tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.comments2012-06-25T09:31:22.403+01:00Paperback PlacesSheila @ PaperbackPlaceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192766278868825553noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-53323396433229145122009-12-13T19:43:02.190+00:002009-12-13T19:43:02.190+00:00I really did enjoy it, so I hope you do too.I really did enjoy it, so I hope you do too.Sheila @ Paperback Placesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-43275679434354709082009-12-13T18:41:12.168+00:002009-12-13T18:41:12.168+00:00I've added this to my to-read list! I'm t...I've added this to my to-read list! I'm trying to move away from my usual type of bok and this might be a good start!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-85929479909561931682009-04-28T01:36:00.000+01:002009-04-28T01:36:00.000+01:00I enjoyed it too, didn't know the author had died,...I enjoyed it too, didn't know the author had died, sad...soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-45600900918523122722009-04-27T09:16:00.000+01:002009-04-27T09:16:00.000+01:00Oh! I actually know about him then... it is all ri...Oh! I actually know about him then... it is all ringing bells. I must definitely add this to my to-read list.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-4906594924724986582009-04-26T22:57:00.000+01:002009-04-26T22:57:00.000+01:00It's part one of a three part series, so I'm looki...It's part one of a three part series, so I'm looking forward to the next. Tragically the author died from a heart attack in 2004, aged 50Sheila @ Paperback Placesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-56670526791605066382009-04-26T15:36:00.000+01:002009-04-26T15:36:00.000+01:00Oh what a coincidence - I saw someone readng that ...Oh what a coincidence - I saw someone readng that on the train this week and wondered what it was about.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-90206676986355605182009-04-19T17:12:00.000+01:002009-04-19T17:12:00.000+01:00I'm not much of a book reader, guesss when others ...I'm not much of a book reader, guesss when others are reading I'm either on the net blogging or knitting or crocheting.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your kind words, I do hope you'll come again.<br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-32180229175174950192009-03-20T16:55:00.000+00:002009-03-20T16:55:00.000+00:00Thank you! I must indeed get back to this.Thank you! I must indeed get back to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-80214497620784138732009-03-20T16:54:00.000+00:002009-03-20T16:54:00.000+00:00I'm very happy for you to add a link. You remind ...I'm very happy for you to add a link. You remind me that I should get back to adding more reviews, thank you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-2576831208946011622009-03-20T14:48:00.000+00:002009-03-20T14:48:00.000+00:00I hope you don't mind that I used your review of D...I hope you don't mind that I used your review of Driving over Lemons on my new Travel Books page (http://journeysandadventures.today.com/travel-books/) under the Spain link. I'll probably be adding a link to Thousand Splendid Suns, too.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had time to look through the rest of your reviews--if you have more you'd like to include, please let me know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-62753726134000978552009-03-17T12:33:00.000+00:002009-03-17T12:33:00.000+00:00Those books seems interesting because the auhor wr...Those books seems interesting because the auhor writes he saw, think.<BR/><BR/>Nice blog so keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-40710042944843723352009-01-31T15:51:00.000+00:002009-01-31T15:51:00.000+00:00I've heard a lot of good things about this book. ...I've heard a lot of good things about this book. Haven't read it yet...storybeaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401051545867204851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-68952201889580078462009-01-29T16:33:00.000+00:002009-01-29T16:33:00.000+00:00Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the book. I perha...Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the book. I perhaps over-stated my reservations, which didn't really surface until I had to write this review, and the examination threw up points I hadn't considered before. I would happily read more books by Khaled Hosseini. I read The Kite Runner quite a while ago but found it less engaging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-45042038282181014352009-01-25T18:49:00.000+00:002009-01-25T18:49:00.000+00:00Your thoughts on this book were interesting as I e...Your thoughts on this book were interesting as I enjoyed this book very much. It is, however, very intense and can be emotionally draining as I found myself connecting to the characters and their experiences, somewhat different from your reaction. He is certainly a talented writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-19373783984783616972009-01-24T14:18:00.000+00:002009-01-24T14:18:00.000+00:00Familiar book cover photo! Read about learning to ...Familiar book cover photo! Read about learning to photograph by studying the angles and lighting of this painted work on digitalphotographyschool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-8034280043241122172009-01-19T14:16:00.000+00:002009-01-19T14:16:00.000+00:00Great review! I'll be stopping by Amazon next to ...Great review! I'll be stopping by Amazon next to look for this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-51686382377812959572009-01-16T05:24:00.000+00:002009-01-16T05:24:00.000+00:00This is such an impressive idea -- blogging about ...This is such an impressive idea -- blogging about books that have transported you to some other place. I remember when I was a schoolgrader and I began to enjoy reading, the one thing that stuck in my mind after every book was the experience of having visited a far-away place. My world became bigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-54005403325854033292009-01-15T15:16:00.000+00:002009-01-15T15:16:00.000+00:00This has been on my shelf for years! Maybe I'll ...This has been on my shelf for years! Maybe I'll get to reading it after Dune. Thanks for the review :)Deanna Lackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480571317311122702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-33655688915178275522009-01-13T22:33:00.000+00:002009-01-13T22:33:00.000+00:00Yes, I would recommend giving it a try, both of yo...Yes, I would recommend giving it a try, both of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-72475525150439258382009-01-13T22:32:00.000+00:002009-01-13T22:32:00.000+00:00It is amazing, isn't it? I thought it was going t...It is amazing, isn't it? I thought it was going to be "difficult, but no. Like you, I couldn't put it down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-75857710910227216652009-01-13T00:57:00.000+00:002009-01-13T00:57:00.000+00:00I read this book in my college World Geography cou...I read this book in my college World Geography course. It is a truly amazing book - once I started reading it, I wasn't able to put it down. (Even though I had a Chemistry test the next day!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-39171019876898916332009-01-12T02:08:00.000+00:002009-01-12T02:08:00.000+00:00dropped! =Dthe book seems interesting..i haven't r...dropped! =D<BR/><BR/>the book seems interesting..i haven't read this though..i'll check if i can find a copy of this book here in our local bookstores.<BR/><BR/>tc!complicated girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028742168222424003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-81114865555408300332009-01-12T02:04:00.000+00:002009-01-12T02:04:00.000+00:00nice blog....i should surely read this book...afte...nice blog....i should surely read this book...after seeing ur postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-43086654789348157442009-01-04T19:36:00.000+00:002009-01-04T19:36:00.000+00:00@Catherine, I suspect we're in the minority though...@Catherine, I suspect we're in the minority though.<BR/><BR/>@Small World, thanks for the recommendation. I will look for it, because I thought I had a copy. But I may be thinking of The Virgin Blue which I read a while ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913929167142685877.post-67047425061083229992009-01-04T03:11:00.000+00:002009-01-04T03:11:00.000+00:00You might enjoy reading Girl in Hyacinth Blue afte...You might enjoy reading Girl in Hyacinth Blue after reading this one. Here is my review:<BR/>http://smallworldreads.blogspot.com/2008/10/book-review-girl-in-hyacinth-blue.htmlSarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.com