tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post4636099815912174902..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund HodgeAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-25099460675099514442015-08-08T02:29:47.416-04:002015-08-08T02:29:47.416-04:00I loved this book. It was a beautiful, imaginative...I loved this book. It was a beautiful, imaginative, different, gorgeous retelling. Of course, having my two favorite things (Greek mythology and fairy tale retelling), I was probably destined to love it. Add in that gorgeous cover, and I was sold.Top rated Westport Fishing Captain Don Davenporthttp://www.oceansportfishing.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-81955870745264676842014-02-14T12:36:02.390-05:002014-02-14T12:36:02.390-05:00I don't mind crossovers, but for me there was ...I don't mind crossovers, but for me there was just too much myth muddling. Which is hard to say five times, fast. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-49410350965507287462014-02-14T12:35:10.179-05:002014-02-14T12:35:10.179-05:00Your profile photo absolutely exemplifies what you...Your profile photo absolutely exemplifies what you just said: "one to think about, maybe." <br /><br />well played.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-44692710902351571032014-02-14T12:34:25.098-05:002014-02-14T12:34:25.098-05:00Yepper. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. ...Yepper. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. I've never actually read them, though.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-66361759313438515992014-02-14T12:33:56.179-05:002014-02-14T12:33:56.179-05:00I don't know Tom Pollock's books, but I ag...I don't know Tom Pollock's books, but I agree with you there: writing for children is no excuse to slack off on your world building or your writing.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-59673056781275107212014-02-12T19:09:21.810-05:002014-02-12T19:09:21.810-05:00Hmm...this sounds like the sort of book that I wou...Hmm...this sounds like the sort of book that I would love, but I think the same things that bothered you would bother me as well. One to think about, maybe. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-33662667415310544812014-02-06T15:29:47.117-05:002014-02-06T15:29:47.117-05:00I'm not exactly a purist, "stick to the f...I'm not exactly a purist, "stick to the facts", kind of reader, but I'm not really big on crossovers either :(<br />Thanks for reviewing!Etudesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106938419901219249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-32150711924689460372014-02-06T11:52:14.351-05:002014-02-06T11:52:14.351-05:00Isn't T.S. Eliot the guy who wrote all the cat...Isn't T.S. Eliot the guy who wrote all the cat poems?Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-22004889717416663902014-02-06T08:55:01.582-05:002014-02-06T08:55:01.582-05:00I love the cover of this one but I hadn't real...I love the cover of this one but I hadn't really found out what it was about. I'm not sure writing for children is any excuse not to make your world complex or sloppy writing, look at Tom Pollock's books which are outstanding, for any audience.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377404526123600035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-62010879106989767662014-02-05T18:37:10.133-05:002014-02-05T18:37:10.133-05:00Well, I'm glad that it worked for you, Becky. ...Well, I'm glad that it worked for you, Becky. I generally do mind "being beaten over the head with them," but we all have different tolerances. I will keep my fingers crossed that I will like her next book better. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-15819913233741007692014-02-05T17:26:58.560-05:002014-02-05T17:26:58.560-05:00Oh, see I had the opposite reaction! I loved the m...Oh, see I had the opposite reaction! I loved the mixing and blending of so many different mythologies and folklores. I thought it was quite clever the way she incorporated them all and made them work together so well. I think it definitely would have worked had these references and influences been more subtle but I didn't mind being beaten over the head with them here.Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.com