tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post8707005715079901886..comments2023-10-06T08:10:05.853-04:00Comments on Necromancy Never Pays: A Merry HeartJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-82355744823852271752009-10-02T10:32:04.217-04:002009-10-02T10:32:04.217-04:00The only real solid points of understanding I have...The only real solid points of understanding I have about the Amish is that they are very attractive to hotties like Harrison Ford and also they have an aversion to buttons.<br /><br />I don't think I need to know more, so I shant be getting the infomercial-in-book-form.<br /><br />Great review! I pity you the read, however.Medusaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245177292191521012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-63914981925648666822009-10-01T22:16:49.420-04:002009-10-01T22:16:49.420-04:00Seventeen comments??!Seventeen comments??!lemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767103318863906140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-82905523803313282542009-09-30T12:03:19.839-04:002009-09-30T12:03:19.839-04:00Lori, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Readersguide,...Lori, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />Readersguide, I can only like orb spiders from afar. I hate it when they turn the part of my deck I need to walk through to get to the rabbit hutch into a tunnel of horror.<br />Freshhell, I need to adopt more of your attitude; I could do less and be fine.<br />Karen and Andrew, glad you enjoyed it. It's my own personal "good parts version"!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-66858345531420523692009-09-30T11:54:55.676-04:002009-09-30T11:54:55.676-04:00Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this sen...Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this sentence: "The cat meowed as if in agreement and promptly fell asleep." I'm going to try to work that one into some of my own work.Andrew Santellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643989707527823889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-18393189397097936672009-09-29T11:13:37.667-04:002009-09-29T11:13:37.667-04:00I hope you enjoyed a few laughs at its absurdity, ...I hope you enjoyed a few laughs at its absurdity, even if it was unintentional absurdity. I certainly enjoyed reading your commentary!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231614892716223391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-28425782967686312262009-09-28T16:41:25.330-04:002009-09-28T16:41:25.330-04:00I don't even give them 100 pages - 35-50 max. ...I don't even give them 100 pages - 35-50 max. Since I don't *have* to read a book for class anymore, I don't feel compelled to read something that just isn't doing it for me. Even if it's a classic. Though, most of the ones I've given up on lately don't fall into that category.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-73840432346519822662009-09-28T16:22:48.448-04:002009-09-28T16:22:48.448-04:00Oh, this sounds amazingly dreadful!
Also, everywh...Oh, this sounds amazingly dreadful!<br /><br />Also, everywhere here is full of those spiders, too. I try to like them, I do, but I think I have walked into a few too many of their webs to really like them. Some people think they are pretty . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-82269058808305931922009-09-28T15:31:42.382-04:002009-09-28T15:31:42.382-04:00What a wonderful choice for a Critical Monkey book...What a wonderful choice for a Critical Monkey book! <br />Several years ago at an education conference I was giving a couple presentations at I stumbled into a conversation with a couple of women who were going to do a whole unit study on the Amish way of life based on books like the one you reviewed. They had already done one on pioneers on the plains based on another similar series of fiction books. Neither series were based on hard, factual information or research. It was a pretty surreal moment since as a speaker that day I didn't want to be contrary or combative.Lori Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575196285923366103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-34713333882539171222009-09-28T12:42:27.536-04:002009-09-28T12:42:27.536-04:00Freshhell, I do give up on a book if it doesn'...Freshhell, I do give up on a book if it doesn't hold my attention the way you describe. Sometimes I try again later if I think it's a good book (I finally read Woolf's To the Lighthouse at the pool one day, and intend to go back to Chabon's Kavalier and Clay sometime). Usually I give a book about a hundred pages.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-82104607367967006642009-09-28T12:35:12.095-04:002009-09-28T12:35:12.095-04:00I recently stumbled upon this odd genre - maybe th...I recently stumbled upon this odd genre - maybe through scrolling thru books on Paperback Swap, I dunno - but nothing would make me pick one up and read it.<br /><br />I rarely give up on a book but recently I've given up on a couple. They simply didn't give me enough to care about how it ended. If it doesn't hold my attention, if I can't remember what I read before when I pick it up, when I have no idea what I'm even reading, I close it and move on. I used to hate to give up on books but now I've decided life is too short to give a bad book my attention. I find something more interesting to read.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-72781702348497046012009-09-28T12:12:58.080-04:002009-09-28T12:12:58.080-04:00Joe, yes, I'd have to say that's what the ...Joe, yes, I'd have to say that's what the sentence says. I believe that you'd be making a mistake, though, if you assume that it's what the sentence is supposed to mean.<br /><br />On the other hand, I do criticize my students sometimes for believing they know "what the author means" without doing any research to find the range of possibilities.<br /><br />Let me put it another way. Sadly, Callie is not a focus of the novel.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-34730214734488319902009-09-28T11:41:08.790-04:002009-09-28T11:41:08.790-04:00But I totally want to read a book about Callie, th...But I totally want to read a book about Callie, the cat who knows how to "carefully search for the right man to love." I mean - that is what the sentence says, right?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385463369182392891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-28761506423806727872009-09-28T11:35:29.845-04:002009-09-28T11:35:29.845-04:00Witchcat, Brunstetter isn't actually Amish. S...Witchcat, Brunstetter isn't actually Amish. So she can't use that as an excuse.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-33862065465595215442009-09-28T11:34:20.595-04:002009-09-28T11:34:20.595-04:00Lemming, "quiet popular" how appropriate...Lemming, "quiet popular" how appropriate! Seriously, I imagine the Amish feel about them a little like they do about tours of Amish country. And I feel about those tours kind of like I did as a child about going to the zoo... Who says it's okay to stare at someone's daily life? I think at least some of the romance would be gone if tourists (both literary and actual) could sit in a waiting room with the Amish in winter, or drive around them in their buggies on the way to run errands or find soccer fields.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-27201458616687768852009-09-28T11:33:43.457-04:002009-09-28T11:33:43.457-04:00I wonder whether the stilted prose and lackluster ...I wonder whether the stilted prose and lackluster romance might stem from the Amish not reading our more lurid "romances." They appear to lack the vocabulary, not the experiences.MiL-lyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879320327956504431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-39230503361159158362009-09-28T11:13:16.953-04:002009-09-28T11:13:16.953-04:00Apparently this is a niche which is growing rapidl...Apparently this is a niche which is growing rapidly. The NYT had an article about it a few days after Labor Day. The Amish community have mixed feelings about them, but they're quiet popular.lemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767103318863906140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-6381887893978973032009-09-28T11:03:33.405-04:002009-09-28T11:03:33.405-04:00It does seem to be an odd niche. Perhaps some publ...It does seem to be an odd niche. Perhaps some publisher did a market research study that showed women in a certain age demographic are yearning for the simple life. Or maybe people are just stupid. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-77821518912180537762009-09-28T10:34:36.901-04:002009-09-28T10:34:36.901-04:00Lass, I don't really understand the attraction...Lass, I don't really understand the attraction of the Amish romance novel. Jodi Picoult even threw her hat into this ring once, although she upped the ante by having her lovely Amish lass deliver and abandon a baby without anyone ever knowing she'd been pregnant. Maybe it was the success of the movie Witness?Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-85122293570071834962009-09-28T10:09:20.331-04:002009-09-28T10:09:20.331-04:00HA! A few years ago, I happened upon a display of...HA! A few years ago, I happened upon a display of Amish romance novels in our neigborhood Target and spent a jolly few minutes laughing at the covers and blurbs. I'm glad to know that the actual contents of these books lives up to what I expected was contained within the amusing covers - badly-written Harlequin-esque prose.http://thelass.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com