tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498097.post5773684115725053574..comments2024-01-30T16:06:21.664-08:00Comments on life by candlelight: ALMOST MOON by Alice SeboldAmy M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10851557242036545042noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498097.post-23405083775070708542007-12-13T12:10:00.000-08:002007-12-13T12:10:00.000-08:00I really liked Lovely Bones and was looking forwar...I really liked Lovely Bones and was looking forward to this book. I think I can wait for the library copy now.KnittingReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808217677224015173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498097.post-64366199512279039912007-12-12T08:27:00.000-08:002007-12-12T08:27:00.000-08:00Litty Kitty---I DO like Sebold. I love the fact th...Litty Kitty---I DO like Sebold. I love the fact that she is willing to tackle issues from "the ugly side of life." I just wanted a little more from this book. Wish I could have seen that interview. It sounds really good!Amy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10851557242036545042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498097.post-38865289894246457532007-12-11T20:47:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:47:00.000-08:00I think I liked Almost Moon more than you did. I ...I think I liked Almost Moon more than you did. I did feel sympathy for Helen. Not so much in what she did, of course, but I could relate to her on some level which made her character easier for me to swallow. Listening to an interview with Sebold on NPR after finishing the book increased my appreciation of what Sebold was trying to do with the novel. I think she's a very gifted writer who is not afraid to shy away from the ugly side of life.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498097.post-56942585503498363932007-12-10T10:58:00.000-08:002007-12-10T10:58:00.000-08:00I really liked the Lovely Bones until the last lik...I really liked the Lovely Bones until the last like 20 pages. Then I wanted to throw it out the window.<BR/><BR/>I recently read Lucky which I did like a lot. (or, as much as you can like a memoire about being raped.)Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363734531676411801noreply@blogger.com