Comments on: Kite Runner and that other book, too

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:55:00 +0000

I didn’t read Kite Runner; but I can talk about Harry Potter! Sorry…

By: doulicia

doulicia — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:02:00 +0000

Funny. I’m reading “Pi” now (and liking it) and just yesterday Kite Runner arrived in the mail, courtesy of my sister-in-law who was passing it along. Unfortunately it sat out with only a manila envelope for protection during that torrential rain. So I’m air drying it now and hoping the binding doesn’t give way.

At any rate, I hope to register a vote in the next month or two (yes it will take me that long).

By: Mummy/Crit

Mummy/Crit — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:22:00 +0000

I too was a bit disappointed with ‘the other book’ it took a while to get going, and then once it did, wasn’t as gripping as the previous ones. I’m glad I didn’t pay full price on it. Target had them $15 off.

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 21:38:00 +0000

I love the HP series! Neither one of my kids care for reading which just breaks my mommy heart. Maybe I tried too hard.

Anyway…this latest book IMHO, was missing something for me. I don’t know…..maybe I don’t like that fact that they are growing up and in love with each other. It’s just seems to me like an episode of “friends”. Everyone falling in and out of love with each other. I was hoping it wouldn’t go that way.

I love Hermione too and would have liked to have seen her more in the book.

It also seemed to me that there was a lot of magic missing too. I LOVED the last book. I loved all the previous ones…

I hope the last book of the series doesn’t turn into a flop.

By: SilverMoon

SilverMoon — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:42:00 +0000

Hi- Thx for your email. I think of the Harry Potter books for kids or teens not for adults, even though she has a tremendous adult following, so duh, on me!

I’m not into the Harry Potter books, so I’ll slink into my other corner before I’m hit with flying things from any of the books.

My kids read most of them and liked them.

To redeem myself, hehe, I have read Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth, that Heather Nicole’s book club is reading this month. I read it in high school and liked it back then: a very general statement…. Won’t say more since she is currently reading it.

(Julie I’m up painting a collage. I was invited as one of 14 artists, to make larger artpieces this year continue fundraising for the Community Arts Center we hope will open in 2006.) It is based on the Mixed Media piece currently on my site.)