tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post1690688030319909543..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Laura Rider's Masterpiece - Jane HamiltonSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-88882926803484649332009-11-24T20:00:08.658-05:002009-11-24T20:00:08.658-05:00I have to say your review was fun to read ... even...I have to say your review was fun to read ... even though you wanted to slap the main character!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-22025267474191177532009-11-24T14:06:45.462-05:002009-11-24T14:06:45.462-05:00Oh yeah - and another thing real books have over a...Oh yeah - and another thing real books have over audio - you can't throw the audio when the characters piss you off. Well, I guess you could throw an ipod - but then it would break. Or you could delete the recording - but it wouldn't be as dramatic. I once chucked my math textbook so hard against the dorm wall that it caused damage. But boy did I feel better ;0)The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-79088118656303141422009-11-23T00:52:46.379-05:002009-11-23T00:52:46.379-05:00Wow, I think the author has successful did somethi...Wow, I think the author has successful did something to you. I think I need to check this out to see if I get the same reaction...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-75420618960041124132009-11-21T01:23:03.404-05:002009-11-21T01:23:03.404-05:00Uhg. Well, as I mentioned before, I also picked u...Uhg. Well, as I mentioned before, I also picked up this book (for the Take a Chance Challenge), and I didn't make it past page... twenty, maybe? Your review has made me very happy I saved myself the misery of continuing to read it. I suspected Laura was a serious narcissistic dumbass from page two--but the part that really got me was the implication that all midwesterners are homophobic, and thus they think Charlie's gay...? WTF? I don't even live in the midwest and that still annoyed me.<br /><br />As for loving to hate characters, some characters you're supposed to hate. But maybe Laura Rider is, for some twisted minds, a character that supposed to be lovable? Who knows.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-67237455437426236272009-11-20T22:14:03.209-05:002009-11-20T22:14:03.209-05:00Threw the book? Now that's a visceral reactio...Threw the book? Now that's a visceral reaction! I may have to pick it up just to see if I get the same reaction.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-9465423211806428062009-11-20T21:18:05.657-05:002009-11-20T21:18:05.657-05:00This would be the Wonder Pig, Rufus. A sweet litt...This would be the Wonder Pig, Rufus. A sweet little multi-colored guinea pig that we rescued from an animal shelter an hour away from home about two years ago. We love him so. Frankly, he is ten times the pet than the cats.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-59135162503217975512009-11-20T13:38:22.495-05:002009-11-20T13:38:22.495-05:00Wait - when did you get a pig?Wait - when did you get a pig?The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-83486174859022025922009-11-20T12:08:13.466-05:002009-11-20T12:08:13.466-05:00I have heard similar things about this book and th...I have heard similar things about this book and the characters from other reviewers, although I do recall reading at least one in which the reviewer loved the book. <br /><br />I totally agree with you about Fumero by the way - he was an amazingly evil character.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-9966027436599366432009-11-20T09:39:45.203-05:002009-11-20T09:39:45.203-05:00I wouldn't describe this book as a comedy eith...I wouldn't describe this book as a comedy either - I thought it was meta-fiction. I liked the book, but hated Laura.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-76567989571773027222009-11-20T08:25:29.494-05:002009-11-20T08:25:29.494-05:00I love to hate characters too and your review has ...I love to hate characters too and your review has got me intrigued! I need to know what happened.Nicole (Linus's Blanket)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12473607646939202824noreply@blogger.com