tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post6506843988663015371..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book Reviews: A ThreeferAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-85900479180023031662011-06-21T11:03:00.052-04:002011-06-21T11:03:00.052-04:00Oh no, do not duck your head in shame! You told me...Oh no, do not duck your head in shame! You told me upfront you hadn't read it and I enjoy Jane Austen stories so I was glad I read it. (I do wonder what the "NYT Book Review Notable Book of the Year" people were thinking.)<br /><br />If you could have seen my interactions at two bookstores in town when I came in with my list of books from your PM, you would - and should - hold your head up proud as a bookseller/recommender/reviewer! I relayed the stories to my mom, who spent many of her happiest working years in bookstores. I'll sum it up to say that the people who are hired at our local Books-a-Million and Barnes and Noble (including the GM at the former), apparently do not read widely or stay current on new releases and authors. I spent the better part of my childhood engrossed in books my mom brought home with the cover torn off, and I feel like you have helped to re-ignite a desire to read fiction that was lost 10-15 years ago when I had to read so much for school that I was burned out when it came time for leisure reading.<br /><br />p.s. I loved the latest Anguilla post today, you have a real way with words. Thanks for providing an island-fix this week, I am really missing it. I hope your husband gets to feeling better soon!Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-62682467737405563062011-06-21T09:50:03.966-04:002011-06-21T09:50:03.966-04:00Cindy, I'm sorry that you felt the same way ab...Cindy, I'm sorry that you felt the same way about it that I did. I guess that's the pratfall of recommending a book before you read it [ducks head in shame!].<br /><br />Lisa, I'm glad that I saved you from that unpleasantness then. Believe me, it doesn't affect the story by that point but it is rather heartbreaking and more than a little disturbing to read.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-49378503915105824392011-06-21T09:34:39.799-04:002011-06-21T09:34:39.799-04:00Thanks for the heads-up about the end of The Imper...Thanks for the heads-up about the end of <i>The Imperfectionists</i>, which I have sitting on my Kindle. I have a deep aversion to animal stuff like that and am pleased to know that it won't affect my experience of the story otherwise. That was definitely your good deed of the day.Lisa Peethttp://www.likefire.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-36805777475421848522011-06-20T23:17:52.193-04:002011-06-20T23:17:52.193-04:00I held back my thoughts on the Weissmann book beca...I held back my thoughts on the Weissmann book because I had a similar experience. With all the critical praise noted on the front cover and in the first few pages I thought maybe there was something wrong with me that I didn't love it! It was fine, but I really didn't connect to the characters, I wanted to like them more than I did. I kept thinking maybe I just couldn't get Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant out of my mind and that was messing things up since they didn't fit into this new version. Some of the plot twists seemed a bit contrived and forced to be relevant, but maybe it was just that her writing style didn't captivate me. I ended up swapping it in the hotel library for Cutting for Stone; based on your blog it sounds like I made a good trade!<br /><br />I continue to love reading the mix of your book reviews and trip adventures. I hope Mr. Crowe is feeling better.<br /><br />Best, <br />CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com