tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post8901552467734364680..comments2023-06-09T07:53:16.715-04:00Comments on Jeannie Prinsen: Twitterature: "May" I tell you what I've been reading?Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-3093955816293813342014-05-19T08:03:37.988-04:002014-05-19T08:03:37.988-04:00Thanks for your thoughts, Sarah -- I've actual...Thanks for your thoughts, Sarah -- I've actually never watched Mad Men and now I have absolutely no motivation to start! :-) <br /><br />Have you ever read Come, Thou Tortoise, by Jessica Grant? It's very different, too -- it has 2 narrators, Audrey Flowers (aka Oddly) and her turtle, Winnifred. I really liked it.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-61655665725154308872014-05-19T07:22:32.911-04:002014-05-19T07:22:32.911-04:00I read the Rosie Project recently too, and really ...I read the Rosie Project recently too, and really enjoyed it. I love your description of wanting to care about the quirky characters... I like that in a book, too! (I do the same thing with TV shows -- I know everyone loves Mad Men, but the characters are so unlikeable, I find it unwatchable!)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412035876304255637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-55475604651826526572014-05-18T13:35:34.180-04:002014-05-18T13:35:34.180-04:00I liked it a lot -- it was so interesting to hear ...I liked it a lot -- it was so interesting to hear how these authors got published, how they do their work, etc. You have authors who say things like "If I didn't write, I'd die" and others (like Ann Patchett) who say, "If I didn't write any more, I'd be fine." It helped me see that not everyone's style or approach has to be the same.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Jenna - take care!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-48176817900922091882014-05-18T02:11:54.583-04:002014-05-18T02:11:54.583-04:00I downloaded the sale Kindle version of Rosie Proj...I downloaded the sale Kindle version of Rosie Project when Mod.Mrs.Darcy recommended it -- and now I want to read it sooner than I was planning!<br /><br />What did you think of Why We Write?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-76554668591884043112014-05-15T16:39:40.657-04:002014-05-15T16:39:40.657-04:00Thanks Stacey -- have a good day.Thanks Stacey -- have a good day.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-77668271580222255302014-05-15T16:39:21.868-04:002014-05-15T16:39:21.868-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Heidi -- and yes, my to-re...Thanks for stopping by, Heidi -- and yes, my to-read list has gotten much longer since I joined Twitterature!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-19542119126862161012014-05-15T10:43:08.291-04:002014-05-15T10:43:08.291-04:00I loved The Rosie Project! It was definitely a qui...I loved The Rosie Project! It was definitely a quirky book, but it was a fun read :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469072093585052480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-87296028061216165512014-05-15T08:46:10.366-04:002014-05-15T08:46:10.366-04:00Thank you for the recommendations. I've just ...Thank you for the recommendations. I've just added several of them to my to-read list. It's a long list! :) I loved The Rosie Project, too! Heidi Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407933150826632330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-61916300859483367082014-05-14T13:15:36.650-04:002014-05-14T13:15:36.650-04:00Yes, that's probably true. It wouldn't ha...Yes, that's probably true. It wouldn't have worked with a Hollywood-style ending, that's for sure.<br /><br />Hope you like The Rosie Project! And thanks for stopping by.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-41474043738509955582014-05-14T12:57:25.680-04:002014-05-14T12:57:25.680-04:00That quote cracked me big time. Now I'm really...That quote cracked me big time. Now I'm really going to have the read the Rosie Project. <br />I also found the presence of children lacking in "Crossing to Safety". The world where children are fed by their nanny and put to bed before the adults' meal every night is completely foreign to me. Did you get the ending of that one? I could tell something deep and symbolic was going on with that mouse, but it never felt like things quite resolved. But then, when it comes to dysfunctional relationships, perhaps some things never do.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862315031714254571noreply@blogger.com