tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post116259175900014529..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: THIRD DAY BLOGS HALF OF A YELLOW SUNPatry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-36222841544631366342007-03-30T14:04:00.000-07:002007-03-30T14:04:00.000-07:00Despite the war, the characters are ALIVE. Is dis...Despite the war, the characters are ALIVE. Is disaster what it takes to wake us from our comfortable reverie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1163239786324038822006-11-11T02:09:00.000-08:002006-11-11T02:09:00.000-08:00I finally got my review up on my site. It was so t...I finally got my review up on my site. It was so tempting to read what others had said before I wrote mine, but I avoided the temptation. <BR/><BR/>I also loved Ugwu - I think he was my favourite character, but I identified with Richard and his frustration that however long he lived in the country, he would never belong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162789161443457052006-11-05T20:59:00.000-08:002006-11-05T20:59:00.000-08:00That was the best part for me--seeing all the vari...That was the best part for me--seeing all the variety in the reviews. Thanks for your enthusiasm, Colleen!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162785839699101092006-11-05T20:03:00.000-08:002006-11-05T20:03:00.000-08:00I've read all the book review posts, I think. I ju...I've read all the book review posts, I think. I just love the variety of styles and perspectives they were done from!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162748694976604692006-11-05T09:44:00.000-08:002006-11-05T09:44:00.000-08:00darlene: I'm SO excited that you want to become a ...darlene: I'm SO excited that you want to become a part of Third Day! And if you do read Yellow Sun, I would love to read/hear what you think of it any day of the month.<BR/><BR/>anil: Have you read it??<BR/><BR/>ascender: Encouragement from real artists means a lot! Thank you--Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162739385777386632006-11-05T07:09:00.000-08:002006-11-05T07:09:00.000-08:00so glad you are continuing with your art efforts!so glad you are continuing with your art efforts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162729462993923752006-11-05T04:24:00.000-08:002006-11-05T04:24:00.000-08:00HAlf of a Yello Sun . . . hmmmm.HAlf of a Yello Sun . . . hmmmm.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162720244377132992006-11-05T01:50:00.000-08:002006-11-05T01:50:00.000-08:00I must confess...I did not read your post...you gu...I must confess...I did not read your post...you guys all have me jazzed about reading it now that I don't want to spoil anything.<BR/><BR/>Besides, I have some catching up to do, your book club sounds great! I'll be signing up soon!<BR/><BR/>xx darleneDarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06081653211179263967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162711587072421722006-11-04T23:26:00.000-08:002006-11-04T23:26:00.000-08:00tinker: Thanks for the encouraging words. You know...tinker: Thanks for the encouraging words. You know, I hadn't thought connected the chili peppers to Ugwu's soup, but of course they are. The subconscious mind knows so much more than we do...Good luck with Nano. I'll be checking in to see how you're doing.<BR/><BR/>sara: I never noticed it, but I think you may be right about my daughter. The disappearing great-grandmother may have her own way to assert her identity even now.<BR/><BR/>kathryn: I've been having so much fun playing. Today we had a family party and I set up an art table so everyone could from seven to seventy could share in the experience of MakeArtEveryDay. More on that tomorrow...<BR/><BR/>Marilyn: You are so fluid with language; I absolutely do not believe you couldn't write a fabulous book review. But I know what you mean; sometimes I just want to sit and BE with a book.<BR/><BR/>gerry: Sorry about the name. I DO know how you spell it, but I've had a house full of company this weekend and have been forced to have my blogging fun in the middle of the night. Must have been half asleep.<BR/><BR/>colleen: I love that you wrote a review of thinking about the book!<BR/><BR/>k: I like that she gave us no neat or pat ending. The story continued after the book was closed--even though we could no longer peer through the windows and see how things turned out.<BR/><BR/>tarakuanyin: I think I was the only one in serious violation. I read about four reviews before putting up my own--which actually made the task harder because they were all so interesting.<BR/><BR/>r: You would love this book.<BR/><BR/>laini: yay! Now I only hope I can comment...<BR/><BR/>paris parfait: How wonderful that you had already chosen Winter's Bone on your own. Thank you for offering to host the next book club. That would be wonderful!<BR/><BR/><BR/>R.A.: The novel opens this way: "Ree Dolly stood at break of day on her cold front steps and smelled flurries..." Sounds like perfect winter reading by the propane fire, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>steve: I think we needed a historical perspective.<BR/><BR/>tammy: Ah, I'm sensing a kindred spirit here! Can I offer you a brownie?<BR/><BR/>amishlaw: Thank you, and everyone for making the first month of the book club so successful. I've loved seeing those of you who may not have connected in the past getting to know one another through Half of a Yellow Sun.<BR/><BR/>Time now 2:07 a.m. and the silence is feeling SO sweet I hate to go to bed and miss out on it. I also hate to go to bed without reading all the reviews I've missed. But we have a full family day tomorrow so I think I'm going to put up the links and wait until tomorrow to catch up.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162703820039213402006-11-04T21:17:00.000-08:002006-11-04T21:17:00.000-08:00Thanks, Patry, for starting the Third Day Book Clu...Thanks, Patry, for starting the Third Day Book Club, for picking a good book to get us started and for a great review. I agree with your comment that what made this book great was that it caused us to think deeply about what it means to be human.Crockheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410758631825372736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162688788131332572006-11-04T17:06:00.000-08:002006-11-04T17:06:00.000-08:00what, everyone doesn't eat dessert before dinner?what, everyone doesn't eat dessert before dinner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162683711741747772006-11-04T15:41:00.000-08:002006-11-04T15:41:00.000-08:00Laini, for some reason Blogger (grrr) won't let me...Laini, for some reason Blogger (grrr) won't let me leave comments on your blog, so I figured I'd touch base over here at Patry's. I didn't think she'd mind. :) First of all, I can write books AND waggle my ears! How cool is that? Second, I loved your review (I've loved all of them so far; what a bunch of original minds you've gathered, Patry!) and agree it must be a tricky balancing act writers of war (and other) novels perform as they decide which beloved characters will suffer most while hoping not to dismay their readers. We Americans love our happy endings, don't we? We also prefer to pretend life is rosy everywhere as long as we're content. I'll never hear reports from refugee camps again without cringing now that I feel like I've witnessed (through this book) how awful such an existence can be.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162679288982547292006-11-04T14:28:00.000-08:002006-11-04T14:28:00.000-08:00I just got my blog up--more historical than litera...I just got my blog up--more historical than literary, and a tad too long-winded. But it's up. I agree that Ugwu is a very lovable character. His participation in a serial rape seems more a weakness--giving in to peer pressure--than a crime. Still, it's troubling. Incidentally, the Biafran capital, Enugu, is a contraction of enu Ugwu, meaning "top of the hill."steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162664623293889962006-11-04T10:23:00.001-08:002006-11-04T10:23:00.001-08:00Now that winter is here (at least up on the Olympi...Now that winter is here (at least up on the Olympic Peninsula) I might get some reading done. There is more darkness than light already. What better way to spend a winter's night than with the propane heater (faux fireplace) crackling away, and a good book? <BR/><BR/>I'll head out to the library to see if they have Lehane's book.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162664591690968662006-11-04T10:23:00.000-08:002006-11-04T10:23:00.000-08:00Love that book and your review is spot on! As for ...Love that book and your review is spot on! As for Winter's Bone, I bought that book in London in July, haven't read it yet, but am willing to host that book club. Let me know what you think.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162659814320482092006-11-04T09:03:00.000-08:002006-11-04T09:03:00.000-08:00I did it! And now I can finish reading other peopl...I did it! And now I can finish reading other people's reviews. I read one, and then I read what you wrote about ground rules, and I thought, "YIKES! I forgot." But I really had written my "fragment paragraphs" well before the 3rd, so I wasn't too badly in violation. It was fun. Looking forward to the next one.Shannon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724093833220026696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162657957179504522006-11-04T08:32:00.000-08:002006-11-04T08:32:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162657806518414202006-11-04T08:30:00.000-08:002006-11-04T08:30:00.000-08:00I finally got my post up, Patry.I finally got my post up, Patry.Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162650043546844762006-11-04T06:20:00.000-08:002006-11-04T06:20:00.000-08:00Great review - made me want to read it of course. ...Great review - made me want to read it of course. The next one also. heading to library. Cute pic of N.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162649812857464122006-11-04T06:16:00.000-08:002006-11-04T06:16:00.000-08:00It was nice to see Odenigbo redeemed in the end, w...It was nice to see Odenigbo redeemed in the end, with that hug and by Ugwu's words. And you're right that the emotions and emotional ties of very real characters carried the entire story, Patry. You always get right to the heart of things, don't you?Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162647199297466422006-11-04T05:33:00.000-08:002006-11-04T05:33:00.000-08:00Well I did blog about Half of a Yellow Sun, not a ...Well I did blog about Half of a Yellow Sun, not a review but what it felt like to think about the book all month and NOT read it after all! <BR/><BR/>When you say that no one is left unchanged by war, I'm reminded of my father who was never the same after seeing the holocaust first hand. He was one of the soldiers who liberated Buchenwald, and seeing what went on there ruined him, but it also made his humanity even more endearing. I love stories that can pull off the contrast of the dark and light in humanity. I need to be reminded over and over that they exist togther.<BR/><BR/>My sister just mentioned Dennis Lehane on my blog. Some of my family members heard him at an event recently and have been passing his books around. Of course, we all love the fact that he's from Boston and his stories are set in places we all know well. <BR/><BR/>I Love your hand drawn peppers, Patry, and your forays into art inspire me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162646245806242992006-11-04T05:17:00.000-08:002006-11-04T05:17:00.000-08:00Good review. Ugwu was my favorite character. By th...Good review. Ugwu was my favorite character. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I spell my name "Gerry."<BR/>No harm done.<BR/><BR/>Have you done any brief blurbs on your own book? I ask this with an eye to ordering a copy.gerry rosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095232815291651669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162639866145263462006-11-04T03:31:00.000-08:002006-11-04T03:31:00.000-08:00This is why I never join book clubs. You've writt...This is why I never join book clubs. You've written such a lovely review...and honestly, as much as I love to lose myself in books, whenever someone asks me about a book, the best I can come up with is, "Um...I liked it?" I seem unable to articulate the journey any writer takes me on. So I've given up on trying to describe those journeys...and settled for simply allowing myself to be taken on them, no explanations required. All of that is just a long-winded way of saying that I enjoyed your review...it took me on a little journey, even though I haven't read the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162636098377666232006-11-04T02:28:00.000-08:002006-11-04T02:28:00.000-08:00Your chili peppers DO SO look like chili peppers!P...Your chili peppers DO SO look like chili peppers!<BR/><BR/>Please keep up with making art this month. It calls upon a different aspect of creativity, and as a writer I find the act of making something visual enriches me. All of it is good, and I thank you for sharing. The purpose of AEM is to play, and everyone is allowed into that club. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162634986815481212006-11-04T02:09:00.000-08:002006-11-04T02:09:00.000-08:00I love your chili peppers.Your daughter looks like...I love your chili peppers.<BR/><BR/>Your daughter looks like your grandmother, too. In the forehead, I think.<BR/><BR/>Am I crazy to think so? Am I now seeing your grandmother everywhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com