We are a divergent group, Corinne, and I hope you have enjoyed the conversations. I will be recommending/buying your book to friends, but will suggest the hardback form for most of them as it is easier to back up and re-read. It has been a pleasure meeting you. 
Corinne-Demas wrote:Dear Luanne--
This make me feel so good! What I want more than anything is to have my readers believe in my characters. (I don't expect them to like them all, however-- just as in real life not everyone likes everyone!) And I want my novel to make readers think.
I can tell from reading the posts that First Book Book Club members are a divergent group of readers, with a wide variety of tastes. I couldn't imagine that my novel would appeal to everyone, so I'm not surprised to hear that there are some readers who really prefer a different kind of book. What I hope, though, is that some of the readers who found themselves involved in discussing the kind of book they would never have chosen for themselves might discover that they're interested in it nevertheless. And that some might even like it!
--Corinne
pen21 wrote:Connie,
This book presented very real people to me. They all had flaws and insecurities. They were not perfect people, acting perfectly. Paul was that sleeper character coming into his own at the end. Paul was just a kid who had divorced parents, had to live with one or the other, had to make friends or not, etc. When Paul had to attend Gillian's event, I had to chuckle. I could picture my kids having to attend something like that, Paul took it in stride. Your book is still making me think as I read posts. Everyone has very strong feelings and very different feelings about scenes and characters in the book. That all makes a good book.
Thank You. Luanne
Many thanks! It's been a pleasure for me to meet all of you. I have been enjoying the conversations immensely. It's exciting for me to hear my characters being discussed as if they are living, breathing people. (In fact, they seem that way to me, too.)
I would think that there are some books better suited than mine to reading on an electronic device. Being able to flip back and forth easily is so important in a novel were you have a lot of characters, and where there are images or ideas you might want to refer to again. Of course I'm kind of old-fashioned. For me reading a book is a tactile and visual experience. Hyperion did a beautiful job with the hardback (I recently got my author copies.) I love the design--the layout and the choice of fonts-- it's the kind of book you really want to hold. And the cover is terrific. The leaves on the book are shiny, against the matte background.
The book book will be out July 6th-- do look for it!
DSaff wrote:
We are a divergent group, Corinne, and I hope you have enjoyed the conversations. I will be recommending/buying your book to friends, but will suggest the hardback form for most of them as it is easier to back up and re-read. It has been a pleasure meeting you.
Corinne-Demas wrote:
Dear Luanne--
This make me feel so good! What I want more than anything is to have my readers believe in my characters. (I don't expect them to like them all, however-- just as in real life not everyone likes everyone!) And I want my novel to make readers think.
I can tell from reading the posts that First Book Book Club members are a divergent group of readers, with a wide variety of tastes. I couldn't imagine that my novel would appeal to everyone, so I'm not surprised to hear that there are some readers who really prefer a different kind of book. What I hope, though, is that some of the readers who found themselves involved in discussing the kind of book they would never have chosen for themselves might discover that they're interested in it nevertheless. And that some might even like it!
--Corinne
pen21 wrote:
Connie,
This book presented very real people to me. They all had flaws and insecurities. They were not perfect people, acting perfectly. Paul was that sleeper character coming into his own at the end. Paul was just a kid who had divorced parents, had to live with one or the other, had to make friends or not, etc. When Paul had to attend Gillian's event, I had to chuckle. I could picture my kids having to attend something like that, Paul took it in stride. Your book is still making me think as I read posts. Everyone has very strong feelings and very different feelings about scenes and characters in the book. That all makes a good book.
Thank You. Luanne
