Comments for Shelf Life Book Reviews http://www.shelflifereviews.com “A man is known by the books he reads.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:43:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Review: Lost on Planet China by Pam http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-558 Pam Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:43:55 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=523#comment-558 What! You may be moving to China? And you've already been there before? Wow! That is very exciting. I will be sad if Shelf Life doesn't fit into your life there, but I totally get it. I have not been blogging much lately and I've been toying with giving it up all together. It just takes so much time. And it seems to complicate my life because of that. In any case, I wish you luck and happiness on your new adventure. What! You may be moving to China? And you’ve already been there before? Wow! That is very exciting. I will be sad if Shelf Life doesn’t fit into your life there, but I totally get it. I have not been blogging much lately and I’ve been toying with giving it up all together. It just takes so much time. And it seems to complicate my life because of that. In any case, I wish you luck and happiness on your new adventure.

]]> Comment on Review: Shanghai Girls by Pam http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=511&cpage=1#comment-550 Pam Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=511#comment-550 Like you, I loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but the rest of See's books have left me a little disappointed. I read Shanghai Girls awhile ago and don't remember a lot of details, but I do remember that I liked it more than Peony in Love, but lots less than Snow Flower. I hate when the first book I read by an author blows me away and nothing else ever lives up to that first book. But I find myself reading each and every subsequent book hoping that it will thrill me the way the first one did. The others authors that immediately come to mind are: Sue Miller, Elizabeth Berg, Anita Shreve, Amy Tan and Chris Bohjalian. Like you, I loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but the rest of See’s books have left me a little disappointed. I read Shanghai Girls awhile ago and don’t remember a lot of details, but I do remember that I liked it more than Peony in Love, but lots less than Snow Flower. I hate when the first book I read by an author blows me away and nothing else ever lives up to that first book. But I find myself reading each and every subsequent book hoping that it will thrill me the way the first one did. The others authors that immediately come to mind are: Sue Miller, Elizabeth Berg, Anita Shreve, Amy Tan and Chris Bohjalian.

]]> Comment on Review: The Gargoyle by Pam http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=516&cpage=1#comment-549 Pam Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:26:31 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=516#comment-549 Thank you so much for the shout out! I appreciate it. I am thrilled that you liked The Gargoyle. I found it to be a fascinating story and very unique in its execution. And your review is fabulous. You capture the essence of the story perfectly. Looking forward to your next review. Thank you so much for the shout out! I appreciate it. I am thrilled that you liked The Gargoyle. I found it to be a fascinating story and very unique in its execution. And your review is fabulous. You capture the essence of the story perfectly. Looking forward to your next review.

]]> Comment on Review: The Gargoyle by Gamma Sharon http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=516&cpage=1#comment-547 Gamma Sharon Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:55:20 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=516#comment-547 I really liked this book and also heard of it from Pam's blog. I thought it was interesting that at times you felt like the narrator was the author himself. Which sounds funny, but sometimes there was personal comments or mentions of other times that made me think it was the author. I don't know, maybe I am just overthinking it. Anyway's, I really enjoyed your review. Sharon I really liked this book and also heard of it from Pam’s blog. I thought it was interesting that at times you felt like the narrator was the author himself. Which sounds funny, but sometimes there was personal comments or mentions of other times that made me think it was the author. I don’t know, maybe I am just overthinking it. Anyway’s, I really enjoyed your review.
Sharon

]]> Comment on Review: Waiting by Review: Shanghai Girls » Shelf Life Book Reviews http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=78&cpage=1#comment-544 Review: Shanghai Girls » Shelf Life Book Reviews Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:17:48 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=78#comment-544 [...] I would actually only recommend the latter. If you liked this, you  might also like: Ha Jin’s Waiting and A Good Fall Alan Brennert’s Honolulu Yoshiko Uchida’s Picture Bride « [...] [...] I would actually only recommend the latter. If you liked this, you  might also like: Ha Jin’s Waiting and A Good Fall Alan Brennert’s Honolulu Yoshiko Uchida’s Picture Bride « [...]

]]> Comment on Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Review: Shanghai Girls » Shelf Life Book Reviews http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=321&cpage=1#comment-543 Review: Shanghai Girls » Shelf Life Book Reviews Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:16:35 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=321#comment-543 [...] works: Although I’ve read both Peony in Love and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan I would actually only recommend the latter. If you liked this, you  might also like: Ha Jin’s [...] [...] works: Although I’ve read both Peony in Love and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan I would actually only recommend the latter. If you liked this, you  might also like: Ha Jin’s [...]

]]> Comment on Review: The Girl with the Glass Feet by Ashley http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=496&cpage=1#comment-540 Ashley Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:51:25 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=496#comment-540 The "magical" quality is very, very subdued. This is not a Disney production by any means. The comparison to The Time Traveler's Wife is good because it had that same sort of "realism" that let you believe in Henry's illness instantly, even though your rational mind KNEW it was impossible. Same thing here, and with the same touch of great prose. The “magical” quality is very, very subdued. This is not a Disney production by any means. The comparison to The Time Traveler’s Wife is good because it had that same sort of “realism” that let you believe in Henry’s illness instantly, even though your rational mind KNEW it was impossible. Same thing here, and with the same touch of great prose.

]]> Comment on Review: The Girl with the Glass Feet by Pam http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=496&cpage=1#comment-539 Pam Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:05:15 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=496#comment-539 I haven't heard of this one. It sounds intriguing, but I usually don't enjoy books with a "magical" quality to them. Though I did love The Time Traveler's Wife. Something to consider. I haven’t heard of this one. It sounds intriguing, but I usually don’t enjoy books with a “magical” quality to them. Though I did love The Time Traveler’s Wife. Something to consider.

]]> Comment on Exclusive Interview with Alan Brennert by Pam http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=232&cpage=1#comment-537 Pam Fri, 28 May 2010 11:53:08 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=232#comment-537 Great interview! I loved how he described using words that were actually in use during the time period of the story. That must be incredibly hard. How do you even know which words to research? That really struck me. Great interview! I loved how he described using words that were actually in use during the time period of the story. That must be incredibly hard. How do you even know which words to research? That really struck me.

]]> Comment on Fanfiction: A Mini Rant by Ashley http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=466&cpage=1#comment-534 Ashley Tue, 25 May 2010 18:33:04 +0000 http://www.shelflifereviews.com/?p=466#comment-534 Touche my friend. I can't say that I'm going to instantly forgive the revisionists out there, but I do begrudingly grant that they are bringing Austen et all out of the forgotten/books-are-boring realm. I can be glad that others are prefering Austen over TV, with or without zombies. I have to say, though, that I have less faith than you do that the masses will not forget Austen. Unfortunately I've seen and heard too many ridiculously stupid things from the mouths of the so-called educated American youth that I have ceased to believe there are just some things that they cannot forget or not learn. Touche my friend. I can’t say that I’m going to instantly forgive the revisionists out there, but I do begrudingly grant that they are bringing Austen et all out of the forgotten/books-are-boring realm. I can be glad that others are prefering Austen over TV, with or without zombies.

I have to say, though, that I have less faith than you do that the masses will not forget Austen. Unfortunately I’ve seen and heard too many ridiculously stupid things from the mouths of the so-called educated American youth that I have ceased to believe there are just some things that they cannot forget or not learn.

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