tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post884440376677898849..comments2024-03-17T10:29:18.809-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Author of the Day: Anne TylerGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-9097480875176875062009-04-17T12:47:00.000-07:002009-04-17T12:47:00.000-07:00Unfortunately Tyler and I don't click which makes ...Unfortunately Tyler and I don't click which makes me kind of sad because The Accidental Tourist is one of my favorite movies. I haven't tried to read her for over a decade. I am thinking I should give it another shot.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-10656146684293644412009-04-17T10:31:00.000-07:002009-04-17T10:31:00.000-07:00I am reading my first Anne Tyler novel right now, ...I am reading my first Anne Tyler novel right now, Back When We Were Grownups. So far it is very entertaining!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-63680435769713301872009-04-16T23:57:00.000-07:002009-04-16T23:57:00.000-07:00I love Anne Tyler. I started reading her about 15 ...I love Anne Tyler. I started reading her about 15 years ago with Breathing Lessons, then Accidental Tourist, St Maybe and Ladder of Years. Then for some reason, stopped there. I will read all her books eventually, too. Aren't her books quietly heartbreaking? They feel like sobs that remain inside your chest.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-37805113092865612182009-04-16T15:06:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:06:00.000-07:00Anne Tyler has been one of my favorite writers for...Anne Tyler has been one of my favorite writers for years, since I read <I>Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant</I>. You've nailed her appeal perfectly: "Her stories are about real people and, while not rip-roaring exciting, are completely engaging – like finding out that your neighbors’ ordinary lives are really very interesting."Florindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789402061034734894noreply@blogger.com