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After You'd Gone
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The Marvelous Ms. Maggie O.
It would be reasonable to expect a let down reading a favorite author's debut novel after one has read her entire collection. But if you're a fan, you know that's probably a long shot if you're a betting person.
It's like she's a human MRI scanner with her words, exposing detailed and intimate images of our deepest humanity and heartbreaks.
It got a wee bit drawn out in the end hanging with Alice in her coma, just like it would if you were waiting it out with any comatose loved one, and then, and then . . .
I am
I am
I am crying. I'm an emotional wreck and I don't care. I loved it.
What to do now? Maybe check out her husband's work looking for guilt by association?
Thank you friend-fans for your marvelous reviews. I love revisiting the reading experience through your minds and hearts.
Bingo O 4 ✅
The Marvelous Ms. Maggie O.
It would be reasonable to expect a let down reading a favorite author's debut novel after one has read her entire collection. But if you're a fan, you know that's probably a long shot if you're a betting person.
It's like she's a human MRI scanner with her words, exposing detailed and intimate images of our deepest humanity and heartbreaks.
It got a wee bit drawn out in the end hanging with Alice in her coma, just like it would if you were waiting it out with any comatose loved one, and then, and then . . .
I am
I am
I am crying. I'm an emotional wreck and I don't care. I loved it.
What to do now? Maybe check out her husband's work looking for guilt by association?
Thank you friend-fans for your marvelous reviews. I love revisiting the reading experience through your minds and hearts.
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March 12, 2023
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Mar 15, 2023 04:55PM
Marvelous review of the marvelous Ms. Maggie O's original book. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Ooohhhh so glad it was a fine one.This is on my list!
This one made me cry too! I can’t wait to read more of her work. Glad you loved it!
I agree that this is a marvelous review, Cathrine! A debut that does not disappoint!
I was apprehensive about reading her first novel after reading the later ones, but no need to fear, she never disappoints. Love your review!
Lovely, Jen! Maggie never disappoints. She's not the same all the time, but she's always interesting. I'd like to echo your thanks to GR friends for reviews that let us enjoy a book we've read all over again.
Fabulous, C!
Great review, Cathrine. I'll get to it eventually!
Wow, such a beauteous, lively review! I’m in the gush club, too! I’ve just about read all that O’Farrell has written. Her latest, The Marriage Portrait, just blew me away! Love your comparison to an MRI machine.I didn’t know that her husband writes, too! I’ll have to research! Does he have the same last name? Have you tried a book by him yet?
Thank you wonderful friends for you comments and appreciation ❣️Debbie wrote: "I didn’t know that her husband writes, too! I’ll have to research! Does he have the same last name? Have you tried a book by him yet?"
Thanks Debbie. I have not, but I might have to check him out. William Sutcliffe is his name.
What a beautiful review Cathrine!
Lisa wrote: "What a beautiful review Cathrine!"Thank you Lisa.
