Melissa_W
Melissa_W
Sunltcloud wrote:Hello,
my name is Gisela and I want to go to Guernsey right now, before it gets overrun with book lovers. A friend of mine sent me a postcard from Guernsey (St. Peter's Port) recently and told me that it is a place I would love. Of course I became curious; hadn't ever heard or seen much of the Channel Islands before, but quickly learned. One of the googled items was the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. What a wonderful way to learn about a place. I read the novel in two days, made lots of notes, and am determined to make it one of my next projects to go there.
What intrigued me most in the novel is the variety of people introduced through letters. I wrote down more than 30 names and made a list of the books some of them read. One would think that so many characters would confuse a reader, but the opposite is true, I have a rather clear visions of a lot of them. The idea of giving the characters their place in the community by having them tell about their reading material is clever and often humorous.
literature wrote:
I agree with you. I would love to visit Guernsey and take my book with me and all the people who are enjoying the book will be there and so will Annie. After reading your intro, I googled Guernsey and started reading all about it. If you go on to the Random House website and put in the title of the book, there is a short video by Annie Barrows with some footage of how you imagined Guernsey and the people to possible look like. I am reading the book for the second time and am getting so much more out of it. I find myself reading it with a smile on my face.
Geurnsey must be getting so much attention because of this book. I wonder if it has affected their tourism trade. Would you happen to know Annie? Have they contacted you to thank you? (or complain? 
your book is extremely popular after all. They may have to build onto the island!) Gisela, it's so ironic that you heard about the island first and found out about the book that way. I would think that most people would do the opposite, as I did. How did your friend happen to visit there and did she like it? I also made a list and notes of the characters to help me out in the beginning. I usually do that when I'm reading a book for a club discussion. That's a great idea to also note the books they are reading.
I'm almost finished with the book and it's so frustrating that it's taking me so long. I've been busy and have only been able to read in bits and pieces. I hate having to stop although the way it was written made it much easier. I didn't have to leave off in the middle of a chapter. I am also going to be rereading it and this time I'm going to lounge in my hammock and read at my leisure.
Wrighty wrote:
Sunltcloud wrote:Hello,
my name is Gisela and I want to go to Guernsey right now, before it gets overrun with book lovers. A friend of mine sent me a postcard from Guernsey (St. Peter's Port) recently and told me that it is a place I would love. Of course I became curious; hadn't ever heard or seen much of the Channel Islands before, but quickly learned. One of the googled items was the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. What a wonderful way to learn about a place. I read the novel in two days, made lots of notes, and am determined to make it one of my next projects to go there.
What intrigued me most in the novel is the variety of people introduced through letters. I wrote down more than 30 names and made a list of the books some of them read. One would think that so many characters would confuse a reader, but the opposite is true, I have a rather clear visions of a lot of them. The idea of giving the characters their place in the community by having them tell about their reading material is clever and often humorous.
literature wrote:
I agree with you. I would love to visit Guernsey and take my book with me and all the people who are enjoying the book will be there and so will Annie. After reading your intro, I googled Guernsey and started reading all about it. If you go on to the Random House website and put in the title of the book, there is a short video by Annie Barrows with some footage of how you imagined Guernsey and the people to possible look like. I am reading the book for the second time and am getting so much more out of it. I find myself reading it with a smile on my face.
Geurnsey must be getting so much attention because of this book. I wonder if it has affected their tourism trade. Would you happen to know Annie? Have they contacted you to thank you? (or complain?
I'm almost finished with the book and it's so frustrating that it's taking me so long. I've been busy and have only been able to read in bits and pieces. I hate having to stop although the way it was written made it much easier. I didn't have to leave off in the middle of a chapter. I am also going to be rereading it and this time I'm going to lounge in my hammock and read at my leisure.
Wrighty wrote:
Sunltcloud wrote:Hello,
my name is Gisela and I want to go to Guernsey right now, before it gets overrun with book lovers. A friend of mine sent me a postcard from Guernsey (St. Peter's Port) recently and told me that it is a place I would love. Of course I became curious; hadn't ever heard or seen much of the Channel Islands before, but quickly learned. One of the googled items was the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. What a wonderful way to learn about a place. I read the novel in two days, made lots of notes, and am determined to make it one of my next projects to go there.
What intrigued me most in the novel is the variety of people introduced through letters. I wrote down more than 30 names and made a list of the books some of them read. One would think that so many characters would confuse a reader, but the opposite is true, I have a rather clear visions of a lot of them. The idea of giving the characters their place in the community by having them tell about their reading material is clever and often humorous.
literature wrote:
I agree with you. I would love to visit Guernsey and take my book with me and all the people who are enjoying the book will be there and so will Annie. After reading your intro, I googled Guernsey and started reading all about it. If you go on to the Random House website and put in the title of the book, there is a short video by Annie Barrows with some footage of how you imagined Guernsey and the people to possible look like. I am reading the book for the second time and am getting so much more out of it. I find myself reading it with a smile on my face.
Geurnsey must be getting so much attention because of this book. I wonder if it has affected their tourism trade. Would you happen to know Annie? Have they contacted you to thank you? (or complain?
I'm almost finished with the book and it's so frustrating that it's taking me so long. I've been busy and have only been able to read in bits and pieces. I hate having to stop although the way it was written made it much easier. I didn't have to leave off in the middle of a chapter. I am also going to be rereading it and this time I'm going to lounge in my hammock and read at my leisure.
I'm guessing that the book will have at least a bit of an impact on Guernsey tourism--and I hope they are happy about that. I thought about calling the tourist board to give them a head's up, but I figured they'd think I was off my rocker. It is a lovely place with so much fascinating history that people can't help but be drawn to it. And if Guernsey gets too crowded, there's always Herm and Sark and--dare I say it?--Jersey.
Wrighty wrote in part:Geurnsey must be getting so much attention because of this book. I wonder if it has affected their tourism trade. Would you happen to know Annie? Have they contacted you to thank you? (or complain?
09-11-2008 03:30 AM
My friend took a cruise with stops in five or six European countries; one of the stops was in St. Peter's Port. She spent the day there and loved it. She liked the shopping and the walking and mentioned the historical information she received, especially about the German occupation of the Island during WWII and the atrocities that have been committed. Between discussing Todt slaves and looking at a beautiful postcard of the harbor she convinced me to go there, either by myself soon or next year with her. She was so pleased with the cruise that she wants to do the same one again next year. And I, of course, immediately googled Guernsey and spent half the night trying to abosorb the information I saw. Now I'm torn; I am toying with the idea of flying to Germany, to a place named Worpswede, an old artist town, and walking in the footsteps of one of my favorite poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, or should I walk the cliffs in Guernsey and research more war? I just ordered the book "Ebenezer Le Page" by G B Edwards, the "classic Guernsey novel" as it is advertised on "The Guernsey Society" web site. By they way, they do list "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" on their web site as available form Amazon UK.
