tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post5711800887530109105..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book (P)Review: Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn SchneiderAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-32699089012891295082013-01-25T09:44:37.330-05:002013-01-25T09:44:37.330-05:00I mean, come on! Ezra stands out enough on its ow...I mean, come on! Ezra stands out enough on its own, but pair it with Faulkner and that's just crazy. Maybe it's because I'm from MS, and William Faulkner is one of our most celebrated native sons, but it's just not that common of a last name. I imagine if it were Ezra Hemingway that folks from Illinois would be rolling their eyes instead. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-61370261134069926812013-01-25T09:15:26.167-05:002013-01-25T09:15:26.167-05:00Hipster names, LOL. I'll keep an eye out for i...Hipster names, LOL. I'll keep an eye out for it!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-26338759691790845342013-01-24T16:03:09.357-05:002013-01-24T16:03:09.357-05:00And yes, obviously we should be envisioning baguet...And yes, obviously we should be envisioning baguettes instead of wands to maximize the fun!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-5383064745100468272013-01-24T16:02:33.583-05:002013-01-24T16:02:33.583-05:00Yeah. I was expecting it be something like, "...Yeah. I was expecting it be something like, "I've got cancer and AND I was the driver that hit you and ruined your high school athletic career AND I'm carrying my dead twin brother's baby. But nope. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-21554616797021853372013-01-24T13:17:45.285-05:002013-01-24T13:17:45.285-05:00"The catch is that the Big Reveal comes after..."The catch is that the Big Reveal comes after a novel's length of build up, so that when the reader finally gets to it, it's a little like this" having just read a book that does this, it's SO DISAPPOINTING. And if you build up for that long, sort of inevitable. Whomp.<br /><br />PS, now I'm going to think about all the HP characters using baguettes...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-86602517619863196282013-01-24T10:55:51.607-05:002013-01-24T10:55:51.607-05:00Yeah. There are sarcasm and smart comments a-plent...Yeah. There are sarcasm and smart comments a-plenty, but it can in no way be confused with John Green's dialogue. I actually like Green's books and his snarky talk (don't judge me, Alice), but it is in NO WAY believable. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-28524593259974554892013-01-24T10:54:18.016-05:002013-01-24T10:54:18.016-05:00I live to serve, madame. I live to serve, madame. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-10076958700685149762013-01-24T10:38:53.893-05:002013-01-24T10:38:53.893-05:00Haha! I have cold brain and your review today made...Haha! I have cold brain and your review today made me giggle. Thanks for that!Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-8095098998918896452013-01-24T09:27:07.108-05:002013-01-24T09:27:07.108-05:00"not too brilliantly snarky to be believed&qu..."not too brilliantly snarky to be believed"<br /><br />Ooh nice. Because that is super-annoying by now. It was cute maybe the first two times. Then it was Every YA Book.<br /><br />I'm glad your co-workers understood not to fight you for this. They are wise.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.com