tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post3451006589847242446..comments2024-03-17T13:13:58.214-07:00Comments on Blue-Hearted Bookworm: Review RoundupBybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-48168596873375242662008-03-06T18:25:00.000-08:002008-03-06T18:25:00.000-08:00Congrats on 200 posts! Polite Lies sounds really ...Congrats on 200 posts! Polite Lies sounds really interesting. You've done a lot of reading lately! Some people make a big fuss over David Shannon, but I've never really understood it.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-86353911895500620592008-03-04T20:18:00.000-08:002008-03-04T20:18:00.000-08:00Tanabata,I'll be interested to see what you think ...Tanabata,<BR/>I'll be interested to see what you think of it since you actually live there in Japan. Some criticisms of the book are that she's complaining about conditions in Japan that are old-school thinking, not common practice nowadays, nor when the book was written in 1997.<BR/><BR/>Jeane,<BR/>The art was clever but the storyline seemed a little lame, even for a children's picture book.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-90175846610779946942008-03-04T09:38:00.000-08:002008-03-04T09:38:00.000-08:00I love A Bad Case of Stripes! Especially when she ...I love A Bad Case of Stripes! Especially when she becomes the bedroom. It's great. (I could never even read Lovely Bones)Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-24271405908686214332008-03-04T06:02:00.000-08:002008-03-04T06:02:00.000-08:00I was waiting for you to mention Polite Lies after...I was waiting for you to mention Polite Lies after seeing that you'd read it recently. I picked it up a few years ago but still it sits unread on the shelves. Thanks for the review.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-32508632798866119732008-03-04T05:10:00.000-08:002008-03-04T05:10:00.000-08:00Dewey,I hated The Lovely Bones and it almost put m...Dewey,<BR/>I hated The Lovely Bones and it almost put me off of reading The Almost Moon. Since all the reviews were opposite my thinking, I knew I'd like this one better. Don't worry about The Borden Tragedy. It's all in black and white and the violence is unmistakable but not gratutious or in poor taste.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-37515568842996355762008-03-03T09:46:00.000-08:002008-03-03T09:46:00.000-08:00I should reread How to Be Good! The Almost Moon go...I should reread How to Be Good! <BR/><BR/>The Almost Moon got some really snarky reviews. You don't sound like you thought it was all that bad at all. But I hated The Lovely Bones so much that I will probably never give anything else of hers a try.<BR/><BR/>Wow, a Lizzie Borden graphic novels. That sounds like something I need to check out, even if I am worried there'll be images of axed up people and blood everywhere!Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-40612942555218920572008-03-02T22:44:00.000-08:002008-03-02T22:44:00.000-08:00Katya,I'm glad you ordered The Uninvited and hope ...Katya,<BR/>I'm glad you ordered The Uninvited and hope you enjoy it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to all for the congrats. I never thought I'd get that far when I started out back in 2004.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-89542804072346470152008-03-02T22:42:00.000-08:002008-03-02T22:42:00.000-08:00raidergirl3,Yeah, I think Hornby writes about marr...raidergirl3,<BR/>Yeah, I think Hornby writes about marriage and domestic life really well. I was a little surprised and pleased.<BR/><BR/>Eva,<BR/>Both of those books were knockouts..I meant to blog about them together in their own little entry because of the Asian connection.<BR/><BR/>Sam,<BR/>Actually, I did like the book...(I can just see my mother's eyebrows going up in horror!) much better than I liked The Lovely Bones.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-7672409907631746332008-03-02T15:43:00.000-08:002008-03-02T15:43:00.000-08:00The Uninvited sounded so interesting, I just order...The Uninvited sounded so interesting, I just ordered it. And congrats on the 200 posts.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-23977872751000125252008-03-02T13:44:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:44:00.000-08:00200 posts is a nice milestone, so congrats on that...200 posts is a nice milestone, so congrats on that.<BR/><BR/>I found your take on "The Almost Moon" to be interesting...did you "like" the book or did you find it impossible to use that term because of the subject matter? Personally, I'm not sure that I "liked" it, but I was damned impressed with the unflinching way the plot was handled. She's quite a writer, IMO.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-8148108135955970792008-03-02T11:09:00.000-08:002008-03-02T11:09:00.000-08:00Congrats on 200 posts! I'm most attracted to Poli...Congrats on 200 posts! I'm most attracted to Polite Lies and The Uninvited, so those two are going on the TBR list. Poor Kokyo. :(Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604938.post-80282154934908560712008-03-02T09:56:00.000-08:002008-03-02T09:56:00.000-08:00I really liked How to Be Good. And that is what ma...I really liked How to Be Good. And that is what marriage is about - getting through those rough patches when you are in different places. <BR/>And trying to be good, but not inconvenienced. Good point. It's like the environment. Drive less or carpool, but that will involve relying on someone else or having to follow the bus schedule. So, is convenience more important? Or conserving fuel?raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.com