Rebbie's comments
(member since Jan 25, 2009)
Rebbie's comments from the The Next Best Book Club group.
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May 25, 2009 05:11PM
I'm glad to read all these comments. I couldn't make up my mind whether to read it or not. I think I'll put it on my list and just get to it when I can--doesn't sound like something I just HAVE to read right this minute.!
I have a couple of signed books, and I love that, but honestly, I didn't realize how many people enjoyed them like I do. When my book, CAST THE FIRST STONE, was released in March, I was very pleasantly surprised at how many people entered my contest for a signed copy. And you're right Irene about signing the laptop :) Somehow I can't imagine author's signing a Kindle either. :)
I loved the movie! Actually, I think I liked it better than the book--very unusual!
Jeane wrote: "I finished Absent in the Spring which was a lovely story written by Agatha christie but under a different name. No murders or crime but in a different way good.
Reading now, The Secret Life of Bees
It is not bad for now but I am wondering where the story will go to.
[book:The Copper Be..."
I hope you enjoy COMING HOME. I've read it like 5 times and love how it takes me to another world!Jess wrote: "Rebbie wrote: "I purchased a hardback new copy of my favorite book--one I know I'll want to keep with me forever, COMING HOME by Rosamunde Pilcher. Worth every penny!"
My gramma just picked up a c..."
I purchased a hardback new copy of my favorite book--one I know I'll want to keep with me forever, COMING HOME by Rosamunde Pilcher. Worth every penny!
I totally agree. I know we don't want to forget the suffering of those persecuted people, but it's such a gut-wrenching thing to read about it. Patricia wrote: "Linda wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I started reading Night by Elie Wiesel last night, I was up until 5:00 am, I couldn't put the book down."
Patricia, Elie Wiesel goes straight to the core when you ..."
I'm reading my mother's favorite book right now. It's non-fiction and it's called A PIRATE OF EXQUISITE MIND. It's about a guy named William Dampier who was an adventurer in the late 1600s. I'd recommend it for all you history buffs out there--lots of very interesting tidbits about food, sex and clothing in that era.
I've been wanting to read this, but it got lost in all the craziness right now. Thanks for the reminder. Glad to hear it's good.
Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "I am reading The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet and it is wonderful, the 'it' book of 2009."
Okay, thanks--I'll check it out. :)
I love that book. Didn't he write another one in the same time period or the same characters?Kim wrote: "Caleb Carr's The Alienist is an excellent book."
LOL! I know exactly what you mean! I NEVER have enough time to read all I want to read. I have a neighbor who complains of being bored. I can't even imagine such a thing!!Hope you get a chance to read CAST THE FIRST STONE. Your library may carry it. Thanks for the post. :)
Jeane wrote: "Rebbie wrote: "LOVE my new TNBBC bag! Check it out here on my blog for the launch of CAST THE FIRST STONE. It's the first pic in the second blog--got my books ready to deliver!
http://wwwcastthef..."
Thank you, Lydia! Please send your address through the email here on Goodreads and I'll get a copy to you.
I appreciate it!
Lydia wrote: "Rebbie,
I am also a librarian and would be happy to read."
I'd love it if you passed it along to friends! And if they would like to recommend it to their local library, that would be wonderful. Thanks so much for reading it and reviewing it!
I love this series. I've read them all and have not be disappointed. Donna wrote: "The Maisie Dobbs series is wonderful. Good mysteries but also very interesting characters."
Thanks Becky and Elizabeth for mentioning CAST THE FIRST STONE! I hope you enjoy it--I love the pre-World War Two era, so I chose it for the setting for my first book. A really interesting place during that same time period is Europe, imo. The whole Berlin thing between the wars, like THE SUN ALSO RISES--so much happened in Europe then, as far as culture is concerned. It really was the birthplace of our culture's modern, kind of jaded attitudes that were exacerbated by the wars, the Depression and the advent of mass media. Oops. Got off on a tangent. :) Anyway, thanks for the mention.
May 06, 2009 06:45PM
A friend named her daughter Dagny after the woman in Ayn Rand's ATLAS SHRUGGED. I liked the name and the daughter is a doll!
P.S. But I have to say, I did enjoy the book. :) And I recommended it to several other people.
You asked if anyone else had the same problem with this book, about how the kids barely had food, clothes, etc and the father was evidently so out to lunch he let it get that bad--Okay, I had the same problem you did. I kept reading and thinking, "Okay this father is a real jerk, being so self-centered that he couldn't take care of his kids." But then I thought I was being narrow minded about it. So I'm glad to read someone else couldn't quite reconcile that either. Jessica wrote: "When I first started this book, I really struggled. I couldn't manage to resolve myself with the characters, until about halfway through. I'm not sure why, beyond that some of the characters were j..."
That's my opinion. Hannah was not my favorite of the characters. But the journey of the book was wonderful!JG wrote: "I never cared too much for Hannah's story. I was much more engrossed by the other characters' stories. But I did love the book overall."
My pleasure! I really will use it a lot!Lori wrote: "Rebbie, glad you like the bag, and thanks for blogging about us!! That was so sweet :)"
