Comments on: Good Blog: Advertising for Love

By: RfP

RfP — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:45:20 +0000

“The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society… Has anyone read it?”
I have. I found it enjoyable, but a mite contrived–but that’s the challenge of the form, isn’t it. Also, to be fair, my favorite epistolary work is 84 Charing Cross Road, which is nonfiction and thus an unfair standard of authenticity

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:23 +0000

My pleasure. I had such a good time there. Thank you, Pam!

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:02 +0000

Jenny – thanks for posting the link! I’m glad you’re enjoying my blog!

By: robena grant

robena grant — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:37 +0000

Interesting website, and yes you could make up an entire story out of one of those short personal ads.
I recently ordered The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Haven’t started it yet as I’m wading through something else, but the entire novel is made up of a series of letters. A female author is looking for her next book subject and exchanges letters with a member of the GLandPPS and then subsequent members and the story is told through those letters. Not sure what I’ll think when I finally tackle it. : ) Has anyone read it?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:04:52 +0000

I loved Time and Again. It’s been years since I’ve read it, but I read it several times back then.

By: Kira

Kira — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:57:40 +0000

Reminds me of Jack Finney’s “Time and Again” – have you read that, Jenny? You’d like it.

By: Sure thing

Sure thing — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:25:15 +0000

How very interesting. I just got lost there for twenty minutes. And I still have other job websites to browse. Damn and blast!

By: Melissa Blue

Melissa Blue — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:14:18 +0000

Wow, regarding the e-mails, but I can’t help but think of his wife reading them. If she can bring herself to read them.

By: JulieB

JulieB — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:18:14 +0000

Wow! I have a few papers from the time thanks to my uncle who is an avid collector. He had a mind like a steel trap for trivia, and I’ve consulted him more than once for odd knowledge for a bigger story I’ve been working on. These smack of the writing of the timess. I’ll have to check out the personals of what I have. I definately have a theory on the Cherry and red blanket.

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:12:20 +0000

That blog needs to come with an addiction warning.