tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post5284915952441008443..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: American Widow - Alissa TorresSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-81077317025155582352011-01-30T05:30:23.148-05:002011-01-30T05:30:23.148-05:00I haven't read any 9/11 books but I do underst...I haven't read any 9/11 books but I do understand the part of torturing yourself reading books like these. I do that to myself all the time and I wondered why on all those occasions.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-21066681375246203982011-01-24T18:48:41.264-05:002011-01-24T18:48:41.264-05:00I seem to torture myself and my emotions with thes...I seem to torture myself and my emotions with these books about 9/11. This sounds like a read that would have me in tears but I will add it to my list. I'm on the lookout for good graphic novels.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-67319294234666387802011-01-23T10:16:01.054-05:002011-01-23T10:16:01.054-05:00I don't understand avoiding books about heavy ...I don't understand avoiding books about heavy topics. I don't see how reading about something can be so upsetting that you'd flee from the experience.<br /><br />A book that makes you cry is by definition a good book, just like one that makes you laugh is. How can you hide from one half of the human experience?<br /><br />It's basically a package deal. <br /><br />Take the whole package or you'll end up a game-show host. <br /><br />Once The TBR Dare is done, I'm going to do some serious looking at graphic novels. There are many excellent ones out there that I need to give a go. This one looks like one I'll be looking at.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-69746610262032507802011-01-21T13:00:05.018-05:002011-01-21T13:00:05.018-05:00A graphic novel doesn't seem like the right fo...A graphic novel doesn't seem like the right format for a story like this. <br /><br />The memory of 9/11 leaves me with shivers. I cannot imagine what those poor folks went through and what their loved ones felt when it happened. Putting it down on paper, revisiting that day would be so hard to do.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-40349026191236280692011-01-20T20:55:09.825-05:002011-01-20T20:55:09.825-05:00Oh God. This sounds just heartbreaking. I imagine ...Oh God. This sounds just heartbreaking. I imagine she might torture herself forever over that argument. (But it does seem odd not to share its content.) And to have it be his FIRST DAY??? (Not that it makes a difference how long you worked there but ... I guess it is that you were so close to NOT working there.) Ack. I feel like you though ... I feel compelled to read these stories and see the movies and I will probably read this one at some point too.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-26761959576578775272011-01-20T20:12:00.569-05:002011-01-20T20:12:00.569-05:00It is an amazing story - heart-breaking and intens...It is an amazing story - heart-breaking and intense. Not an easy book to read, but I'm glad I did.Carrie K.http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-73286920167001469012011-01-20T16:12:01.686-05:002011-01-20T16:12:01.686-05:00I find myself pulled to novels about 9/11, too -- ...I find myself pulled to novels about 9/11, too -- starting with Jonathan Safran Foer's <i>Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.</i> That one had me sobbing in a street. I don't know what the compulsion is -- generally, I stay away from books I <i>know</i> are going to be incredibly sad -- but still... they find me.<br /><br />Sounds like a moving story and, like <i>Maus</i>, that the graphic novel format increases the emotional impact.Meg @ write meg!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15837479897570974834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-41734500820483741072011-01-20T13:56:29.687-05:002011-01-20T13:56:29.687-05:00I also avoid books about 9/11... and this looks li...I also avoid books about 9/11... and this looks like a particularly depressing one.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-73282287896703757122011-01-20T11:45:41.273-05:002011-01-20T11:45:41.273-05:00I think looking for a "reason" what happ...I think looking for a "reason" what happened that day happened is a fruitless search.<br />I know someone that was killed that day...I know someone who was there and escaped. I had been in those buildings many time, countless time in the train station under it...and I must say I have <i>no desire</i>, none it all, to read about it.<br /><br />Hey, but glad you liked it!<br />But then, I don't like reading about WWII or Vietnam either. In fact, I don't like any upsetting non-fiction. I prefer my death and murder to be fiction.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-82319235691190449782011-01-20T11:34:20.508-05:002011-01-20T11:34:20.508-05:00I don't think I've ever read anything abou...I don't think I've ever read anything about 9/11. I wasn't avoiding it, but just hadn't come across anything that caught my eye either. Sounds interesting, and I can understand Torres feeling of not having closure after the fight with her husband. I chose not to fight with Brian on the day of his accident, and am forever grateful that we didn't have our last words be harsh ones.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-17738544688710406452011-01-20T10:29:26.135-05:002011-01-20T10:29:26.135-05:00Oh my, this sounds like such a raw and powerful re...Oh my, this sounds like such a raw and powerful read. I haven't read many graphic novels, but I know that this one would be really moving, and I can't imagine how bad Torres felt having lost her husband after having a huge argument with him. Very sad.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-6939598062620179432011-01-20T09:47:26.393-05:002011-01-20T09:47:26.393-05:00I'm glad that it seems like she took the time ...I'm glad that it seems like she took the time that she needed to grieve and is building the life that she wants regardless of what others think she should be doing. <br /><br />That argument and the topic probably would have implanted itself in my brain as well, though you are absolutely right. It's not our business and probably doesn't matter so much as the fact that it was left unresolved.Nicole (Linus's Blanket)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12473607646939202824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-88961705406792406362011-01-20T08:59:35.083-05:002011-01-20T08:59:35.083-05:00I think we're drawn to book like that because ...I think we're drawn to book like that because we're hoping to find some reason for all the suffering, which I guess is really closure. This book sounds painfully amazing, if that makes sense.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-36917183422368303192011-01-20T08:57:38.133-05:002011-01-20T08:57:38.133-05:00I'm like you... I am always reading books abou...I'm like you... I am always reading books about 9/11. I've been wanting to read this one. Glad to see a great review of it!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-52304792290592752172011-01-20T08:53:06.483-05:002011-01-20T08:53:06.483-05:00I too tend to gravitate to books about 9/11. I kno...I too tend to gravitate to books about 9/11. I know what you mean about missing pieces even when they aren't critical. I tend to focus on them and it kind of ruins the book for me!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-86103970555287912722011-01-20T08:02:51.759-05:002011-01-20T08:02:51.759-05:00I don't know if I could read this one. Even th...I don't know if I could read this one. Even this many years later, it's still so painful. So many people lost loved ones.Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-54878796037102308132011-01-20T07:32:37.127-05:002011-01-20T07:32:37.127-05:00Like Jackie, I mostly avoid books about 9/11... bu...Like Jackie, I mostly avoid books about 9/11... but I'm going to add this to my list. Thanks, Sandy.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-71519565180367447432011-01-20T04:54:10.103-05:002011-01-20T04:54:10.103-05:00I don't know why, but I'm the opposite to ...I don't know why, but I'm the opposite to you. I avoid books about 9/11. The only ones I've read are ones which I didn't realise contained mentions of it. I guess this is because I feel I know what happened and can only gain more hearkbreak by reading about it. It is strange because I don't mind reading about other stories of human suffering...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com