tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post5775239978016573560..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline WinspearBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-9873727082895698962020-03-05T21:50:05.251-06:002020-03-05T21:50:05.251-06:00Col: Thanks for the comment. Maisie is not a dark ...Col: Thanks for the comment. Maisie is not a dark character but she has experienced great sorrow. In the NY Times review of the first book the reviewer said prepare to be astonished. I was astonished.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-10097183729699488712020-03-02T22:51:21.377-06:002020-03-02T22:51:21.377-06:00Not an author I have previously considered reading...Not an author I have previously considered reading, one to ponder I think.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-17402819908228772542020-02-29T17:10:45.074-06:002020-02-29T17:10:45.074-06:00Christophe: Thanks for the comment and the kind wo...Christophe: Thanks for the comment and the kind words.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-56049305628616926102020-02-29T09:16:43.712-06:002020-02-29T09:16:43.712-06:00A very touching post, Bill. It speaks well not onl...A very touching post, Bill. It speaks well not only of Winspear but also of you.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978885973806549838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-49164798176023066112020-02-23T20:25:55.138-06:002020-02-23T20:25:55.138-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I knew I cared abo...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I knew I cared about Maisie. I had not realized how superbly Winspear had brought me to care about Maisie. I felt sad when she lost Simon but not the crushing regret over James dying.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-498114981484138262020-02-23T06:31:14.984-06:002020-02-23T06:31:14.984-06:00That is, I think, part of Winspear's talent, B...That is, I think, part of Winspear's talent, Bill. She makes her characters really feel alive, so that you care very deeply for them, and so that when they have a loss, you feel it. I'm not surprised you were deeply affected by the book, and I give Winspear credit for her skill. I like the way she shares the details of time and place, too, so that the reader has a solid context. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com