tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post4423879311047684421..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink."Kristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-30388063861630120082010-05-09T16:48:17.355-07:002010-05-09T16:48:17.355-07:00I think I may end up trying it again! I'm not...I think I may end up trying it again! I'm not sure when, but I do want to at some point in time!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-56236235791035590922010-05-09T13:04:20.784-07:002010-05-09T13:04:20.784-07:00Tif - Well, everyone doesn't have to love the ...Tif - Well, everyone doesn't have to love the same books. :) Do you think you might re-read it at some point or was it meh enough for you to be done with it?<br /><br />aths - I hadn't even heard of it until recent years. I'm not sure how I missed it when I was younger! Very glad I picked it up now though!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-10920522492771496512010-05-08T08:49:48.901-07:002010-05-08T08:49:48.901-07:00This is one of those should-have-read-it-long-time...This is one of those should-have-read-it-long-time-ago books for me! Glad that this is one of your favorites!Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-14998578409068578552010-05-04T09:47:47.183-07:002010-05-04T09:47:47.183-07:00I honestly can't put my finger on any one thin...I honestly can't put my finger on any one thing or another! It took me a while to get through the book and I set it aside thinking . . . That was alright, I guess. Maybe it had to do with the time that I read it . . . It was last year the month before I moved, so I did have a lot of other things going on at the time!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-79816555894069770112010-05-04T09:30:28.081-07:002010-05-04T09:30:28.081-07:00Tif - Was it something specific or just more of a ...Tif - Was it something specific or just more of a general "not my thing"?Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-87525788410021893452010-04-27T10:30:34.320-07:002010-04-27T10:30:34.320-07:00Unfortunately, I am in the minority here! I reall...Unfortunately, I am in the minority here! I really do not rave about the book and only thought it was so-so! :(Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-63997508798714373982010-04-21T21:28:34.473-07:002010-04-21T21:28:34.473-07:00Group response -- everyone who hasn't read thi...Group response -- everyone who hasn't read this needs to and I'm sorry that anyone had to see the movie and I hope nobody else does. ;) I'm so glad that there is such positivity around this book!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-86699503750054887522010-04-21T15:58:04.754-07:002010-04-21T15:58:04.754-07:00That's one of the best first lines ever! I lo...That's one of the best first lines ever! I loved this book.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-61644869456369260882010-04-20T17:45:08.135-07:002010-04-20T17:45:08.135-07:00I believe that I read this at one point ... believ...I believe that I read this at one point ... believing it was actually "We Have Always Lived In A Castle." : )Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-12621120837918419482010-04-20T09:29:34.406-07:002010-04-20T09:29:34.406-07:00This really is such an enjoyable book--I read it b...This really is such an enjoyable book--I read it before watching the movie, and felt the movie fell far short of the book, especially in tone, as you point out.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-28913058546017248722010-04-19T16:12:28.939-07:002010-04-19T16:12:28.939-07:00I read this for the first time in high school and ...I read this for the first time in high school and LOVED it. I reread it a couple years ago, and it was just as magical! I made my mom read it, and she loved it too. :) Such a gem!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-90663785076971216792010-04-19T14:40:05.367-07:002010-04-19T14:40:05.367-07:00I've never seen the movie, but I LOVE this boo...I've never seen the movie, but I LOVE this book. It is one of my very favorite reads. I think it's too bad they already did a film, because I would have loved to see Tilda Swinton as Topaz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-16284985139490482082010-04-19T10:42:20.886-07:002010-04-19T10:42:20.886-07:00i am pleased to read that you enjoyed this - it is...i am pleased to read that you enjoyed this - it is one of my all time favourites and has a special place in my heart. Cassandra is a wonderful narrator<br /><br />Lovely post, thanks for sharing<br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-1418055441841647892010-04-19T05:56:50.446-07:002010-04-19T05:56:50.446-07:00This book is one of my favorites! And yeah, I saw...This book is one of my favorites! And yeah, I saw the film after reading the book, and I was very disappointed. It doesn't capture the light-hearted tone that Cassandra's diary has in the book. I think the events of the book are a bit bleak really, and without Cassandra's narrative voice being wry about it, they come through as being bleak. (Plus I can't stand Romola Garai.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-23643522490066798642010-04-19T04:37:18.368-07:002010-04-19T04:37:18.368-07:00This sounds really good. I love a story about a c...This sounds really good. I love a story about a castle. :)paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771871442051868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-54565546004877750922010-04-19T03:42:27.114-07:002010-04-19T03:42:27.114-07:00Sounds like a marvelous read Kristen. ThanksSounds like a marvelous read Kristen. Thanks(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com