tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post8625447537068797932..comments2023-09-17T06:13:58.403-04:00Comments on Unshakeable Hope: I'm Not Impressed... YetHeidi Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-22255422083484809532012-11-29T11:18:35.664-05:002012-11-29T11:18:35.664-05:00Ha ha!! That is so how I felt! The end was the bes...Ha ha!! That is so how I felt! The end was the best part of the book, but I would never tell someone they have to muddle through all those pages for a payoff. Not when there are so many great books out there to love every page of.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-76909849357189722702012-11-29T11:17:33.597-05:002012-11-29T11:17:33.597-05:00I never read that book, but I saw the movie and it...I never read that book, but I saw the movie and it seemed so self-indulgent!! I guess I just can't relate to someone who gets over heartache by traveling all over the world. Some of us just have to live out responsibilities and deal with life as it comes. Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-84959412851595634932012-11-29T11:10:17.170-05:002012-11-29T11:10:17.170-05:00For years I listened to my sister go on and on abo...For years I listened to my sister go on and on about one of her favorite books, A Prayer for Owen Meany. Tears would hover on her bottom lids at the mere recollection of this life altering tome. So it was with great excitement that I dove in to it a few years ago when it was one of our book club selections. Then I remembered that my sister and I are so different that it is baffling that we actually grew up in the same house. I was so bored that I could not finish it. I'm pretty sure that my sister thinks less of me, but I can live with that fact, because there is not a prayer of a chance that I'm ever going to finish reading Own Meany.Mrs. Nohe's History Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919135185657122575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-41024205844676567822012-10-02T10:10:39.115-04:002012-10-02T10:10:39.115-04:00I did adore A Prayer for Owen Meany, but must admi...I did adore A Prayer for Owen Meany, but must admit I read it many, many years ago. I also enjoyed the movie adaptation, although it did divert from the story line. I'd prefer someone not 'hype' about a book and instead just give the idea that it might be one I like, than I have less expectations! One that comes to mind is Eat, Pray, Love. Gosh, I DISLIKED that book!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-36042209203101957902012-10-01T11:10:32.642-04:002012-10-01T11:10:32.642-04:00I think that you've about summed up my frustra...I think that you've about summed up my frustration with so many books. The ending makes them worthwhile, but I didn't so much enjoy the ride. And shouldn't a book be all about the ride?Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-48717570083339122492012-10-01T11:09:11.266-04:002012-10-01T11:09:11.266-04:00I love that tumblr too. :) I love that she has su...I love that tumblr too. :) I love that she has such a good sense of humor about it.<br /><br />I think the reason I've had so many hyped books is the program I'm in. I ask around a lot what I should read, so that invited the hype. And people in the program are passionate about books, and filling in other people's book lists. :)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-89122698649576728752012-10-01T11:07:41.329-04:002012-10-01T11:07:41.329-04:00I think part of what attracted it to me was the th...I think part of what attracted it to me was the theme of faith and purpose, so I'm still hopeful. I'll let you know when I finish!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-32391970586960052012-10-01T10:44:30.320-04:002012-10-01T10:44:30.320-04:00I remember getting very antsy trying to get into M...I remember getting very antsy trying to get into Marilynne Robinson's Gilead, which starts excruciatingly slow, but did eventually really pull me in. I think the longer the book, the more pages it sometimes takes to get immersed.<br /><br />Though the multi-prize winning Going Bovine--a literary YA novel--is one I'm now skimming because the minute I turn on my Kindle wireless it will disappear (library loan). I think the issue is mostly audience mismatch. If I were a 16 yo boy, I'd probably be loving every minute. Behind all the hip dialogue and Cervantes allusions and trippy social commentary is a character whose deep need for change is going so slowly I'm getting annoyed. It probably will go somewhere good, but I'm not enjoying the ride that much.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-28326863545139883392012-10-01T10:28:25.857-04:002012-10-01T10:28:25.857-04:00That's my favorite tumblr (McKayla is not impr...That's my favorite tumblr (McKayla is not impressed). Did you see her and the other girls on Letterman. It was pretty funny. She said the other girls point out to her every time she does that face now.<br /><br />I'm sure I've been disappointed in overhyped books, but I'm drawing a blank on any examples. Hmm. Well, John Scalzi had a recent book called Redshirts that should've been right up my alley, but I couldn't get into it.<br /><br />I don't mind either way, regarding the expectations of a book. Maybe I just need more people in my life who hype books to me? :)<br /><br />Paul <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7313130055534395503.post-44159020192022054192012-10-01T10:21:43.902-04:002012-10-01T10:21:43.902-04:00I adore this book. I think some of the Canada scen...I adore this book. I think some of the Canada scenes could have been tightened, but I think you'll really like what it as to say about faith and purpose. Please tell me what you think when you finish!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.com