Sara Steger
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Moving On
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Congrats. Such a good feeling when you can actually mark one off the list...hope it happens to me soon.
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I have added it to the schedule, Cynda.
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Sometimes just saying we have read them is enough. Now we know what we "don't like" about them. Things will fall together, Kris. Lots of year left yet
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I sat stunned after reading this book, Kathleen, and I am not surprised it had such a profound impact on you. I also waited too long and I am now read
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"This must be one of the best books ever written--certainly one of the most important. It is devastating in its sincerity; illuminating, perceptive, and heartbreaking. Can there be a more vital tale for civilians to read than that of a very young man,"
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Bliss is Katherine Mansfield’s sensual glimpse into the life of Bertha Young. We are told Bertha, our 30 year old mother and wife, has “everything”, but we are shown her watching her own baby being fed by the nanny, with a great desire to insert hers ...more | |
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“There’s a time in life when you are glad for having somebody watching out for you. Nobody cares what happens to you in the city, but here in Franklin folks are interested in everything you do. You can fault people for being nosy, sweetie, but if you fall off your tractor in Franklin, you won’t lay in your field hurting for very long.”
― Moving On
― Moving On
“She was the kind of practical country woman who accepted fate, leaned on her faith, and got on with the business of living.”
― Moving On
― Moving On
“After so many years away, I had been afraid to return and find nothing the same, but I had been wrong. Nana was still here in the boards and bricks. For the first time since burying my children, I was not alone.”
― Moving On
― Moving On
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“We take pictures because we can't accept that everything passes, we can't accept that the repetition of a moment is an impossibility. We wage a monotonous war against our own impending deaths, against time that turns children into that other, lesser species: adults. We take pictures because we know we will forget. We will forget the week, the day, the hour. We will forget when we were happiest. We take pictures out of pride, a desire to have the best of ourselve preserved. We fear that we will die and others will not know we lived.”
― The Year of Fog
― The Year of Fog
“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own.”
― Moby-Dick
― Moby-Dick
“Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blendingly enter into the other? So with sanity and insanity.”
― Billy Budd, Sailor
― Billy Budd, Sailor
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― P.S. I Love You
― P.S. I Love You
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I might try one of the biographies at some point, but I might just resign myself to knowing that LMM had a lot to deal with in the end and yet she managed to leave us one of the brightest, happiest, most inspiring young ladies in literature in Anne Shirley.
I love that you took the author into consideration when writing the review, Terris. I hope her next novel is a story all of her own making and that it makes a great success. It isn't easy to write about icons.
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I just felt like I wanted to write a nice review because it was the author's first novel. AND, I thought maybe I just didn't enjoy it because I didn't want to read about LM Montgomery having a sad life.
But I'm glad to see that you thought, probably, about the same as I did. It was kind of a confusing book. She went back and forth in time a lot, and I couldn't understand the short intervals about the fire in between chapters(??). I thought the author probably made Maud's living with her husband's illness not seem as bad as it really was. Also, none of the problems/lawsuits that Maud had with the publishing companies was mentioned. She added a lot of Maud's thoughts that I didn't think she could possibly have known because so many of the journals had been burned.
A lot of the time I felt kind of uncomfortable while reading, but I thought it was because I didn't like the sad story, however, now I think I just didn't like the way it was written!
I was going to send you a message about this because I knew you were thinking of reading this book, but I didn't know you already had. So I decided to wait until you commented, and I'm glad you did!
In the author's notes at the end she mentions the book: Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings by Mary Henley Rubio. I'm thinking that one, with a rating of 4.22 as compared to Steiner's 3.69, would probably be the one to read. OR just read Wikipedia! It has a pretty detailed description of Montgomery's life. I kept going back to it while I was reading the book to make sure the author was getting it right! haha!
Now do you see why I didn't put all this in my review?! It was just easier to give it a decent review (however, now I'm thinking of putting my rating down to 3*s!). I just didn't want my mood or unclear feelings to affect others not reading the book when it might have been my problem. But, with your short comment, you have made me feel justified in my own thoughts about it.
Too bad, but, like you said, we still love Anne!! ;)
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As you know I finished [book:The Far Country|..."
Thanks, Sara, I feel better already :)
Especially since I just finished one of your favorite books "Dr. Thorne"! You were so right, this one is fabulous! It is really a feel good book. So glad I finally got to it :)
AND thanks for being there when I needed to rant and rave -- sometimes you just need someone that you know will understand, and this time it was you. You're a treasure :)
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As you know I finished The Far Country and r..."
How frustrating! I did not see it, only your comment on the O&N. But I know how you are feeling because some of mine have disappeared along with the comments people made. I have had some reappear, but a few never came back. I started writing mine on Google Docs so I would have a copy. Too aggravating to have to write it twice.
GR can make you climb the wall now and then, but then you remember all the good things that happen--like knowing you!!! At that point, you feel it is best to just shrug it off.
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As you know I finished The Far Country and really enjoyed it. I wrote a nice review of it and I'm (pretty) sure I saw it yesterday when I (think I) posted it -- today it is gone!!
I know I mentioned the book on my Old/New Challenge (Buffet thread) & you commented, but I did not re-post my review (darn it!). Did you, by chance, see my review anywhere? Or did you just see my O/N comment that I finished it? Has this ever happened to you?
I know I can re-write it, but I don't really want to :/
Oh well, I know this is not a big deal, but it is aggravating! And I knew you would commiserate with me ;)
Thank you for listening -- now I can go on "calmly" and figure this out -- OR just forget it! Haha!
Oh, the joys of reading! ;)
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How sweet you are to honor your friend in that way! I am so sorry for your loss.
I am very grateful for your wonderful words. You must know that I value your reviews in exactly the same way. I can always count on you to point me to a good read. I will love knowing what you think of The Greengage Summer. I immediately added Rumer Godden to my list of authors I hope to read all of. I have two of hers scheduled before the end of the year.
I have read the Wharton, and agree wholeheartedly with "her books have -- not drama -- but those subtle twists that really stir up a story!" Exactly what makes her so special. I still have a pretty long list of hers to get to--I'm trying to do at least two a year.
Just finished reading How Much Land Does a Man Need?, just as you instructed. lol. Oh my...we all need about the same amount, don't we?
Happy reading to you--and thank you again for this. It made my day!
Sara
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You know I love and trust your reviews so much! And I wanted you to know that recently when a member of our local book club passed away, and we wanted to donate a book to our public library in her memory, I used one of your reviews to choose the book :)
Norma loved history and historical novels, so when looking at some of the books she enjoyed reading I noticed that she had read several by Paulette Jiles. I saw that our public library did not own a copy of Enemy Women. And after looking at your five star review (and several other of our GR friends giving it high marks!), I recommended it to our book club as our "in memory" book for Norma. I was glad that one of the ladies in our group had also read the book and enjoyed and recommended it. AND I am listening to Enemy Women right now and am learning a lot from it! It is definitely a good one! Thanks for your wonderful reviews. Just wanted you to know that :)
And I also wanted to tell you that I am now reading The Greengage Summer which I know you liked. And, I don't know if you've read this one or not but I know you are a big Edith Wharton fan -- Old New York: Four Novellas. If you haven't read it -- You Must! I'm not finished with it yet, but I love her amazing writing and, as you know, her books have -- not drama -- but those subtle twists that really stir up a story!
I know you'd love it, so put it on The List!
Have a happy First Day of Summer and Happy Reading, my friend :)
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You're such a genuine reader , it’s really a great pleasure to read along with you . You read the story with so much interest and are so well informed , it's something to learn from you .
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Since I retired I have been trying to catch up on all the books I wanted to read but never had time for. We do like the same kind of books and I already know that I appreciate your POV.
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Delighted to be friends, Wyrm!
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I agree with all you said, Sara! Thanks for listening. I just wanted to enjoy this book more, though I knew it was going to be sad. It somehow often just made me feel uncomfortable, and I think that is an author problem.
Thanks for your thoughts! Keep Reading! :)