tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post1528234653841538025..comments2023-11-03T04:28:57.670-05:00Comments on Books and Cooks: Remnants of 2009Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-53554156645669758392010-01-21T10:10:10.729-06:002010-01-21T10:10:10.729-06:00Diane, I think you will like it!
Rebecca, it was ...Diane, I think you will like it!<br /><br />Rebecca, it was more the ambiguity that was a disappointmet. Still a very good read.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-35518861808231016852010-01-12T14:25:14.474-06:002010-01-12T14:25:14.474-06:00I've really been excited to read Half of a Yel...I've really been excited to read Half of a Yellow Sun. Sorry to hear the ending was disappointing!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-4183142446526494772010-01-12T14:10:58.461-06:002010-01-12T14:10:58.461-06:00Northern Light is on my 2010 list to read. I loved...Northern Light is on my 2010 list to read. I loved The Tea Rose and also plan to read Winter Rose this year.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-25988074160715819952010-01-12T11:28:27.734-06:002010-01-12T11:28:27.734-06:00Kathy, it's a good one!
Babelbabe, no I haven...Kathy, it's a good one!<br /><br />Babelbabe, no I haven't read An American Tragedy, but yes, I knew that it is about the same murder. I should read it 'someday'!<br /><br />Staci, I'm so glad I read it and didn't let my prejudice against her adult books stop me!<br /><br />Ti, I was hoping for more closure, as I guess you were too. I think it would make for excellent discussion.<br /><br />Cath, thank you for recommending it! Her other book I read wasn't bad, just...not as special, more 'mass market paperback' if that makes any sense.<br /><br />Les, how thrilling to get a comment from the author. Interesting what she said about the Rose books as an homage, I do see her point. The author did include some recipes in Cherries in Winter! They're pretty old fashioned but certainly do-able.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-4146081676632962762010-01-09T19:01:28.710-06:002010-01-09T19:01:28.710-06:00I really enjoyed Donnelly's The Tea Rose, but ...I really enjoyed Donnelly's <i>The Tea Rose</i>, but thought <i>Winter Rose</i> was overwrought and melodramatic. <i>A Northern Light</i> was also very good and I marked several passages to use in share in my <a href="http://lesleysbooknook.blogspot.com/2007/12/northern-light.html" rel="nofollow">review</a>. I wonder if she has another book in the works? I was thrilled when she posted a comment on my review for <i>A Northern Light</i>!<br /><br /><i>Cherries In Winter</i> sounds like an interesting memoir. Did she include any of the recipes? I wonder if they're worth trying.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-22970400618018999792010-01-09T17:59:44.868-06:002010-01-09T17:59:44.868-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed A Northern Light! It'...I'm glad you enjoyed A Northern Light! It's a shame her other books are not as good though.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-30164860805028220392010-01-09T14:53:24.892-06:002010-01-09T14:53:24.892-06:00I was disappointed with Half of a Yellow Sun's...I was disappointed with Half of a Yellow Sun's ending too. It made for a good book group discussion though and I enjoyed the writing very much.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-84787694936591490152010-01-08T17:09:42.565-06:002010-01-08T17:09:42.565-06:00I loved A Northern Light...wonderful book for sure...I loved A Northern Light...wonderful book for sure!! I want to read Half of a Yellow Sun sometime..glad to hear that it was absorbing. I read another great review of Cherries in Winter and this is a book that I think I would enjoy.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-52275218959131411732010-01-08T15:52:01.186-06:002010-01-08T15:52:01.186-06:00have you read Theodore Dreiser's An American t...have you read Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy? Classic take on the same tale as A Northern Light. I felt the same way about the author's other books, I spent most of the time reading them rolling my eyes. But I did enjoy them and really really liked ANL.BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040657217275018769.post-77748338880235232002010-01-08T13:51:32.591-06:002010-01-08T13:51:32.591-06:00Nice wrap up - you've made me want to read A N...Nice wrap up - you've made me want to read A Northern Light.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com