Comments on: Review – No One You Know by Michelle Richmond

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:10:05 +0000

I have The Year of Fog in my TBR pile and it looks like I need to get to it soon because I think this one needs to go in it’s place!

By: Barbara LH

Barbara LH — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:19:25 +0000

I follow and enjoy your blog — since we met at Book Group Expo last year.

About Michelle Richmond’s books:
As my husband says, “There’s no accounting for taste.”
My reaction was opposite of yours.
I thought the ending of The Year of Fog was too pat, too easy BUT I loved No One You Knew — because of the the storytelling theme. As a reader, writer, and psychotherapist I am fascinated by multiple narratives and the ways that personal stories can change. I think No One You Know explored that idea well.

By: natalie @ book, line, and sinker

natalie @ book, line, and sinker — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:18:47 +0000

oh gosh! i only skimmed your review because i just started this one–i lent it to my mom first and she couldn’t put it down! i’m bummed that you didn’t love it. i guess it’s true that no two people read a book the same way…

miss you, by the way! hope all is well.

By: Keith S. Wilson

Keith S. Wilson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:37:33 +0000

Oh, I wanted to ask. Would you, then, consider the style ‘literary?’

-keith
http://keithswilson.blogspot.com/

By: Keith S. Wilson

Keith S. Wilson — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:35:09 +0000

First, this really is an excellent review. You said you didn’t like it, but you went into the book so well that I STILL want to read it. There is a vast difference between expressing an opinion and trashing a work, and I think I’m so used to the latter that I am still caught a little off guard. haha.

The idea that people who love you would be less upset if you died instead of someone else who did is such a sad, and human thought, and what gets me is that in many ways, it could very well be true. There are some people we are just closer to, there’s nothing we can do about that. It’s one of those horrible things that I think is best left unsaid or thought about, as hard as it is for me to cope with that.

-keith
http://keithswilson.blogspot.com/

By: trish

trish — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:51:38 +0000

Thanks, Zibilee! Your compliment means a lot to me, because I *did* put a lot of thought into this before I decided it wasn’t for me, and I always try to back up my opinions with reasoning.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:15:24 +0000

Excellent review. I’m going to put Year of the Fog on my wish list. I’m glad you’re not giving up on the author.

By: Staci

Staci — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:02:57 +0000

I haven’t read either one of her books but I want to. Maybe her next release will be the one for you!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:59:21 +0000

You’re not the first person I’ve seen say No One You know doesn’t live up to The Year of the Fog. I haven’t read either one, but think I’d like to try Year of the Fog first.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:38:23 +0000

Great review! Even though you didn’t love the book, it seems that you really delved deeply into it and had some pretty interesting insights about the characters and their motivations, so it sounds like it wasn’t a total loss. I think this is the most thoughtful review I have read about this particular book so far. Thanks!