tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post6365161367727664365..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book Reviews: The Language of FlowersAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-57504901273486339972012-05-07T06:47:26.597-04:002012-05-07T06:47:26.597-04:00This is such a gut wrenching and heartwarming stor...This is such a gut wrenching and heartwarming story. You want things to work out for Victoria, but at times, it simply seems impossible. She is afraid to trust, afraid to find herself relying on others and apparently completely unable to love. Through a series of flashbacks, we are also shown how she came to she see herself as totally unworthy of anyone else's love or trust. As her upbringing severely stunted the development of social skills, the only way she is able to effectively communicate is through flowers, a language which, sadly hardly anyone understands. There are several other characters in the story who try to connect with Victoria, all deeply scarred by their own emotional baggage. It was absorbing to watch them tentatively reach out to each other, desperate for and at the same time terrified of connecting with someone else.Portugalhttp://tearingdownvsbuildingup.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-3172846479777338932011-10-09T16:27:56.164-04:002011-10-09T16:27:56.164-04:00I've had this book in my To Be Read pile for a...I've had this book in my To Be Read pile for a few weeks and have been debating about moving it up. You've got me curious now, so I think I may have to read it very soon.Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-91566169400998480372011-10-01T18:26:35.439-04:002011-10-01T18:26:35.439-04:00Wonderful review, I have been thinking about readi...Wonderful review, I have been thinking about reading this one. It sounds like an interesting story and I would love to read a book with great descriptions of flowers.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720949976758052019noreply@blogger.com