tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post5191355698396443135..comments2024-03-28T08:14:48.882-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-55806743966803511112017-05-11T11:58:52.558-07:002017-05-11T11:58:52.558-07:00I have a fondness for cranky old men, and that pro...I have a fondness for cranky old men, and that probably helped me fall into the story much quicker. I've dealt with many a cranky old man, and there's always a reason for it-- not that I want to find out what it is all the time! :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-12276073787911665502017-05-11T11:57:19.855-07:002017-05-11T11:57:19.855-07:00At least you and I are not alone in our opinion, M...At least you and I are not alone in our opinion, Mystica!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-8503835410329711742017-05-11T11:56:37.540-07:002017-05-11T11:56:37.540-07:00I just finished reading another book that was a ch...I just finished reading another book that was a chore due to little-to-no proofreading and the need for editing and tightening. Argh!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-35016427783544066152017-05-11T07:17:44.087-07:002017-05-11T07:17:44.087-07:00I'm on the waiting list for this at the librar...I'm on the waiting list for this at the library. I liked Ove, but it was slow going at first, I thought oh no, not another cranky old man. But by the end I really liked it, not loved, but liked,Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-79719067492216722362017-05-11T07:10:45.172-07:002017-05-11T07:10:45.172-07:00I was in the minority on this one. I just could no...I was in the minority on this one. I just could not take to it.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30237437030551562452017-05-11T04:41:59.603-07:002017-05-11T04:41:59.603-07:00I think this just goes to show, Cathy, how importa...I think this just goes to show, Cathy, how important editing really is. The premise, the characters, all of that sound great. But if it's not edited, and doesn't move along at a solid pace, I can see how you'd think it dragged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com