tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post1394782601162221416..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Last Month in Review: April 2014As the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-62253129580694769382014-05-05T18:08:03.086-04:002014-05-05T18:08:03.086-04:00I know others who thought this one was better than...I know others who thought this one was better than Imperfectionists, so never fear. Maybe I'm the minority on this one. It should be out soon, though, so you don't have to wait long.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-30388767196399659622014-05-05T18:07:18.730-04:002014-05-05T18:07:18.730-04:00I noticed so many more things about E&P on thi...I noticed so many more things about E&P on this read because I wasn't always racing to see how it would end. It's such an excellent YA. <br /><br />Tris vs Katniss: well...it is kinda of a similar-seeming adventure, but I think the leading ladies are quite different. The world building isn't as complete in Divergent as it is in Hunger Games, though. I say watch the movie and then decide whether you want to read the book or not. (I know, it's shocking to recommend that.)As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-20827534452459335942014-05-05T18:05:00.142-04:002014-05-05T18:05:00.142-04:00The structure didn't bother me so much as I ju...The structure didn't bother me so much as I just felt like, tone-wise, it was just like The Dinner without being quite as good as The Dinner. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-66941392074244828502014-05-05T18:04:02.372-04:002014-05-05T18:04:02.372-04:00Laura, that's the way I feel about Attachments...Laura, that's the way I feel about Attachments. Pleasant enough, but not my favorite. And I read it in fits and starts on vacation one year, so I should give it another try. <br /><br />Most people seem to be anti-Tris because she shows a lot more vulnerability and fear than Katniss does. Personally, I think there's room in my world for her. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-71045043155504522332014-05-05T11:21:35.636-04:002014-05-05T11:21:35.636-04:00I'm so jealous that you got to read the new Ra...I'm so jealous that you got to read the new Rachman already! I think even if it's not quite up to The Imperfectionists, I'm just so excited that he is writing and publishing new books. :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-57603684331664850742014-05-04T19:45:35.890-04:002014-05-04T19:45:35.890-04:00I've been too-ing and fro-ing about reading Di...I've been too-ing and fro-ing about reading Divergent and seeing the film, but I wholeheartedly agree that if anything we need MOAR female rolemodels, and they should be different. If anything, the criticism that Tris isn't Katniss is the perfect motivation for me to finally read the book because who wants to read a story about a similar-seeming girl embarking on a similar-seeming adventure? <br /><br />E&P *sob* I really want to give this a re-read but I was such a wreck when I read it that I don't know if I can actually do it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-66171239865279898252014-05-03T14:41:36.004-04:002014-05-03T14:41:36.004-04:00I didn't like the Koch book as much as The Din...I didn't like the Koch book as much as The Dinner, either. It was uneven, and I didn't think the structure he chose (telling us about the character's death up front) worked as well as if it had been a surprise to us.Amy Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770735473971920979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-25330349183244687672014-05-03T13:38:31.781-04:002014-05-03T13:38:31.781-04:00I think I definitely need to reread Eleanor and Pa...I think I definitely need to reread Eleanor and Park, just because I read it for a readathon which meant all at once, which was fine because, come on, it's Rainbow Rowell, but I feel like I maaaybe didn't get it's full effect. (I say this because everyone seems to want to marry it whereas I only like it a lot, so I feel like I must have missed something rather than it being a preference thing. So yeah.)<br /><br />I haven't read the Divergent books, but HELLS YEAH girls don't only need one role model! Girls need MANY role models, of all shapes and sizes and feelings and personalities, and they need to not be set up against each other as if they're bound to be enemies. We do not need to be enemies, ladies!<br /><br />I am on a massive comment leaving roll today, so sorry for this MASSIVE comment. I'll try to calm down!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.com