Jeremy's comments
Jeremy's comments from the The Next Best Book Club group.
Note: Jeremy is no longer a member of this group.
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Jen, I like Kelly Link. You are the first person I've seen mention her in your top 5.
I am not in the business of telling people what they shouldn't read, but I would say if you have never read Stephen King but you want to, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is not the place to begin. It is so atypical King that it defeats the purpose of reading him to try him out. It could be real easy with King to pick out a book that was a "stinker" for him (his own words - not specifically for Tom Gordon but in general terms) and that would be your first impression. Yeah, the book works for some and most of his fan base, but to me it makes a lot more sense to pick something that put him on the map to get a real sense of what he writes. Something along the lines of The Shining, The Stand, Cujo, Pet Semetary, It, The Darktower Series.
I read Lisey's Story about a year ago and loved every minute of it.
Alright. I think it is neat to see a bit of a different in style once in awhile but I think the risk that the authors take is that it does seem gimmicky and it can only be done effectively so many times.
Fraud is an awfully strong word! Take away all of the graphic style and the writing and story are still good.
Hey Joanie! That's neet that you work with those children. I can't help but wonder if it is wrong that we automatically think a "socially off" person, as you put it, may have Aspergers or Autism. Would that be offensive to somebody who does have Aspergers? I'd like to maintain that I am just trying to educate myself and I certainly think that the world has come a long way in the past couple of decades in how "non typically" developing children are treated in our society.
It will. The loose ends all come together.
Agreed.
Yes on 1/2 stars. But what a slippery slope. Then we'll want 1/4 stars, 1/8 stars...we're so greedy. We can't be satisfied with 5 blades on our razors, we want 6. A phone that can play music? Nice, but wouldn't it better if it played movies, full internet access, ebooks and transformed into a robot servant when necessary? :0) Seriously, what's wrong with me?
Cheri, you just might be my reading twin!
Of course you don't have to like every book you read! That being said it's Safran Foer and I bet that name will be unforgettable in 10 years.
I still miss it over a year later. I agree, sequel please!
Well, there is a movie dedicated to the subject....
That IS tough. I think I followed up with some BOA short stories.
Ummmmmmmmmmm...........not that I can think of. It's probably happened though.
I saw a commercial two nights ago for an electronic version of monopoly. You just have something like an ATM card and a machine that keeps talley. I was so elated.
Do they have an inter library request system?
Heather, did you just thank yourself?
Go Straight to The Book Thief. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200.
It's so sad that parents cannot accept it. I can say that it is a very strange period to go through to fully grasping the concept of "my child is different". And not because of how you feel about them but the worry of how others are going to perceive them. I guess I feel pretty lucky that I can handle that and to be able to realize there are good things that go with it.
It's amazing to me that this book has struck so many of us in such a similar way.
This book and The Book Thief!
