tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post8620192582585800370..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: A Gathering LightCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-83837323849233413352009-12-06T14:00:16.420+00:002009-12-06T14:00:16.420+00:00Paperback Reader: I think I underestimated how goo...Paperback Reader: I think I underestimated how good this book would be too. It took me completely by surprise.<br /><br />You could be right - I hadn't considered the similarity between the 'Northern Lights' book title and A Northern Light. Good point.<br /><br />I checked my local library catalogue and it has a copy of Bog Child. A totally new title to me so thanks for the rec. I've put it on my 'pick up at the library' list.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-57002217403005935372009-12-04T15:36:44.955+00:002009-12-04T15:36:44.955+00:00I really enjoyed this when I read it at a friend&#...I really enjoyed this when I read it at a friend's suggestion a couple of years ago. I underestimated how good it would be.<br /><br />Perhaps they thought that we would confuse it with the Northern Lights? Philip Pullman's Northern Lights was changed to The Golden Compass in the States so there's obviously some issue on either side of the pond!<br /><br />Another great Carnegie winner that I read a loved this year is Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd. I cannot recommend it highly enough although I attempted to in my review.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-7493148957212470792009-12-02T15:54:30.606+00:002009-12-02T15:54:30.606+00:00Nicola: I think I'm going to want to reread th...Nicola: I think I'm going to want to reread this one myself in a few years time. A very powerful book.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-32176920532119108942009-12-01T22:39:26.719+00:002009-12-01T22:39:26.719+00:00Your review has made me want to re-read this. I r...Your review has made me want to re-read this. I read it a few years ago and loved it but it's no longer fresh in my mind. I do like coming-of-age stories.Nicolahttp://vintagereads.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-22021744616520800282009-11-27T23:22:10.050+00:002009-11-27T23:22:10.050+00:00Tara: I'll be honest, I didn't know she wr...Tara: I'll be honest, I didn't know she wrote for adults, although this one is very close to adult, imo. Not silly though, not in my estimation anyway. Mine was a library book and that would be the way to go I think.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-47306678532058947342009-11-27T17:15:15.286+00:002009-11-27T17:15:15.286+00:00Hmmm. Perhaps I should take another look at this ...Hmmm. Perhaps I should take another look at this one. It's sounded interesting to me, but I've read one of the author's adult books and thought it was quite silly and then avoided this one. Think I'll see if our library has it. Thanks!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-19453210441285722022009-11-26T12:03:35.721+00:002009-11-26T12:03:35.721+00:00Danielle: I really dislike title changes too. I th...Danielle: I really dislike title changes too. I think because I tend to detect an insult to my intelligence and I really can't see the point to this change. The American title makes much more sense.<br /><br />Yes, I gather that the murder was a real one that Donnelly incorprated into her story. Clever.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-86475476809258190382009-11-25T21:43:45.550+00:002009-11-25T21:43:45.550+00:00I read this several years ago and really enjoyed i...I read this several years ago and really enjoyed it as well. I hate it when publishers change titles--do they think readers aren't savvy enough to understand what the title references? If I recall correctly this was based in part on a actual event--the same one Theodore Dreiser wrote about in An American Tragedy (another book I want to read).Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-29561903036283871372009-11-24T18:55:43.776+00:002009-11-24T18:55:43.776+00:00Nymeth: some fantastic books have won the Carnegie...Nymeth: some fantastic books have won the Carnegie - Terry Pratchett's 'Maurice' I think? I can see why you're doing a personal Carnegie project as you'll have some good reads ahead of you. Yes, the book is very thought provoking in a feminist way. I think you would love it.<br /><br />kiirstin: I hope you get around to it at some stage and love it as much as I did.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-40506009368204101652009-11-23T22:04:22.437+00:002009-11-23T22:04:22.437+00:00Cath, if it's that good, I'm just going to...Cath, if it's that good, I'm just going to have to put it on the list. Thanks! Sounds wonderful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34323868326731243232009-11-23T18:43:55.257+00:002009-11-23T18:43:55.257+00:00Oh wow - I mooched this a while ago for my persona...Oh wow - I mooched this a while ago for my personal Carnegie Project, but I knew next to nothing about it other than that it'd won. Feminist! Can't wait to read it now :DAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com