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i finished GLPPPS last night and can say it was a quick, enjoyable read. i really like the short and sweet ones so i can feel i've accomplished something right away. instant gratification and all that.
i thought the letter writing aspect was nice because you got a good understanding about the characters and who they were without the writer spelling it out in the standard way that writers do. there were times that i felt it was a little light and breezy though, and i would have liked ...more
i finished GLPPPS last night and can say it was a quick, enjoyable read. i really like the short and sweet ones so i can feel i've accomplished something right away. instant gratification and all that.
i thought the letter writing aspect was nice because you got a good understanding about the characters and who they were without the writer spelling it out in the standard way that writers do. there were times that i felt it was a little light and breezy though, and i would have liked ...more
Once a year or so, I eat cauliflower to remind myself why I don't like it. The texture is all wrong, I'm always suspicious of things with no color, and the flavor is both boring and pungent at the same time. I remembered all those things from the last time I had cauliflower, a couple of weeks ago.
I try to do the same with a lot of stuff in my life that I don't like. People change, tastes change, so maybe I'm missing out on a whole world of great stuff because I have a preconceived notion that I ...more
I try to do the same with a lot of stuff in my life that I don't like. People change, tastes change, so maybe I'm missing out on a whole world of great stuff because I have a preconceived notion that I ...more
Informative and educational, yet a really interesting story to follow too. I thought this was a nice book about ww2
Mar 25, 2010
Karen Gibson
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it was amazing
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2010-100-book-project,
historical-fiction
Loved this book. It is the perfect combination of historical fiction, romance, and wonderful writing.
This was a fun book to read.
A great quick read. Story is told through series of letters, the main character being an author who is introduced, by chance, to an society of individuals who endured the German occupation on Guernsey Island during WWII. The only complaint I have is that I wish the supporting characters, especially Sidney, were further developed.
P.G. Wodehouse meets 84 Charing Cross Road. A very predictable (I knew the outcome ten pages into the book) but delightfully uplifting read. I loved it!
Most enjoyable. It made me interested in visiting a place (Guernsey) that I'd never heard of.
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Really glad I listened to it...all the different voices made teh letters come alive.
Aug 18, 2010
Lisa
marked it as to-read
