tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post8624073127563364207..comments2024-03-28T02:47:41.111-05:00Comments on Smoke & Mirrors: Literary Wives #15Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-7253147043879960222015-06-01T18:40:42.701-05:002015-06-01T18:40:42.701-05:00I'm becoming accustomed to liking most of the ...I'm becoming accustomed to liking most of the books we read better than everyone else! :) Claire was good, but I didn't think her character was unbelievable... Yep! I really liked Jon's mom, Alice, too. I am hoping to read his first book within the next month. We shall see if I get time to fit it in. :) Thanks for stopping by!Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-6233588438315319162015-06-01T18:08:38.008-05:002015-06-01T18:08:38.008-05:00It looks like you liked the book better than the r...It looks like you liked the book better than the rest of us, but it would help to be able to relate to some of the things going on. There really was nothing for me to relate to, which is not a bad thing. I did think Jon made a good father - I'm glad you pointed that out. But, I thought Claire was just too good, which didn't strike me as realistic. I agree with what you've said about Percy and his wives.. I think Jonathan's mother might have been my favourite character - she seemed to have a good head on her shoulders.<br />I wonder what his first book is like... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148858271711006048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-35786885803897332432015-06-01T11:30:30.231-05:002015-06-01T11:30:30.231-05:00I agree with you, Kay. Not much detail about any o...I agree with you, Kay. Not much detail about any of the wives, per se, but yes, I think Claire fit the typical stereotype of a suburban wife, though I thought she did a good job of it...some don't! It seemed that both parents were truly invested and totally involved in their children's lives. I liked that! Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-968800025275458362015-06-01T11:28:37.562-05:002015-06-01T11:28:37.562-05:00Yikes! Sounds like you didn't like this one at...Yikes! Sounds like you didn't like this one at all. Sorry!! :) Yes, I always think a personal connection with any written material makes it much more pertinent! Can't wait to see your review this evening!! Thanks for stopping by!Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-60283943793341636932015-06-01T10:31:28.525-05:002015-06-01T10:31:28.525-05:00I guess you liked the book better than I did. You ...I guess you liked the book better than I did. You made some good points about Jonathan as a father, although I think we saw too little of Claire to make very many judgments about her. Her role to me seemed to be the stereotypical suburban wife. To me, the other wives were too thinly characterized to know much about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-8037960130690606192015-06-01T10:26:52.801-05:002015-06-01T10:26:52.801-05:00I'm glad one of us found something to like in ...I'm glad one of us found something to like in this book! I appreciate your perspective on relating to some of the conflicts in this book through your own experiences. And I, too, liked Jonathan's role as a father. He did seem to genuinely care about his own children, despite his difficult relationship with his own father. I didn't relate much to the sports stuff either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com