tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post3140032898643080032..comments2023-03-10T12:38:54.612+01:00Comments on Beth in France: Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-83565804458295075092009-01-06T22:28:00.000+01:002009-01-06T22:28:00.000+01:00I guess I should have known to ask you first, Babs...I guess I should have known to ask you first, Babs. You have read/heard just about everything. I am SO mad that I wasted my money on the thing!!!<BR/><BR/>But hey- at least I have probably saved two very lovely people from getting bushwhacked by the wretched novel.<BR/><BR/>I've officially given up on trying to read it. I'm back to reading back issues of New Scientist (until my next Funny Times shows up!)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-88397141308866001412009-01-06T19:54:00.000+01:002009-01-06T19:54:00.000+01:00Is the degu going to speak Spanish, French, or Eng...Is the degu going to speak Spanish, French, or English--or all three?<BR/><BR/>The movie sounds like it was absolutely the best way to start a brand new year. I love movie "events" and the audience sounds like it was very enthusiastic! Congratulations on not having had the experience snatched away from you by a heartless electronic ticketing system--portends very well for the rest of 2009.<BR/><BR/>I do hope that you get a better book soon, my dear. Oatmeal with shards of glass sounds dreadful...La Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-38851080876880363082009-01-06T18:42:00.000+01:002009-01-06T18:42:00.000+01:00I don't even know where to start commenting...glad...I don't even know where to start commenting...glad New Years was great...you didn't sound enthusiastic so it is great that it worked out. Semi-autistic *snort*....and I will NEVER read that book. Oatmeal with shards of glass in it. Horrible.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-70630823194680573172009-01-06T16:32:00.000+01:002009-01-06T16:32:00.000+01:00My review of "Never Let Me Go" - written in 2005:N...My review of "Never Let Me Go" - written in 2005:<BR/><BR/>NO: This is a lovely little book, beautifully read, but merely as the tender reminiscences of an English schoolgirl. There is a modicum of deft sci-fi here, but so glibly delivered that honestly, who cares? Any practiced reader has already dealt with the issues of humanity, individuality and self-awareness in Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" and even "I, Robot", both of which handled the issue with greater dexterity and insight than Ishiguro is able to muster. The concept of this alternate society is explained early on, and once one has accepted it, the surprises are over. I purchased this audiobook on the recommendation of another person who said, "don't read anything about it first" and I didn't. It was my first Ishiguro, and I won't give up on him entirely, but I will be very cautious in the future.<BR/>8 of 13 people found this review Helpful.<BR/><BR/>See, BurkinaMom? ASK FIRST!Momma Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503538950732048064noreply@blogger.com