Comments on: Community http://evanmandery.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tracey DeMario http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Tracey DeMario Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:32:47 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-717 Hi Evan, Just discovered your books and am so happy to find a new author. Am currently reading First Contact and loving it-- But am a little disappointed you didn't reference Gordon Gano from Violent Femmes as a famous Gordon. Keep writing and I'll keep reading, Tracey Hi Evan,

Just discovered your books and am so happy to find a new author.
Am currently reading First Contact and loving it–
But am a little disappointed you didn’t reference
Gordon Gano from Violent Femmes as a famous
Gordon.

Keep writing and I’ll keep reading,
Tracey

]]> By: Kasia http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Kasia Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:55:58 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-519 Hi Evan, Everything about your book 'Q:...' is so enigmatic to me it seems surreal. From how I heard about it, to where I started reading it, to what I listened to whilst reading it and finally and most importantly what stage of my life I was at that moment. I could relate to every concept in your book so personally, like it was written only for me. I don't know what force put the book in my hands (I doubt it was my future self, however) but I would like to thank it and thank you. It gave me hope. Not only in relation to what the future holds but also hope that there are still authors who can create deep and thought provoking prose that is full of anticipation and optimism at the same time. Thank you with all my heart. Kasia Hi Evan,
Everything about your book ‘Q:…’ is so enigmatic to me it seems surreal. From how I heard about it, to where I started reading it, to what I listened to whilst reading it and finally and most importantly what stage of my life I was at that moment. I could relate to every concept in your book so personally, like it was written only for me. I don’t know what force put the book in my hands (I doubt it was my future self, however) but I would like to thank it and thank you. It gave me hope. Not only in relation to what the future holds but also hope that there are still authors who can create deep and thought provoking prose that is full of anticipation and optimism at the same time.
Thank you with all my heart.
Kasia

]]> By: Kira http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Kira Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:59:19 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-198 Evan, thank you for the amazing book, Q. So enjoyable, so hard to put down. I am very happy to learn that there are two more books written by you and already out that I can look forward to reading soon. And another one that you are working on now. Hope you will be doing a reading here in sunny California someday. Best of luck, Kira Evan, thank you for the amazing book, Q. So enjoyable, so hard to put down. I am very happy to learn that there are two more books written by you and already out that I can look forward to reading soon. And another one that you are working on now. Hope you will be doing a reading here in sunny California someday.
Best of luck,
Kira

]]> By: Debbie Goelz http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Debbie Goelz Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:54:43 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-188 Hi Evan, I loved First Contact and find myself bringing up the story line about Munt-Zoldarian and the silly law about who is at fault in a rear-end collision all the time. I am almost finished with Q, and I'm really hoping they get back together. I love the succession of future selves and their opinions. Interesting timing with the Lincoln Financial ad campaign. Hi Evan, I loved First Contact and find myself bringing up the story line about Munt-Zoldarian and the silly law about who is at fault in a rear-end collision all the time. I am almost finished with Q, and I’m really hoping they get back together. I love the succession of future selves and their opinions. Interesting timing with the Lincoln Financial ad campaign.

]]> By: Christie Jenkins http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Christie Jenkins Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:57:36 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-182 As a former television writer, I wish I had the cash to option Q for a movie. It is outstanding. Saw the review and asked my local library to order a copy for the public. As the enchanted first reader it was hard not to underline and make notes in the back, so I finished, and started again from the beginning. You're a wonderful writer, smart, funny, insightful, ironic - the perfect novelist for me! Not sure I can read about how we choose to kill people, so I'll cross my fingers that another literary romance will emerge after. Don't get too serious! Forget about tenure! Q should earn you any ticket you want - quite sure none of your fellow teachers could do anything near this magic. Warmest congratulations, Christie As a former television writer, I wish I had the cash to option Q for a movie. It is outstanding. Saw the review and asked my local library to order a copy for the public. As the enchanted first reader it was hard not to underline and make notes in the back, so I finished, and started again from the beginning. You’re a wonderful writer, smart, funny, insightful, ironic – the perfect novelist for me!

Not sure I can read about how we choose to kill people, so I’ll cross my fingers that another literary romance will emerge after. Don’t get too serious! Forget about tenure! Q should earn you any ticket you want – quite sure none of your fellow teachers could do anything near this magic.

Warmest congratulations,
Christie

]]> By: Angelo http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Angelo Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:17:16 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-174 Hi Evan, I bought your novel Q after reading a short review in the NY Times. Thanks for the good read! You handled time travel very well and I liked your use of I-60, etc. I'm also glad you treated the time travel machinery as not important. The main character was very sympathetic even thought I feel that he's a bit too passive but then again that is one of the things that makes the novel "work". Angelo Hi Evan,

I bought your novel Q after reading a short review in the NY Times. Thanks for the good read!

You handled time travel very well and I liked your use of I-60, etc. I’m also glad you treated the time travel machinery as not important. The main character was very sympathetic even thought I feel that he’s a bit too passive but then again that is one of the things that makes the novel “work”.

Angelo

]]> By: Lori Lesser http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Lori Lesser Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:22:32 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-160 Evan -- I saw the blurb on Q in the NYTimes and promptly hit Google to see if it was the Evan Mandery that I knew. Congratulations on the writing career and your website; it's all so fabulous! How funny to see Joel's message when I looked up how to write to you. All the best, Lori L. Evan — I saw the blurb on Q in the NYTimes and promptly hit Google to see if it was the Evan Mandery that I knew. Congratulations on the writing career and your website; it’s all so fabulous! How funny to see Joel’s message when I looked up how to write to you. All the best, Lori L.

]]> By: Jeff Katcjer http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Jeff Katcjer Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:37:12 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-159 I'm really enjoying Q, but a small nit (p152)...Himmler's daughter Gudrun is married to a _Nazi_ journalist. It's apparently his grandniece that's married to an Israeli. Had to look up that factoid... I’m really enjoying Q, but a small nit (p152)…Himmler’s daughter Gudrun is married to a _Nazi_ journalist. It’s apparently his grandniece that’s married to an Israeli. Had to look up that factoid…

]]> By: Lucas Hall http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Lucas Hall Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:00:38 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-158 Thank you for writing "Q". It's a really beautiful book. Thank you for writing “Q”. It’s a really beautiful book.

]]> By: Wynn http://evanmandery.com/community/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Wynn Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:47:51 +0000 http://www.evanmandery.com/?page_id=8#comment-157 Hi Evan, Congratulations on all you have accomplished - personally and professionally! I just finished reading First Contact and really enjoyed it. I discovered it after chancing upon the review of Q in the NYTimes a couple of weeks ago and recognizing your name. (I lived in Quincy House from 1990-1993 and was in your Justice section.) I'm looking forward to reading Q, and if you happen to do a reading at the Coop or Harvard Bookstore, it would be great to see you. Warmly, Wynn Hi Evan,
Congratulations on all you have accomplished – personally and professionally! I just finished reading First Contact and really enjoyed it. I discovered it after chancing upon the review of Q in the NYTimes a couple of weeks ago and recognizing your name. (I lived in Quincy House from 1990-1993 and was in your Justice section.) I’m looking forward to reading Q, and if you happen to do a reading at the Coop or Harvard Bookstore, it would be great to see you.
Warmly,
Wynn

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