I have read The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society finally. I was avoiding it since it looked pretty twee and I am here to say---"Yep---it's twee alright." But I actually enjoyed it, at least it's fresh twee, the next epistolary novel that mimics it ---say The Outer Hebrides Book and Gooseberry Trifle Knitting Club ----will be the death of the genre. The island of Guernsey was occupied during World War II by the Germans for five years which was news to me, the stories are affecting, the romance is pleasant. It gives twee a good name.Monday, June 29, 2009
What Fresh Twee Is This?
I have read The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society finally. I was avoiding it since it looked pretty twee and I am here to say---"Yep---it's twee alright." But I actually enjoyed it, at least it's fresh twee, the next epistolary novel that mimics it ---say The Outer Hebrides Book and Gooseberry Trifle Knitting Club ----will be the death of the genre. The island of Guernsey was occupied during World War II by the Germans for five years which was news to me, the stories are affecting, the romance is pleasant. It gives twee a good name.
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Dare I say, Juliet Ashton reminded me of you. I am reading it now and it is entertaining. They used a lot of stamps to write those one line letters to each other! Ceci
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