tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post3161871942376672021..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: Loving the Mayor of TorontoBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-34484772902201641722014-11-06T14:30:40.652-05:002014-11-06T14:30:40.652-05:00Thank you, Susan. Your info makes this Montreal bo...Thank you, Susan. Your info makes this Montreal boy think he knows at least something about Toronto history.<br /><br />(I'm with you about the ending. Why cop out? Mike was still the preferred candidate. Just think about all those tired and dedicated campaign workers.)Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-49723702728512644052014-11-06T09:52:04.614-05:002014-11-06T09:52:04.614-05:00I love this book. It's on my perennial romanc...I love this book. It's on my perennial romance bookshelf. And yes, Rosemary told me it's Sewell. She interviewed him for the book.<br /><br />(But I don't like that he cops out on the election at the end of the book.)<br /><br />Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-69022014655037829272014-10-29T08:15:00.109-04:002014-10-29T08:15:00.109-04:00Who knew? Not me. Well, not until Amy sent me this...Who knew? Not me. Well, not until Amy sent me this book. There were three other Harlequins, all published under "Lucy Snow". The one I'd most like to find is <i>Garden of Lions</i>, about a Montrealer who teaches journalism in a Brussels.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-75707955348676786972014-10-28T13:48:14.360-04:002014-10-28T13:48:14.360-04:00Who knew that politics in Toronto could be so exci...Who knew that politics in Toronto could be so exciting? Or that Rosemary Aubert wrote romance before she wrote mysteries? Not me. I have an Ellis Portal book by Aubert to try but don't know much about her otherwise.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-87241424228171704352014-10-27T14:40:49.688-04:002014-10-27T14:40:49.688-04:00All good questions. What I can't figure out is...All good questions. What I can't figure out is why Mike is twenty pounds heavier on the back cover. He and Jenn are both wearing the same clothes, so it's got to be the same day, right? Maybe I'm wrong - the part in his hair has switched sides. Could it be that Mike gains the weight during the novel? Does this explain why his body is described as "hungry" and "huge". Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-54301708880274964852014-10-27T11:34:58.261-04:002014-10-27T11:34:58.261-04:00And still so many questions, Brian. What's wi...And still so many questions, Brian. What's with the body language on the cover? Is he using judo? (Kata Guruma -- The Shoulder Wheel Technique.) Why is there a man in a Flyers jersey in the bg? And what's the significance of the number "20"? In the bicycle/sex passage, has anyone ever actually referred to changing gears when the road changes "angle"? And I understand that that book rack is attractive -- I'll give you that -- but how does it save space? Does it compress the books? Is it some kind of vice?Chris Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925214622987881225noreply@blogger.com