tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post9167386328893722477..comments2023-09-25T12:01:02.591-04:00Comments on The Literary Word - Book Reviews: Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. FreeseCharlene Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780533933122108482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-34453778235844034982008-08-19T22:18:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:18:00.000-04:00Dear Kittycat, I loved reading your review also. T...Dear Kittycat, <BR/><BR/>I loved reading your review also. Thanks for sharing the URL! These really were great stories and I know I will visit this book many times over the years ahead. <BR/><BR/>I am so thrilled to see others posting their opinions on books too. Who knows, maybe we can pull other readers out of the Literary Word shadows eh? *grins*Charlene Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780533933122108482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-58055618808649672602008-08-19T22:05:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:05:00.000-04:00Hi Charlene - I'd recently read Down to a Sunless ...Hi Charlene - I'd recently read <A HREF="http://rightreads.com/2008/08/19/down-to-a-sunless-sea/" REL="nofollow">Down to a Sunless Sea</A> too! <BR/><BR/>Just like you, I also didn't find the title story that appealing...but thankfully, I stayed on to the next few pages and discovered the powerful writer Mathias B. Freese is. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to discussions with book lovers like you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-33604782097627234012008-08-14T11:26:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:26:00.000-04:00Great Anna, I know I have a few short story collec...Great Anna, I know I have a few short story collections reviewed here and lots more upcoming also. I didn't actually get into reading story collections until a couple of years ago but now I adore them. <BR/><BR/>Another of my favs is Russell Wangersky's The Hour of Bad Decisions. You can check my review at http://theliteraryword.blogspot.com/2007/05/hour-of-bad-decisions-by-russell.html<BR/><BR/>In the coming month or two I will be reviewing at least 4 story collections. Old Stories, Six Ways to Sunday, Withstanding the Lie, and Drying the Bones.Charlene Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780533933122108482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-89373458627764224682008-08-14T10:31:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:31:00.000-04:00I'm always looking for a good short story collecti...I'm always looking for a good short story collection. Thanks for the recommendation! I'm definitely going to check this one out.<BR/><BR/>--Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-59968690031360215532008-08-14T00:09:00.000-04:002008-08-14T00:09:00.000-04:00I am mighty glad the tortoise won! Yes, I noticed ...I am mighty glad the tortoise won! Yes, I noticed the front of the book contained information regarding previous publication of some pieces. As for Mortise and Tenon, I loved that one too but I couldn't honestly think of a way to write about it that would do it justice (I had that problem with many of the stories. hehe). <BR/><BR/>I can't wait to read more of your work.Charlene Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780533933122108482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343757567267889654.post-54601753546113338962008-08-13T23:06:00.000-04:002008-08-13T23:06:00.000-04:00Dear Charlene:As the author I appreciate your comm...Dear Charlene:<BR/>As the author I appreciate your comments. And I must say that "Mortise and Tenon" is one of my personal favorites. The author is always the last to know the worth of his efforts. The book represents a lifetime of private toil, unrecognized and unknown -- and I really learned a great deal from that isolation. All the stories reveal an inner-directedness either on the part of the characters or the author. I made a pact with myself during my winter od discontent to publish a book only if most if not all the stories had been published. Well, the tortoise won!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com