tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post2470159103764061656..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: "Even now, I can remember the first time I saw the house as clearly as if there were a video of it playing in my head."Kristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-77923872793132147282010-09-02T15:59:59.009-07:002010-09-02T15:59:59.009-07:00I love your review of this! I read it last year to...I love your review of this! I read it last year too and pretty much had the same thoughts. I never did sit down and write up those thoughts on the blog. I think I was just too disappointed since I thought, like you, that I was getting something I didn't.Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-50853839027564859872009-09-22T18:58:44.001-07:002009-09-22T18:58:44.001-07:00I hate when you're excited about a book and th...I hate when you're excited about a book and then it doesn't really payoff.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-19479343992582265502009-09-21T18:31:47.279-07:002009-09-21T18:31:47.279-07:00Andrew - It's not Oxford specifically but any ...Andrew - It's not Oxford specifically but any reputable university and it was really more the fact that these people are near thirty years old. Nine years is a long time for an entire group of friends to remain unsettled and unreliable. I suppose there are groups like that but it seemed a bit contrived that they all had convenient "issues".<br /><br />J.T. - I'm finally getting into some good RIP reads now and can't wait to post about them!<br /><br />asilverthorn - I think it was dull only because there were no sympathetic characters in the story so even the action felt non-climactic ... except for the ending which was too climactic.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-21670081194553814042009-09-21T17:26:02.726-07:002009-09-21T17:26:02.726-07:00sounds like it is a very dull book thanks for the...sounds like it is a very dull book thanks for the insight. i dont think i will be reading this book anytime soon.asilverthorn0002https://www.blogger.com/profile/00156397693734067767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-90762332659920676082009-09-21T17:21:27.317-07:002009-09-21T17:21:27.317-07:00Meh. I think it should still count. Just because...Meh. I think it should still count. Just because it didn't live up to your expectations as far as spookiness goes, you gave it a shot.J.T. Oldfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325478987616443186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-2189742376400733882009-09-21T15:28:42.144-07:002009-09-21T15:28:42.144-07:00You have some fixed ideas about Oxford grads. Why ...You have some fixed ideas about Oxford grads. Why should they be any more mature or settled than anyone else? Not in my experience they weren't.<br />Haven't read this, but might now. Sounds more like Peter's Friends.Andrew Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590365185633880886noreply@blogger.com