tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post4243938622758621455..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Historical - People of the BookCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-83288410841689304042010-04-11T12:08:42.045+01:002010-04-11T12:08:42.045+01:00Tara: it really is a book best read thoughtfully a...Tara: it really is a book best read thoughtfully and at leisure. I wish I'd known that.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-38111708445522669292010-04-09T21:19:39.395+01:002010-04-09T21:19:39.395+01:00It's too bad you didn't like this one more...It's too bad you didn't like this one more - I have a copy of it waiting for me one of these days. I am definitely a moody reader too so I understand where you're coming from.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-92204032732314955432010-04-05T10:31:01.813+01:002010-04-05T10:31:01.813+01:00Margaret: if I've learned one thing it's t...Margaret: if I've learned one thing it's that this is a book best read slowly, whereas I think I was trying to rush it. I wasn't in the mood for a slower book and probably should never have picked it up in the first place. It does seem to me that it's a good idea to have this kind of info *before* you start a book.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-65226070618314264602010-04-03T17:40:00.629+01:002010-04-03T17:40:00.629+01:00I'm sorry you weren't that taken with this...I'm sorry you weren't that taken with this book. I bought it ages ago (it seems)and whilst I was keen to read it when I bought it somehow the time has never been right to start it. I really enjoyed March, so I was expecting this to be as good. I see I'll have to take it slowly and not expect too much.BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-39827984329277144892010-03-31T23:48:33.518+01:002010-03-31T23:48:33.518+01:00Kay: it does happen, doesn't it... reading a b...Kay: it does happen, doesn't it... reading a book at the wrong time. And sometimes it can be really hard to know what kind of book you're in the mood for!<br /><br />I bet it was fascinating actually seeing a haggadah. I clearly needed to approach this as a slower read. Maybe if I'd known that before I started it wouldn't have frustrated me so much.<br /><br />fleurfisher: it's interesting to note that you had the same reaction. I checked Amazon after I'd done this review and noticed that a couple of people there felt the same, one person called it 'plodding'. So it's not just us.<br /><br />Pat: well it had to happen - I've had a really long run of good books. LOL. Don't worry, your slow patch will come to an end eventually.<br /><br />Nymeth: there was a lot that was interesting about the book, and I'm not sorry to have read it, but I'm certain I won't be rereading it. <br /><br />Kailana: it happens. I've been lucky of late and enjoyed everything I've read... for months. It had to end eventually.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-39126309880428507782010-03-31T02:07:11.148+01:002010-03-31T02:07:11.148+01:00I really want to read this. I am sorry it was a di...I really want to read this. I am sorry it was a disappointment for you!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-17794832131876466232010-03-30T20:59:58.723+01:002010-03-30T20:59:58.723+01:00It's a pity it wasn't gripping, because it...It's a pity it wasn't gripping, because it sounds like there was so much else to love about it! Ah well. I've yet to read any Brooks, but I'm planing to get to March next month.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-59104963732009862752010-03-30T18:25:32.882+01:002010-03-30T18:25:32.882+01:00geez lol.. that's been me with anything i'...geez lol.. that's been me with anything i've read for months now! I can't seem to get any speed going! Nothing has been wrong with the books I've been reading either but it's been quite a while since I've flown thru a book and wished it wasn't ending! <br />I hope your next choice is a better one!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-50378002592822432162010-03-30T15:32:32.009+01:002010-03-30T15:32:32.009+01:00Maybe it was your mood, but maybe not - my reactio...Maybe it was your mood, but maybe not - my reaction to this book was exactly the same!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-4586965308483496492010-03-30T15:20:34.614+01:002010-03-30T15:20:34.614+01:00Cath, I totally understand your statement about mo...Cath, I totally understand your statement about mood and reading a particular book. I have that same problems myself. Sometimes just not the right book. Sometimes the right book and not the right time for it.<br /><br />That being said, I did like People of the Book, although I don't recall reading it rapidly. I think it was more of a thoughtful, slower read. I'm OK with that part of the time, but it does make me frustrated occasionally. We discussed this book in my book club and it was quite interesting. We had one member bring a haggadah for us to look at. Fascinating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com