Comments on: Galway Bay – Book Review

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:06:30 +0000

Staci: I have yet to read a bad review of this book – it is a good historical fiction; hope you’ll enjoy it!

Kailana: I love the cover too!

Patricia: I agree – the Chicago portion of the book was very well written (I liked it better, actually, than the part set in Ireland). I admit my review was not all encompassing – I recently added a puppy to our family and was happy to get ANYTHING written through my fog of sleep deprivation *laughs* Thanks for pointing out the part that I missed!

Teddy: *laughs* We rarely disagree!!

Jenny: I love reading history through the pages of a novel – it brings it to life so much more than a nonfiction account.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:46:44 +0000

I am not usually the biggest fan of these multigenerational sagas, but you make it sound so good. Plus, I like learning about history by reading fiction – the author researches it so that I don’t have to!

By: Teddy

Teddy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:48:35 +0000

Wonderful review Wendy. This is yet another book we agree on.

By: Patricia B. Swan

Patricia B. Swan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:00:09 +0000

Having read Galway Bay, I agree with your review, in so far as it goes. You didn’t comment much about the Chicago portion of the book. I was particularly struck by the skill with which Kelly puts together various aspects of Chicago’s history from its early days through the 1893 Columbia exposition.

By: kailana

kailana — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:00:01 +0000

I am glad this book is living up to its cover, as I really like the cover!

By: Staci

Staci — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:27:40 +0000

I know this book is on a big blogging book tour and I found myself salivating over it at B&N last weekend. Each review I read is unique and gives me something different to think about. All of them and yours included has assured me that I need to read this book!!!

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:56:05 +0000

Thanks, Swapna!

Laura: actually her great-GREAT grandmother *smiles* I liked that part of it too! If you are a lover of historical fiction, you won’t want to miss this one.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:42:12 +0000

I love historical fiction and this sound great! It is especially neat that it is based on the author’s great-grandmother.

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:22:41 +0000

Great review!

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:54:22 +0000

*nods* I felt the same, Kathy.