tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.comments2024-02-13T02:30:15.796+11:00Minerva ReadsSue Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-67057307066940605462024-02-13T02:30:15.796+11:002024-02-13T02:30:15.796+11:00I have not read this story ( "Isobel on her w...I have not read this story ( "Isobel on her way to the corner shop" )myself but I think it would be a great read in the classroom. Students can empathize for the main character.Sydneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-66736474862083373512023-06-13T02:41:59.390+10:002023-06-13T02:41:59.390+10:00I would love if someone could please explain the n...I would love if someone could please explain the narrator's meditation on cleavage and how it's satire. I really just don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-61189792614423093342022-03-05T12:59:39.633+11:002022-03-05T12:59:39.633+11:00Casino Bonus Code & Review: $300 Welcome Bonus...Casino Bonus Code & Review: $300 Welcome Bonus at - DRMCD<br />Best Casino Bonus Codes For Michigan Residents · $300 Match Bonus + $300 Deposit Match Bonus · 100% First <a href="https://www.jtmhub.com/%eb%ac%b8%ea%b2%bd%ec%b5%9c%eb%8c%80%ea%b7%9c%eb%aa%a8%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80.html" rel="nofollow">문경 출장마사지</a> Deposit <a href="https://drmcd.com/%ea%b2%bd%ec%82%b0%ec%97%90-%eb%8c%80%ed%95%9c-%ec%9a%b0%ec%88%98%ed%95%9c%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80%eb%a6%ac%eb%b7%b0.html" rel="nofollow">경산 출장마사지</a> Match up to <a href="https://drmcd.com/%ed%86%b5%ec%98%81%ea%b0%80%ec%9e%a5-%ec%9d%b8%ea%b8%b0-%ec%9e%88%eb%8a%94%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80%ea%b0%80%ea%b2%8c.html" rel="nofollow">통영 출장샵</a> $10 <a href="https://drmcd.com/%ec%84%b1%eb%82%a8%ec%97%90-%eb%8c%80%ed%95%9c-%ec%9a%b0%ec%88%98%ed%95%9c%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%ec%83%b5%eb%a6%ac%eb%b7%b0.html" rel="nofollow">성남 출장샵</a> · 100% Deposit Match up Rating: 4.5 · Review by Dr <a href="https://www.mapyro.com/%ea%b4%91%ec%96%91%ec%b5%9c%eb%8c%80%ea%b7%9c%eb%aa%a8%ec%b6%9c%ec%9e%a5%eb%a7%88%ec%82%ac%ec%a7%80.html" rel="nofollow">광양 출장안마</a>naevejacquetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221690037262739824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-19215244637344246012021-12-03T22:16:10.306+11:002021-12-03T22:16:10.306+11:00Oh, yes, they were all fantastic. I always have to...Oh, yes, they were all fantastic. I always have to laugh when I see Geraldine McEwan because she plays such a nice old lady as Miss Marple and here she is absolutely the opposite.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-73444317144111760052021-12-03T14:32:24.379+11:002021-12-03T14:32:24.379+11:00Thanks Marianne. Yes, Alan Rickman made an endurin...Thanks Marianne. Yes, Alan Rickman made an enduring impression on me at the time, and so did Geraldine McEwan and Susan Hampshire. It was a pleasure to read one of my favourite authors with the group.Sue Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424012386814108555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-85832882706353991402021-11-30T14:57:50.780+11:002021-11-30T14:57:50.780+11:00Thanks Marie ... will put it in the list.Thanks Marie ... will put it in the list.Sue Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-60064170344919277402021-11-30T14:57:23.528+11:002021-11-30T14:57:23.528+11:00Thanks Deb ... I'd love to read Potok, and am ...Thanks Deb ... I'd love to read Potok, and am going to really encourage Von Arnim as I've read several of hers but not this one, either.Sue Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-67582939957777871452021-11-23T08:09:45.507+11:002021-11-23T08:09:45.507+11:00Would also highly recommend Still Life by Sarah Wi...Would also highly recommend Still Life by Sarah Winman. Set bten Florence and London's East End from WW11 thru to the 80s a beautifully told tale of friendship making family. And lots of yummy Italianness for those pining. Marie from BrouleeMarie Zuvichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714473194075524622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-87412596508534672042021-11-23T00:13:34.428+11:002021-11-23T00:13:34.428+11:00Chaim Potok is a writer that I think does not get ...Chaim Potok is a writer that I think does not get enough press. I hope you will read The Chosen or Asher Lev. <br /><br />I also recommend Elizabeth von Arnim, though I haven't read Vera.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-77630073197042633042021-10-29T20:38:12.206+11:002021-10-29T20:38:12.206+11:00I hope you see you first impressions in there Sue!...I hope you see you first impressions in there Sue!<br /><br />Such a shame you missed it.Sue Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-48226185044129452152021-10-27T17:09:41.163+11:002021-10-27T17:09:41.163+11:00Well except that I missed the yummy looking picnic...Well except that I missed the yummy looking picnic :(Sue Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424012386814108555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-13543510100574191642021-10-27T17:05:27.762+11:002021-10-27T17:05:27.762+11:00Sorry I missed this discussion, but so many of the...Sorry I missed this discussion, but so many of the first impressions align with my own thoughts about the book that I almost feel as though I was there after all!Sue Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424012386814108555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-47692311459536541152021-04-06T21:39:15.299+10:002021-04-06T21:39:15.299+10:00What a great description. I read Barchester Towers...What a great description. I read <a href="https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/trollope-anthony-barchester-chronicles.html" rel="nofollow">Barchester Towers</a> with my first book club more than twenty years ago. However, I chose to read "The Warden" first and that was a good decision.<br /><br />Anyway, I carried on and read all the Barchester novels, yes, all six of them. Enjoyed every one of them. And I even love the tv series of the two first novels (I usually don't like it that much to watch a film or a tv series of a book I read), such a great cast. Alan Rickman as a young priest, hilarious!<br /><br />Thanks for this review, very interesting.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-39398266836772727122020-04-10T11:20:46.175+10:002020-04-10T11:20:46.175+10:00Thanks Sylvia for this. You've done a good job...Thanks Sylvia for this. You've done a good job of shaping our WhatsApp discussion into something coherent. It was a good discussion.Whispering Gumshttps://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-34196463601297295242020-03-23T22:22:20.539+11:002020-03-23T22:22:20.539+11:00Loan Opportunity Offered By Mr, Benjamin That Save...Loan Opportunity Offered By Mr, Benjamin That Save My Family From Financial Bondage {lfdsloans@lemeridianfds.com}<br /><br />Hello Everyone, I am Putri Adiratnaa single mom from Jakarta, I would like to share this great testimony on how I got a loan from Mr, Benjamin, when we were driven out of our home when I couldn't pay my bills anymore, After being scammed by various companies online and denied a loan from my bank and some other credit union I visited. My children were taken by the foster care, I was all alone in the street. The day i shamefully walked into an old school mate who introduced me to Daisy Maureen. 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Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592905902036977010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-16567024878486719692019-04-25T17:22:16.064+10:002019-04-25T17:22:16.064+10:00Thanks for sharing such a amazing section of the c...Thanks for sharing such a amazing section of the content, please keep sharing such a helpful blog in future consistently.<br />Find perfect <b><a href="https://thenannysolutions.com.au/nannies-queensland/" rel="nofollow">Nannies in Queensland</a></b><br /><br />Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498684667376613825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-45085126981990169352019-04-11T21:59:34.569+10:002019-04-11T21:59:34.569+10:00The above comment was by me but the system went aw...The above comment was by me but the system went awol when I tried to enter my name!Whispering Gumshttps://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-81069340218132610002019-04-11T21:57:07.917+10:002019-04-11T21:57:07.917+10:00Thanks Sylvia for this write-up of a complex novel...Thanks Sylvia for this write-up of a complex novel and discussion.<br /><br />Interesting question about Lila's reaction to Jack. I think she is an empathetic person, and saw that he presented a challenge to her husband. Maybe she was wise enough to see that he needed this challenge (and to resolve it) but also that Jack needed something from him. Also, of course, he provided a young active role model for their son and his friend Tobias. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613847456825930531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-12918584365589498702018-12-14T07:30:53.160+11:002018-12-14T07:30:53.160+11:00Hi Sue, thanks for summarising our year of reading...Hi Sue, thanks for summarising our year of reading. The variety of books was great, all thought provoking, and some marvellous writing. I’ve copied my cruising group on the site as we discovered quite a few of us were in or had been in reading groups. And were all curious about what each other read!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366736174044484040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-49307042488851802122018-11-07T19:40:43.301+11:002018-11-07T19:40:43.301+11:00Wow Sylvia - you must have been writing at 100mph!...Wow Sylvia - you must have been writing at 100mph! This is a wonderfully comprehensive report of our discussion. I can't think of anything to add. Thanks.Sue Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-36744829075989334432018-10-26T22:53:57.678+11:002018-10-26T22:53:57.678+11:00Sorry I missed this Kate ... I should have been no...Sorry I missed this Kate ... I should have been notified by Blogger but I don't think I was.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments. We missed you at the meeting.<br /><br />We talked a little about the ending and how it pushed credulity somewhat, but we also know that Laguna wanted some hope at the end. I guess a little bit of dreaming, even in a realistic novel is not unacceptable. But this may be why it hasn't got as many award listings as we might have expected?Whispering Gumshttp://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-82666558836062766342018-10-01T05:16:04.973+10:002018-10-01T05:16:04.973+10:00Hi all, thanks for the blog. I too found this book...Hi all, thanks for the blog. I too found this book incredibly engaging, and really found Justine a very empathic character. The descriptions Laguba puts in her voice are very evocative. Her friendship with a Michael was lovely. The descriptions of Ray and Dad very good contrast. And I loved the chooks!<br />I have not read the reviews, and although the ending was very emotional and satisfying, I agree it’s a bit contrived and melodramatic. Justine moves from her position of powerless to powerful so completely, it feels like an idealised statement about women taking control of their lives, particularly with the lesbian couple providing her with refuge. And taking care of a child at age 14 is not going to necessarily provide Justine with a way forward.<br />However having said that, I found it a very engaging read, and a fabulous voice to experience pretty tough living.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366736174044484040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-38588748650026191422018-08-07T17:45:40.278+10:002018-08-07T17:45:40.278+10:00Thanks for commenting. Unfortunately I missed this...Thanks for commenting. Unfortunately I missed this meeting. As you can see our group was uncertain about the ending too, but I think most were positive about the book. I must try to read it.Sue Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128625746717614768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1500590946775347522.post-74089423047451907812018-08-04T22:42:31.063+10:002018-08-04T22:42:31.063+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03996508323333423335noreply@blogger.com