tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post2458678251786720932..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: It's Not You, It's Me: Vol. 4Melodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-72904635962260688322013-03-15T08:10:52.817-07:002013-03-15T08:10:52.817-07:00I liked Edgar Sawtelle and was really disappointed...I liked Edgar Sawtelle and was really disappointed in The Kitchen House. I agreed with your comments. It felt like a "book club" book, designed not to be too difficult (even though it's about slavery!). For some reason it's the most-searched book review on my blog. Bleh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-65678018115271324722013-03-06T20:46:21.328-08:002013-03-06T20:46:21.328-08:00I hope you enjoy it (truly, I do!) because it'...I hope you enjoy it (truly, I do!) because it's no fun to be excited about a book and be let down! Sometimes if your expectations are tempered it's easier to appreciate though, so hopefully that's what I've done for you. :) Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-38942824721607665832013-03-06T20:44:51.178-08:002013-03-06T20:44:51.178-08:00I'm sure that if I didn't care so much abo...I'm sure that if I didn't care so much about the writing I would have liked it more...so maybe if I wasn't in a persnickety mood then it would've worked better? I don't know. I was bummed.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-54359614566524552252013-03-06T20:41:32.376-08:002013-03-06T20:41:32.376-08:00Yeah, like I said...I kept wanting them to talk. ...Yeah, like I said...I kept wanting them to talk. That probably means I also liked them more than I liked the humans! My book club still hasn't met to discuss it. I think the others are having a hard time finishing it.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-27172667552430513102013-03-06T20:39:48.422-08:002013-03-06T20:39:48.422-08:00I finally clued in and read something I'd real...I finally clued in and read something I'd really been wanting to read that was quick to get through (Song of Achilles) and I think it helped pull me out of that. I definitely lack patience when I'm sick.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-3932917000906403262013-03-06T20:38:34.942-08:002013-03-06T20:38:34.942-08:00After A Thousand Acres and Edgar Sawtelle, I'm...After A Thousand Acres and Edgar Sawtelle, I'm thinking that I'm just not cut out for the Shakespeare retelling. It's been a journey to be able to appreciate Shakespeare himself, so trying to like the retellings is pushing it. Edgar Sawtelle was okaaayyyyy, but certainly not worth the time it took.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-49343754205226363762013-03-06T20:34:46.793-08:002013-03-06T20:34:46.793-08:00It's always nice to surround yourself with lik...It's always nice to surround yourself with likeminded readers, right? I really wanted to like Rules of Civility but it kept letting me down.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-84068721476273044952013-03-04T09:05:50.214-08:002013-03-04T09:05:50.214-08:00Rules of Civility is on my list (I won it through ...Rules of Civility is on my list (I won it through a giveaway). I'm excited to read it, but I've noted your warning! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-39394603637669859902013-03-03T06:17:03.650-08:002013-03-03T06:17:03.650-08:00I was really interested in Rules of Civility, but ...I was really interested in Rules of Civility, but your description has just put me off. I think you may have saved me 15$. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-87894878947055806862013-03-02T03:24:43.417-08:002013-03-02T03:24:43.417-08:00Hi Melody,
I was lukewarm in my reception of The S...Hi Melody,<br />I was lukewarm in my reception of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. I had heard some good things about it but, like you, only read it when it was picked for my book club a few years ago. I think I liked the dogs more than the humans in this book. :-)<br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-3512978964297303912013-03-01T09:47:21.086-08:002013-03-01T09:47:21.086-08:00I experienced the exact same thing when I was sick...I experienced the exact same thing when I was sick. Good books, ones with lots of hype just didn't work for me. No energy to get through them but no interest. Period. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-86106860538872177952013-03-01T08:28:08.246-08:002013-03-01T08:28:08.246-08:00I hope you're feeling better. I understand wha...I hope you're feeling better. I understand what you mean when it feels like you lost a week of life somewhere. My sister warned me off Edgar Sawtelle, so I'm happy I didn't read it. :)Heidi’sbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647096496574605262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-86850991984634062682013-02-28T18:52:11.385-08:002013-02-28T18:52:11.385-08:00I couldn't finish The Story of Edgar Sawtelle ...I couldn't finish The Story of Edgar Sawtelle and I was less than impressed with Rules of Civility. I consider myself in good company, now. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com