tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2572554297642387282..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: In search of the meaning of Maine - a note of Richard Russo's Empire FallsAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36282421436508917692021-10-13T20:59:08.511-05:002021-10-13T20:59:08.511-05:00What amazes me, reading about Chute, is that the b...What amazes me, reading about Chute, is that the books have kept coming, for decades, most recently part 4 of a 5 part series of novels about a "polygamist compound in Maine" (quoting Wiki). Those are definitely not in every tourist-facing bookstore.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-10468218028043545422021-10-13T20:03:59.125-05:002021-10-13T20:03:59.125-05:00I really don't know. I read "Beans" ...I really don't know. I read "Beans" back when it came out. I seem to remember it as Faulkner with parkas.<br />cwilson284https://www.blogger.com/profile/01095943424268993611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-52280511662800905002021-10-13T09:56:03.812-05:002021-10-13T09:56:03.812-05:00Yes, Chute - how are those books? Beans has been ...Yes, Chute - how are those books? <i>Beans</i> has been embraced by Maine, or at least it is always in the "local" section of the bookstores, which is pretty good for a quirky old bestseller.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-78965431921748655502021-10-12T22:12:18.711-05:002021-10-12T22:12:18.711-05:00Don't forget Carolyn Chute (of "The Beans...Don't forget Carolyn Chute (of "The Beans of Egypt, Maine" and Second Maine Militia fame)...cwilson284https://www.blogger.com/profile/01095943424268993611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-71571052814129762272021-10-12T16:39:36.393-05:002021-10-12T16:39:36.393-05:00The summers are outstanding here, and so far the a...The summers are outstanding here, and so far the autumn has been similarly nice.<br /><br />We would like to visit Nova Scotia, but I don't think we're driving. Maine just goes and goes and goes.<br /><br />May Sarton is an excellent idea. I have only read her cat novel. The library, not surprisingly, has shelves of May Sarton. <i>The House by the Sea</i> looks like a good place to meet her Maine.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-20453472786286478972021-10-12T16:05:30.775-05:002021-10-12T16:05:30.775-05:00I've been there! Just passing through, though....I've been there! Just passing through, though. Maine is beautiful. There is a lot of it, we realized the first time we drove all the way to Nova Scotia from Ithaca. You can't avoid it. Will you be reading May Sarton?Rohan Maitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76681591823839085052021-10-12T15:15:34.949-05:002021-10-12T15:15:34.949-05:00I've been thinking longingly of Maine lately! ...I've been thinking longingly of Maine lately! I'm not a fan of our hot summers. I bet Portland is lovely.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-68996706467743560382021-10-12T10:44:26.936-05:002021-10-12T10:44:26.936-05:00Portsmouth, almost neighbors. Everything is so tog...Portsmouth, almost neighbors. Everything is so together close here. A little different than the Great Plains.<br /><br />Russo is so good at creating characters who I want to spend time with. Nebbishs, losers, goof-ups, but good company.<br /><br />Yes, Lisa, coffee sometime. I find coffee relaxing now! We have been enjoying your marsh.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-24587573125198102552021-10-12T09:12:37.475-05:002021-10-12T09:12:37.475-05:00I didn't realize you were moving to Maine, Ama...I didn't realize you were moving to Maine, Amateur Reader (Tom)! I live in a very close suburb and would love to see both of you again when something like, say, getting together for coffee sounds relaxing again. And yes about Print: Emily is Richard Russo's daughter. And I've seen him in the store a number of times, usually "in conversation" with visiting writers. <br /><br />In any case, welcome!Lizokhttps://lizoksbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-86738355184092176812021-10-12T07:47:29.429-05:002021-10-12T07:47:29.429-05:00Never been to Maine and don't expect to go but...Never been to Maine and don't expect to go but did enjoy reading Empire Falls years ago, when it first came out.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975028272143207826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-52913081912384970242021-10-11T21:17:02.441-05:002021-10-11T21:17:02.441-05:00My sister-in-law lives in Portsmouth, NH. We went ...My sister-in-law lives in Portsmouth, NH. We went up to Portland once just to see it. Gawd only knows when we'll be able to travel again.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-82413740882622112182021-10-11T16:30:36.189-05:002021-10-11T16:30:36.189-05:00It is awful pretty. Six egrets at the cove half a...It is awful pretty. Six egrets at the cove half an hour ago, and that's just on the way to the grocery store.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26096981335113002222021-10-11T13:55:29.742-05:002021-10-11T13:55:29.742-05:00Pretty part of the country--and ocean!--must be ni...Pretty part of the country--and ocean!--must be nice to be settled in.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.com