tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post5441717693828699461..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: The Island - Elin Hilderbrand (Audio)Sandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-89557121167303380782011-01-18T20:56:07.726-05:002011-01-18T20:56:07.726-05:00Definitely one that you cannot read when the weath...Definitely one that you cannot read when the weather is cold out. For some reason, I can read cold and Gothic-y novels at any time of the year, but thrust a beach setting in my lap, and I'm instantly hating everything about it if the temperature is below 75 degrees. Will postpone fluffy story until May. :)Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-21132319728218267052011-01-13T13:02:47.604-05:002011-01-13T13:02:47.604-05:00I haven't read this author yet but have heard ...I haven't read this author yet but have heard that her books make good beach reads!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-63782849414104004062011-01-12T21:07:10.432-05:002011-01-12T21:07:10.432-05:00Her books just seem like "beach reads" ....Her books just seem like "beach reads" ... maybe because of the covers and the constant beachy theme. Not sure I need to read this though.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-86317989050971804062011-01-12T19:38:36.077-05:002011-01-12T19:38:36.077-05:00I do enjoy reading women's fiction but have to...I do enjoy reading women's fiction but have to read them in moderation otherwise I may get annoyed with the emotional angst :)<br /><br />I read one of her books a couple of years ago and didn't connect with the characters all that much. May try another one day.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-35013964106104262172011-01-12T00:44:24.801-05:002011-01-12T00:44:24.801-05:00Good beach reads have their place (at the beach ob...Good beach reads have their place (at the beach obviously). :)<br /><br />I hate it when I end up reading a book when there's something else I want to read so much more. It really does color the experience.<br /><br />Jill's comment made me think of "Baby" from Dirty Dancing. It always drives me crazy that she is called "Baby."Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-44021704815066290942011-01-11T22:37:25.122-05:002011-01-11T22:37:25.122-05:00haha - this audio was defending itself from the st...haha - this audio was defending itself from the start.<br /><br />I had very similar feelings about THE ISLAND, Sandy. Light, entertaining .. but the narrator was a detriment. She pronounced the name of a town wrong several times (which, if I didn't know the town -> no matter ... but I did, and shouldn't that have been checked in production?!)<br /><br />I really enjoyed THE CASTAWAYS, and had high hopes for THE ISLAND.Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-22120167043762190702011-01-11T20:49:06.382-05:002011-01-11T20:49:06.382-05:00I love. Leave it at the condo. I read the Castwa...I love. Leave it at the condo. I read the Castwaways and passed it around. Fun, fun to talk about and easy enough to let it go.Nicole (Linus's Blanket)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12473607646939202824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-76511485168658311862011-01-11T15:30:07.870-05:002011-01-11T15:30:07.870-05:00So in the end it won you over. :)So in the end it won you over. :)Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-74575311026074947352011-01-11T10:29:16.960-05:002011-01-11T10:29:16.960-05:00I read Hilderbrand's Barefoot over the summer....I read Hilderbrand's Barefoot over the summer. Definitely a fluffy summer read. I'll have to add this one to my beach read list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-37275933252549382302011-01-11T10:11:56.189-05:002011-01-11T10:11:56.189-05:00I don't read a lot of women's fiction or c...I don't read a lot of women's fiction or chicklit because I sort of feel that a lot of the stories tread the same ground over and over again. It's not that I have a problem with that ground, but sometimes I feel it's all a little predictable to me. I am not sure if I would read this one or not. Perhaps if the time was right, or for a summer read when I am looking for something a little lighter. Sorry to hear that the characters became a little annoying to you though!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-31359718770155485172011-01-11T08:59:43.371-05:002011-01-11T08:59:43.371-05:00I get annoyed with the practice of calling women B...I get annoyed with the practice of calling women Birdie or Chickie or other names that seem to make them less serious as people.rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-52727803413457252542011-01-11T07:58:41.407-05:002011-01-11T07:58:41.407-05:00I read this one at the pool and thought it was fun...I read this one at the pool and thought it was fun. The characters were definitely flawed and hard to relate to for me. But I still thought it was a good summer read.Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-17088994391479539652011-01-11T06:52:01.612-05:002011-01-11T06:52:01.612-05:00I usually don't mesh well with lighter women&#...I usually don't mesh well with lighter women's literature. I have the audio though and thought her Castaways was good beach read.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-19942424945101546412011-01-11T06:24:10.439-05:002011-01-11T06:24:10.439-05:00I think fluffy sounds like a good word to describe...I think fluffy sounds like a good word to describe this one. Not for me :-(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com