tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post1820321616332279313..comments2024-03-05T21:20:18.080+13:00Comments on Letters from Wetville: RoomSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679010667380926214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-73701574746990361762011-08-18T00:07:49.774+12:002011-08-18T00:07:49.774+12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-89639618959465883212011-08-17T13:28:40.911+12:002011-08-17T13:28:40.911+12:00I think The Book Thief is like a poem that you eit...I think The Book Thief is like a poem that you either love or hate. I enjoyed the language but also can see how it could irk. And is wasn't until he clapped the two characters together about a third of the way in that I had my aha moment and began to really love it.<br /><br />Must find your email again so I don't have to talk to you in comments ;-)applepiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928097395270507046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-80326292891750616592011-08-17T11:35:19.699+12:002011-08-17T11:35:19.699+12:00Hi Pippa. I had been recommended Room by so many ...Hi Pippa. I had been recommended Room by so many people that I was quite excited to get a chance to read it. The extreme oppression aspect really did dominate my reaction to the novel, even though like you say, the mother did overcome the situation in an amazing way and the voice of the little boy was effective. I started The Book Thief once and it didn't work for me, again despite lots of stunning reviews.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679010667380926214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-21443761136042101942011-08-16T20:37:02.994+12:002011-08-16T20:37:02.994+12:00Oh no - how weird! I didn't find it ghoulish a...Oh no - how weird! I didn't find it ghoulish at all. I guess I loved the characters so much that the nastiness of the setting seemed incidental. I don't read anything about crime usually either, it's too nasty and I don't know why people want to think about that, but this was different to me as the mother had that fantastic ability to overcome and Jack was just so lovable I wanted to hug him. I'm reading The Book Thief now, and also loving it, but better not recommend it to you as it's also pretty bleak!applepiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928097395270507046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-37713716530741533142011-08-16T16:12:45.400+12:002011-08-16T16:12:45.400+12:00I'm going to try and source marshmallow elsewh...I'm going to try and source marshmallow elsewhere. The medicinal aspects do sound useful and also it sounds so suitable to my wet climate. Hope your cough gets better soon.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679010667380926214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-23562571475164283442011-08-16T11:01:34.073+12:002011-08-16T11:01:34.073+12:00If you google James Wong "Grow your own Drugs...If you google James Wong "Grow your own Drugs" (I bought the book at the Uni books sale) you'll see that marshmallow is used with liquorce (I hate it but willing to suffer) as a relief for cough - which I am suffering at the moment!Christophernoreply@blogger.com