tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post3292025557861759999..comments2023-12-22T08:18:25.459-08:00Comments on So-Called Chaos: I like books.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-20428913808582027422010-03-02T08:48:33.677-08:002010-03-02T08:48:33.677-08:00I agree about Lock and Key. I think some authors w...I agree about Lock and Key. I think some authors write so many books that either they just end up all the same or very few are really great. I generally appreciate her stuff more than some YA authors because at least the characters are a little more complex than a typical YA herione, but still . . .Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167212731374646502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-147333614755558822010-02-16T16:48:07.212-08:002010-02-16T16:48:07.212-08:00Just read the Princess Academy and Goose Girl. Lo...Just read the Princess Academy and Goose Girl. Loved them both - way more than Austenland or Actor and the Housewife.<br /><br />I really liked Hunger Games. Catching Fire for me seemed liked a bridge book...just biding time until a revolution happens or something. Chad read both of them and was very dissatisfied with Catching Fire. I kind of feel the same way about Peeta. <br /><br />Oh, and I never mentioned that I love Jane Eyre too. I was totally not into it in the beginning but by the end, I just thought it was one of the best books ever. Which reminds me that I haven't read it in a few years and I should pick it back up.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737362859727951729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-91591392908890694662010-02-16T14:50:38.419-08:002010-02-16T14:50:38.419-08:00Okay, so I have to chime in! I'm in the middle...Okay, so I have to chime in! I'm in the middle of a reading frenzie myself, and I have also been devouring all things Shannon Hale, so our book lists are very similar right now! Loved Princess Academy, Loved Goose Girl, just finished Enna Burning (the book after Goose Girl) and loved it as well-not quite as much as Goose Girl, but still on the love list. I did not enjoy the actor and the housewife. It all just felt a little creepy to me, and I felt like she made the ending that way so that she could say "See, I told you it was just a friendship, and totally appropriate. I couldn't have feelings for him in the end, so that makes it okay!" Just weird-but I thought the message was that it was OKAY to love again after a loss as huge as that-just my take on the action. I just thought Austenland was okay. I think I'll stick to her childrens and young adult books, and really, I hope she does too! <br />I was fascinated by the hunger games-thought it was interesting, and made me think. I haven't read Catching Fire yet, and I'm trying to get my hands on Open. Just wanted to share my 2 cents!Stuart Humeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654545256999376637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-10946692340544496982010-02-08T13:54:54.064-08:002010-02-08T13:54:54.064-08:00Katie and Kari,
OK, I think women are capable of h...Katie and Kari,<br />OK, I think women are capable of having a close friendship like theirs but men aren't. So, when his wife left him and she went to comfort him I was like WHAT!? And he'd been drinking so really, she shouldn't have trusted him to behave. And I'm not a fan of snarky banter. I read Austenland over the weekend and thought it was pretty amusing. <br /><br />Ruthann,<br />I ALWAYS love book suggestions. And thanks for warning me that it's tragic, that's a good thing for me to know upfront :)Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948152593727815595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-16558243959033929362010-02-07T20:07:28.309-08:002010-02-07T20:07:28.309-08:00Yay, thanks for the recommendations! I started Au...Yay, thanks for the recommendations! I started Austenland and decided I didn't like Shannon Hale, but maybe I'll try Goose Girl! And anything that can help me in my housewifing would be appreciated, so I'll see what Sister Hinckly has to say!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160418925311768336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-52847072124327727692010-02-07T10:57:12.097-08:002010-02-07T10:57:12.097-08:00I just reread Jane Eyre for about the fifth time a...I just reread Jane Eyre for about the fifth time and loved it, as always. I love the way Jane's empowered sense of self never robs her of her femininity and willingness to love completely. A beautiful romance!<br /><br />I love Shannon Hale, too! Goose Girl is one of my favs. Actor and the Housewife, erm. I'd be the friend or family member advising against it an extra-marital best-friendship, just because such situations so often go wrong. That said, I think I'll reread the book in the next few years anyway, because any book that makes me laugh that hard deserves a place on my shelf.Karen Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371124494084729526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-16945128775645347212010-02-06T14:51:18.772-08:002010-02-06T14:51:18.772-08:00If you're into classics (and haven't read ...If you're into classics (and haven't read it already), I recommend <i>Far from the Madding Crowd</i> by Thomas Hardy. Hardy's stories are typically tragic and this one is no different. Once the story got rolling and I finished the book, the ending stuck with me for a long time. My favorite kind!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167212731374646502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-43228967469320747962010-02-06T10:20:10.693-08:002010-02-06T10:20:10.693-08:00So I wanted to comment the other day about the Act...So I wanted to comment the other day about the Actor and the Housewife. Yes, I wanted her to end up with Felix too, and I feel like we were made to feel that way. So I felt cheated. And I am with you - remarrying after your spouse dies doesn't erase anything you had with them/felt for them. I also don't get the whole "I love you so much/understand you so much, but I am not in love with you" thing because aren't those the things that make you fall in love with someone? I was that her ending up with Felix would be the justification to their friendship throughout the rest of the book....which brings me to my next problem....<br /><br /><br />I was annoyed, because, honestly, I DON'T think it is okay to have a friend that close that isn't your husband. Sure, it worked out okay in the book, and it was good that she still had this close friend when her hubby died and all that, but this is FICTION and the author can skate the line all she wants without going over. Me personally, I don't think you can feel the way she felt about Felix without at least some kind of "emotionally cheating." The people who kept warning her in the book weren't being overreactive. Perfectly innocent friendships DO turn into relationships that aren't perfectly innocent. Sure, there exceptions, but why assume that you are going to be that magical exception? And yes, she was always making sure her hubby was okay with it, but yeah, I am telling you, no matter what, I would not be okay with my hubby having a girl friend that close.<br /><br />Just PURE fantasy, IMO, a friendship like theirs.<br /><br />Okay, that's my little, humble, opinion ;o)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737362859727951729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267289488890584717.post-35108957841054627322010-02-05T12:50:08.298-08:002010-02-05T12:50:08.298-08:00You crack me up!! "Hostage negotiator".....You crack me up!! "Hostage negotiator"...I totally relate!Autumn Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636226991745565547noreply@blogger.com