tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136149811371784755.post4989851494303442404..comments2023-09-30T05:27:33.426-07:00Comments on cooking up a storm in a teacup: debby emadianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222092755385566586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136149811371784755.post-60456222163638812142011-01-17T05:42:41.046-08:002011-01-17T05:42:41.046-08:00I know.....and you wonder whether to continue read...I know.....and you wonder whether to continue reading because it might improve and also because it seems a bit narrow to just read things you enjoy! But it is difficult when you really don't like the characters.<br /><br />I hope you have more luck with Hand Me Down World.....debby emadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222092755385566586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136149811371784755.post-51659514939070364662011-01-15T18:17:35.972-08:002011-01-15T18:17:35.972-08:00There is nothing more depressing than getting all ...There is nothing more depressing than getting all excited about a new book and then finding it doesn't live up to expectations, but I guess the first book of 2011 had some pretty lofty standards to meet! I've just had a similar experience after reading Zoe Heller's The Believers. I've never read a book with such wholly detestable characters and it was a real struggle to finish. Next on the list is Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones, which I'm hoping will be better...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985386359945971991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136149811371784755.post-24130188159524257962011-01-11T12:50:25.114-08:002011-01-11T12:50:25.114-08:00Silly me...I've done it again that should be &...Silly me...I've done it again that should be 'A Thousand Splendid Suns 'and not 'Sons'.....OOps....must concentrate more......debby emadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222092755385566586noreply@blogger.com