Comments on: Reading the End Bookcast, Ep.43: Underutilized Settings and Attica Locke’s Pleasantville

By: Christy

Christy — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:38:00 +0000

Books that popped into my head:
Archaeological setting – Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley.
Antarctica – The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:48:00 +0000

In reply to Amy. Oh wow, thanks for the awesome recommendation! Whiskey Jenny's added it to her GR and so have I, because it sounds amazing even though I do not care about tennis so much. And I am deeeee-lighted that you enjoyed The Camelot Caper. Isn't it an absolute dear of a book? A lot of her books by Barbara Michaels are along similar lines -- lightly spoofing spooky mystery stories while also being excellent examples of that type of story.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 01:28:00 +0000

Hello! I have a book recommendation involving tennis (though it’d be a stretch to say it’s all about tennis): The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is about an group of young Italian-Jewish college students who spend the summer playing tennis at the estate of the Finzi-Contini family in 1938 Italy. It’s very lovely and dreamy. There’s an exploration of Judaism, an insight into the racial laws of Italy, unrequited love, and tennis. Also, I feel like with all the WWII literature out there, Italy is not very often a setting. But it is totally possible that is due to a gap in my reading.

p.s., I previously wrote in about not loving Elizabeth Peters. Update: I read The Camelot Caper on your recommendation and lovedddd it!

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:42:00 +0000

In reply to Nat @ Unbridled Enthusiasm.

Yay readalong! We are very excited too! I hope you’ll join us — Whiskey Jenny in particular will die of delight if we end up having listener participation. 🙂

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:42:00 +0000

In reply to Grad. Awesome, thank you! I'll check it out!

By: Nat @ Unbridled Enthusiasm

Nat @ Unbridled Enthusiasm — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:08:00 +0000

I’m just ten minutes into the podcast (I have the tiniest commute), but I just wanted to say right away that yay! readalong!

That’s all, thanks.

(Also, I SO agree with Whisky Jenny on how uninteresting J.K. Rowling’s stories post-HP sound. I kinda like the one with Sirius and James, but… Umbridge? Why? Why would you want to write about *Umbridge*? I don’t get it, where’s my story about Lily being awesome and kicking Sirius Black’s ass, it’s what I want to know)

By: Grad

Grad — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:24:00 +0000

In The Kingdom Of Ice by Hampton Sides is a wonderful book about Polar exploration! I read it earlier this year and can recommend it highly.