tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post4458940333515544645..comments2024-03-07T04:13:36.330-06:00Comments on The Storyteller's Inkpot: FYIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-71532015607658064142011-03-16T11:28:14.847-05:002011-03-16T11:28:14.847-05:00You all have come with with a star-studded list. G...You all have come with with a star-studded list. Guess we're all swigging haterade in our bunkers. Reading is such a puzzle--affected by so many things. The first time I tried ROOM a few months ago, I couldn't get beyond a few pages. Then I raced through it this past weekend, loving the voice. <br /><br />Like/dislike is of course what we try to get beyond in the Hamline program. Books can often be useful for writers even if we don't take them to heart. Thanks, everyone.Marsha Qualeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506544531376399293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-35223285347157512522011-03-16T08:04:06.818-05:002011-03-16T08:04:06.818-05:00When you get through *The Shipping News*, let me k...When you get through *The Shipping News*, let me know your trick, Marsha. I have a dusty copy that I've never finished, too. -- Thanks for a reminder to check out Anita's blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221500266860871235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-41672732694930291872011-03-15T20:06:17.121-05:002011-03-15T20:06:17.121-05:00I never cared much for Where the Wild Things Are. ...I never cared much for Where the Wild Things Are. I don't hate it, I just don't see why everyone goes crazy for it. And if we're straying from YA/MG, I'd have to say I hated the Time Traveler's Wife, too. I thought it was really creepy.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553993991195412089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-21253372500169229002011-03-15T18:51:33.275-05:002011-03-15T18:51:33.275-05:00Eat, Pray, Love....gag me. (Or are you just asking...Eat, Pray, Love....gag me. (Or are you just asking for YA?)Bonnie-Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979141467121394767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-31130760449491825862011-03-15T09:04:55.145-05:002011-03-15T09:04:55.145-05:00Tuck Everlasting. I forget now what it was I didn&...Tuck Everlasting. I forget now what it was I didn't like... something to do with the plotting and the frog. Or was it a toad? See how well it stayed with me?Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267400410101887031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-77154503390995677762011-03-14T09:21:07.229-05:002011-03-14T09:21:07.229-05:00"Trying too hard" is my complaint about ..."Trying too hard" is my complaint about THE BOOK THIEF. I've managed to finish it--twice--but for me it's too "Look at me, Ma, look how literary I am!" <br /><br />And now I will retire to my secret rock-/bullet-proof bunker.Christine Heppermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956691641741733821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-89726074061694126042011-03-13T21:03:11.759-05:002011-03-13T21:03:11.759-05:00Not to keep drinking the haterade, but also: A Wri...Not to keep drinking the haterade, but also: A Wrinkle in Time? Meh.Peter Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680264754278143181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-70128587932051276322011-03-13T20:59:02.982-05:002011-03-13T20:59:02.982-05:00Honestly, Stargirl didn't do it for me. I rea...Honestly, Stargirl didn't do it for me. I really wanted to like it; I have friends who are just fanatical about it and Maniac Magee is one of my all-time favorite books in the history of ever. But...no. Just seemed like it was trying too hard.Peter Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680264754278143181noreply@blogger.com