364317284377382021-08-03T15:35:50.552-05:002021-08-03T15:35:50.552-05:00It was!It was!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-12368733437046753282021-08-03T13:01:30.501-05:002021-08-03T13:01:30.501-05:00We like thrillers and this one sounds pretty good!...We like thrillers and this one sounds pretty good!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-92116107908074320192021-08-03T10:56:50.975-05:002021-08-03T10:56:50.975-05:00It was especially a shock because the two sisters ...It was especially a shock because the two sisters were so close. Northern Ireland as a setting for a novel can be tricky but I think Flynn Berry got it just about right. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22774221287184965082021-08-03T10:36:11.290-05:002021-08-03T10:36:11.290-05:00What a shock to find out your sister's a membe...What a shock to find out your sister's a member of the IRA and has been for seven years! I haven't read many books set in Ireland, but this one intrigues me. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-77689993820277966232021-08-03T08:34:51.961-05:002021-08-03T08:34:51.961-05:00Maybe it wasn't perfect but it came close enou...Maybe it wasn't perfect but it came close enough for me.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-70126560612855884992021-08-03T08:34:14.973-05:002021-08-03T08:34:14.973-05:00We see it in our own country today, the "us&q...We see it in our own country today, the "us" vs. "them" siege, and it is indeed depressing and destructive.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51944078565542970842021-08-03T08:31:03.356-05:002021-08-03T08:31:03.356-05:00I'm right there with you!I'm right there with you!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-86602049565182203612021-08-03T06:03:31.522-05:002021-08-03T06:03:31.522-05:00Glad you had a chance to try this one. I liked it ...Glad you had a chance to try this one. I liked it even though it was not perfect.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-76898844912040910042021-08-03T05:37:32.742-05:002021-08-03T05:37:32.742-05:00It continues to dumbfound me that these sectarian ...It continues to dumbfound me that these sectarian struggles continue, seemingly without end, and old hatreds are routinely passed down from one generation to another. Children are taught to hate children. Life is an eternal siege between "us" and "them" with the corrosive impact of religion to give oxygen to the strife . It is depressing.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18998626927816320242021-08-03T04:02:51.140-05:002021-08-03T04:02:51.140-05:00Yes, and it was so funny! Yes, and it was so funny! jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-83313852446883866392021-08-02T22:51:41.518-05:002021-08-02T22:51:41.518-05:00i remember seeing the violence and madness on tv a...i remember seeing the violence and madness on tv at the time... not very much appealing in it all, i thought... sometimes i understand that i never have come to terms with the world we live in...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-23927031840462418512021-08-02T21:51:44.501-05:002021-08-02T21:51:44.501-05:00I've enjoyed several books set in Northern Ire...I've enjoyed several books set in Northern Ireland as well. Did you ever watch the tv series "Derry Girls"? I think it was on Netflix. It was terrifically entertaining. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-651662533588525692021-08-02T20:51:16.110-05:002021-08-02T20:51:16.110-05:00Wow, this one sounds fascinating. I've tend t...Wow, this one sounds fascinating. I've tend to like books about The Troubles, even though some have been difficult to read because of the violence, betrayals, and disruption of families and relationships. The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville and Shadows on Our Skin by Jennifer Johnston are both excellent.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-43530106116984213282021-08-02T16:04:11.351-05:002021-08-02T16:04:11.351-05:00Marian absolutely was asking a lot of her sister. ...Marian absolutely was asking a lot of her sister. I thought Berry did a good job of conveying the conundrum faced by Tessa and why she responded as she did.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-8471570702984493722021-08-02T15:57:31.376-05:002021-08-02T15:57:31.376-05:00Yeah I liked this one all right. It definitely put...Yeah I liked this one all right. It definitely puts you in the mind-set of such a situation. Plenty of anxiety. The one sister surely puts a lot on her sister Tessa. holy smokes that's a lot to ask of someone. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.com