tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post1427534731227017382..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Last Month in Review: April 2013As the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-11134089782362754532013-05-19T15:33:04.167-04:002013-05-19T15:33:04.167-04:00I love David Sedaris and will probably look for th...I love David Sedaris and will probably look for this one in audio. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-38022943465090548822013-05-03T04:29:07.651-04:002013-05-03T04:29:07.651-04:00Sounds like a great month! And The Resurrectionist...Sounds like a great month! And The Resurrectionist sounds really good.<br /><br />Also, this kitty IS adorable :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-43752389548900634972013-05-02T17:04:09.723-04:002013-05-02T17:04:09.723-04:00Yes, I read Half of a Yellow Sun, which is one of ...Yes, I read Half of a Yellow Sun, which is one of the best books I've read in the last decade. It's truly fine. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-1457071108903292022013-05-02T13:26:50.054-04:002013-05-02T13:26:50.054-04:00I read one of Adichie's stories in the New Yor...I read one of Adichie's stories in the New Yorker's 20 Under 40 collection. I've been meaning to read something else by her, but I didn't realize she had a new novel out. Have you read anything else by her? Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-49817383450868345752013-05-02T08:34:53.524-04:002013-05-02T08:34:53.524-04:00Ooh, I liked that one. I remember being surprised...Ooh, I liked that one. I remember being surprised how much I enjoyed reading that one because I do not usually spend much time on memoirs. Sorry to hear that his early loss resonated with you for that reason.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-29526657259971315432013-05-01T19:28:38.561-04:002013-05-01T19:28:38.561-04:00There wasn't anything that lit me on fire, but...There wasn't anything that lit me on fire, but I did enjoy After Visiting Friends by Michael Hainey very, very much. Some of his passages about the way it feels to lose a parent at a young age were so spot on to my experience that it was a little eery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-5639496509926715012013-05-01T13:28:08.512-04:002013-05-01T13:28:08.512-04:00I've been wanting to read the Snow Child (even...I've been wanting to read the Snow Child (even pre-Pulitzer publicity) but never have gotten around to it. Glad to hear you liked it so much!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-86433997099772368492013-05-01T10:01:13.475-04:002013-05-01T10:01:13.475-04:00April was a great reading month for me. (The read-...April was a great reading month for me. (The read-a-thon helped!) I don't know if I can pick a favorite but The Snow Child was quite amazing ;)<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that your reading slump is over! Here's to May!The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.com