tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post325886029124173141..comments2024-03-28T05:05:30.116-04:00Comments on mainewords: The Cephalopod Coffeehouse - We Were Liarsmshatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-48269349170471963122017-01-29T18:23:18.515-05:002017-01-29T18:23:18.515-05:00Some books are like that. I didn't feel like i...Some books are like that. I didn't feel like it was chore to finish at all. I wanted to finish and find out what happened!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-18013651671282987232017-01-29T14:57:07.436-05:002017-01-29T14:57:07.436-05:00I just finished Lee Childe's book PERSONAL. I ...I just finished Lee Childe's book PERSONAL. I felt much the same way about it; didn't love the writing style and it felt too info-dumpy, but the story concept was intriguing, as were the characters.<br /><br />Can't say I liked it, but it wasn't a chore to finish either.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-40264328489383815812017-01-29T14:13:50.974-05:002017-01-29T14:13:50.974-05:00Enjoyed it !Enjoyed it !angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-25622263938764806702017-01-28T18:11:36.774-05:002017-01-28T18:11:36.774-05:00Magical chickens?! I hope you liked it! Magical chickens?! I hope you liked it! mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-33670372859747396742017-01-28T18:10:59.885-05:002017-01-28T18:10:59.885-05:00I'm going to have to check that book out! And ...I'm going to have to check that book out! And that flower is/was in California *sigh*mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-69465944498130675072017-01-28T18:10:01.556-05:002017-01-28T18:10:01.556-05:00I'd like a private island...I'd like a private island...mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-13294285992198924042017-01-28T18:09:35.632-05:002017-01-28T18:09:35.632-05:00I usually finish books unless they're really a...I usually finish books unless they're really awful, and this certainly wasn't. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-56010062254879880512017-01-28T13:36:46.962-05:002017-01-28T13:36:46.962-05:00First what a fabulous header photo !
What a great ...First what a fabulous header photo !<br />What a great idea for the book but sad that you could not find one character to root for. <br />Plus "stars" for finding a reason to finish the book.<br /><br />The book I just finished was about magical chickens !<br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-4046596149308903352017-01-27T21:19:36.528-05:002017-01-27T21:19:36.528-05:00I haven't read that book, and I don't know...I haven't read that book, and I don't know if I will. It's hard to give a good diddle about what happens in a book if none of the characters resonate with me. I just finished reading a bizarre book last night called "The Beauty." (If I remember right, the author's name is Aliya Whiteley.) It's a disturbing, brilliant, disgusting, imagination out the wazoo allegory. I'm recovering from that one with a piece of fluff romantic comedy now.<br /><br />By the way, the flower in your header is gorgeous! It's rare to see such a vibrant shade of blue in nature.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-78659701329077847172017-01-27T19:25:11.932-05:002017-01-27T19:25:11.932-05:00Interesting... and intriguing for me on a personal...Interesting... and intriguing for me on a personal level. I have been lucky enough to spend some time on a private island in the part of the world she wrote about. The island I know doesn't quite match the one in the book though.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-38429673794757378552017-01-27T18:26:05.523-05:002017-01-27T18:26:05.523-05:00The premise sounds interesting. I haven't read...The premise sounds interesting. I haven't read it but I don't know if I could read a book with characters I don't care about. I don't have to like them, but I have to care enough to see it through.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010016525886790065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-23159437191505399892017-01-27T17:41:11.340-05:002017-01-27T17:41:11.340-05:00It is tough, but I do want to reiterate that I enj...It is tough, but I do want to reiterate that I enjoyed the book!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-70085909053958008422017-01-27T17:40:30.255-05:002017-01-27T17:40:30.255-05:00Yes, those are my favorite books.Yes, those are my favorite books.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-49435433302359526882017-01-27T17:39:57.185-05:002017-01-27T17:39:57.185-05:00Sometimes I won't finish the book, but the plo...Sometimes I won't finish the book, but the plot was interesting enough to keep me reading.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-16720243352696942132017-01-27T17:39:09.364-05:002017-01-27T17:39:09.364-05:00Yes, because it wasn't awful at all. I enjoyed...Yes, because it wasn't awful at all. I enjoyed it like I would a dish of ice cream that wasn't among my favorite flavorsmshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-91278503789173602092017-01-27T17:37:39.970-05:002017-01-27T17:37:39.970-05:00I didn't find it tedious because I was interes...I didn't find it tedious because I was interested in what had happened to make the mc forget. I just didn't love it because there weren't any characters to love (like Buffy).mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-62627430494667491122017-01-27T17:35:50.153-05:002017-01-27T17:35:50.153-05:00Now that sounds like an interesting book. Maids ar...Now that sounds like an interesting book. Maids are privy to all sorts of interesting behind the scenes activities...mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-326838090225162692017-01-27T17:35:08.687-05:002017-01-27T17:35:08.687-05:00Ooh, it would!Ooh, it would!mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-38459409620648694872017-01-27T15:58:17.562-05:002017-01-27T15:58:17.562-05:00Sounded like a good made for TV movie?Sounded like a good made for TV movie?The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-88984599329348360332017-01-27T14:19:30.905-05:002017-01-27T14:19:30.905-05:00I don't have to like the characters, or approv...I don't have to like the characters, or approve of what they do, but I do have to care what happens to them. My best book (so far) this month is non-fiction, an account by Lady Astor's maid of life in service.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-41439083406993987132017-01-27T13:49:39.845-05:002017-01-27T13:49:39.845-05:00I read this book last year, maybe? I wasn't a ...I read this book last year, maybe? I wasn't a fan—and a big part of that was a lack of caring about the characters. No connection there. It was a very tedious read for me. I think I ended up giving it two stars on Goodreads. Which probably meant more like 1.5 stars, but they don't let you do half stars on their site.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-56601932435286883522017-01-27T13:39:25.053-05:002017-01-27T13:39:25.053-05:00And another Cadence. For some reason, that charact...And another Cadence. For some reason, that character name keeps popping up around me...<br /><br />I haven't read it. This is the sort of book I'd give 3 stars to. It wasn't for me, but it wasn't awful. A nice, middling score.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-20098227758581689842017-01-27T13:30:31.816-05:002017-01-27T13:30:31.816-05:00Agreed.Agreed.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-38714297796988217142017-01-27T09:11:02.294-05:002017-01-27T09:11:02.294-05:00I haven't read this but the premise sounds int...I haven't read this but the premise sounds intriguing. I can see the problem though if you can't connect with the characters. I usually don't end up finishing a book when I feel that way. I think I'll check this one out though and see what I think of it. Thanks for sharing about it!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733289016000331233.post-3046465003437237392017-01-27T08:24:36.070-05:002017-01-27T08:24:36.070-05:00Haven't read this, but glad to hear about it. ...Haven't read this, but glad to hear about it. I'm like you though. I like to like the characters.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com