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I wasn’t expecting to love this book as much as I did. I’m not fond of Westerns and I’ve never been big on horse stories. But I do love me some strong women characters, and this book is full of them. Plus, the story held my interest throughout and the writing is superb. I’ve read two other Molly Gloss books: Wild Life and Jump-Off Creek (both also with strong women characters). This is my favorite.
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This is an unforgettable book - one of my all-time favorites. Well researched, fantastic character development, fascinating plot. Eugenides' writing is stellar.
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This is an unforgettable book - one of my all-time favorites. Well researched, fantastic character development, fascinating plot. Eugenides' writing is stellar.
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I wanted to love this nonfiction book. A couple of my book buddies raved about it. The writing was good. The story was interesting - Fiennes, a Brit, becomes fascinated by snow geese and follows them on their migration from Texas to the northern wilds of Canada.
This read more like a novel - which, for this book, did not work for me. Fiennes seemed almost obsessed with the clothes of the people he encountered on his journey - lengthy descriptions of shirts and sweatshirts and hats and coats, which for the most part added nothing to the story.
He either has a knack for meeting unusual people or he embellished some of the characters. Everyone was folksy and funny and memorable.
I would rather have read more about the geese and less about the travels and the traveling companions. I'd be interested to read his book of fiction.
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Wow, I love this genre! This is an outstanding book, the illustrations are brilliant in the moods and information they convey. The story is sad; David's childhood was full of trauma and family secrets. The ending, obviously, came out OK since he's an award winning illustrator-author. Highly recommended.
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The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
teelgee, January 26, 2010
I wasn’t expecting to love this book as much as I did. I’m not fond of Westerns and I’ve never been big on horse stories. But I do love me some strong women characters, and this book is full of them. Plus, the story held my interest throughout and the writing is superb. I’ve read two other Molly Gloss books: Wild Life and Jump-Off Creek (both also with strong women characters). This is my favorite.(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
teelgee, January 21, 2010
This is an unforgettable book - one of my all-time favorites. Well researched, fantastic character development, fascinating plot. Eugenides' writing is stellar.(5 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
teelgee, January 21, 2010
This is an unforgettable book - one of my all-time favorites. Well researched, fantastic character development, fascinating plot. Eugenides' writing is stellar.(2 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
The Snow Geese: A Story of Home by William Fiennes
teelgee, October 30, 2009
I wanted to love this nonfiction book. A couple of my book buddies raved about it. The writing was good. The story was interesting - Fiennes, a Brit, becomes fascinated by snow geese and follows them on their migration from Texas to the northern wilds of Canada.This read more like a novel - which, for this book, did not work for me. Fiennes seemed almost obsessed with the clothes of the people he encountered on his journey - lengthy descriptions of shirts and sweatshirts and hats and coats, which for the most part added nothing to the story.
He either has a knack for meeting unusual people or he embellished some of the characters. Everyone was folksy and funny and memorable.
I would rather have read more about the geese and less about the travels and the traveling companions. I'd be interested to read his book of fiction.
(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
Stitches by David Small
teelgee, October 30, 2009
Wow, I love this genre! This is an outstanding book, the illustrations are brilliant in the moods and information they convey. The story is sad; David's childhood was full of trauma and family secrets. The ending, obviously, came out OK since he's an award winning illustrator-author. Highly recommended.(2 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
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