Comments on: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (book review)

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:55:12 +0000

I absolutely LOVED this one — just finished this morning! Like you, I was a little nervous it wouldn’t live up to the hype… but it definitely met my expectations. I fell in love with Guernsey, Juliet, Dawsey and the entire world Shaffer and Barrows introduced me to… and I’m fascinated by WWII, too! Those books always seem to be the ones that stick with me the longest. Have you read The Book Thief? If not — please do!

By: Carole

Carole — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:34:06 +0000

I just loved it. My mother’s fiance was killed in WWII and my father served in wartime Europe too (they met after the war — oddly, he knew her fiance).

I write about these things in my blog. Because these tragedies have affected my life too through the years. And my mother’s heart is broken, still.

By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)

Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:29:16 +0000

This is one of my favorite reads from the WWII challenge. I really loved it and recommend it repeatedly. I gave my copy to my mom and I can’t wait to see what she thinks.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:39:06 +0000

I’m looking forward to reading this book. I was going to read it with my book club, but the library didn’t have any at the time.
I understand your facsination with WW2. I am amazed at the strength and courage of those who lived through that time.

By: Jerrie

Jerrie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:43:30 +0000

This was my top pick for last year. I loved this book. I’ve passed it on and on…my copy is well loved.

Strange fascination with WW2 huh? I live it. My husband is a WW2 history buff (Uh…go see my blog for his latest acquisition)…I tend to stay away from the time period for this reason, but have to admit there are lots of good stories…

Happy Wednesday!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:07:18 +0000

Wasn’t this book just fabulous? I chuckled when you said you had a strange fascination with WWII…join the club! I spent half my year reading WWII novels for Serena and Anna’s reading challenge! It is sweet and charming, and even though predictable, the story is so entertaining you don’t even care. In fact, at the end, I was praying the predictable happened! I listened to this on audio, and all of the characters had different narrators. It was by far one of the best audios I’ve ever heard.