tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post136173315501416608..comments2008-06-28T09:23:34.670-07:00Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719literaryfeline@gmail.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-50608069197049386772008-06-28T09:23:34.670-07:002008-06-28T09:23:34.670-07:00Lisa - Thanks! I like reading about sibling relationships too. :-)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-90104239362857738602008-06-27T09:27:45.207-07:002008-06-27T09:27:45.207-07:00Great review! I like reading about sibling relationships. This one sounds good.lisammhttp://lisamm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-28747790441357045012008-06-26T21:07:00.159-07:002008-06-26T21:07:00.159-07:00Heather - I know exactly what you mean! I'm in the same boat right now. I do wish they had a device that at least would stop time for a little while so I could catch up on some of my reading. :-)<BR/><BR/>Alice - If you do, I hope you will enjoy it, Alice! <BR/><BR/>Jenclair - I've felt that way about a couple of books I passed on, but we can only read so much, right?<BR/><BR/>Tracy - Thank you! I am not sure it's his type of book, but maybe I can talk him into it. :-)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-38967496268743256882008-06-26T13:35:54.337-07:002008-06-26T13:35:54.337-07:00What a lovely review. Your brother should read this, I hope he does:)tracyhttp://www.bookroomreviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-82279132701368429722008-06-26T10:38:31.639-07:002008-06-26T10:38:31.639-07:00I was offered this as an ARC and turned it down. Obviously a mistake.jenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-55011731852214045222008-06-26T08:09:06.866-07:002008-06-26T08:09:06.866-07:00I might pick this up one day, Wendy.Alice Tehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-17504446340474725432008-06-26T06:08:18.005-07:002008-06-26T06:08:18.005-07:00This is one I wanted to read but decided I didn't have time for (sigh). Too many books, too few time machines...heather (errantdreams)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08867100188239630970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-80074237690882621872008-06-25T23:07:07.349-07:002008-06-25T23:07:07.349-07:00Nan - Thank you so much! It was sad that the illness was what finally brought them together. It often seems the crises of one kind or another has that effect though.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be surprised if it's true that first borns have more in common with each other than their own siblings in some cases. It's probably true of my husband and I in many respects. <BR/><BR/>Tanabata - I doubt it would have quite the same effect on you as it did on me in that case. I think that the book will appeal to some people without siblings. It just depends on what you are interested in.<BR/><BR/>Florinda - Thanks! Hurry up and post your review! I want to read your thoughts on it. I will add your link once you do. :-)<BR/><BR/>You actually made a comment not too long ago that you were struggling with the book a bit (or something like that), which was a bit of a relief for me. I was afraid it was just me. <BR/><BR/>Jen - I'm the same way, Jen. I love stories about close families too. I think on my part it's a bit of wishful thinking.Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-27300295093617322302008-06-25T11:15:57.073-07:002008-06-25T11:15:57.073-07:00My little brother and I were never close and we probably never will be but I love stories about close families, go figure.Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-44341909952373293922008-06-25T08:44:46.988-07:002008-06-25T08:44:46.988-07:00I just finished this too, and I wonder whether one reason I didn't quite connect with it was the fact that I have a sister and not a brother, and that's a different sort of sibling relationship.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I was a little relieved to note that you had some of the same challenges reading this book that I did. Great review, Wendy! I hope you won't mind if I link to it when I post mine :-).Florindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789402061034734894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20865631662529113652008-06-25T07:27:35.219-07:002008-06-25T07:27:35.219-07:00Another only child I don't imagine I'd relate to this book like you have but it was interesting to read your thoughts. :)tanabatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-77858536096380799502008-06-25T06:08:05.161-07:002008-06-25T06:08:05.161-07:00Excellent, excellent review. I wish that illness hadn't been the basis for their new-found connection. It's a great title, isn't it? Being an only child, I look at these relationships only from the outside, but it seems as if there is a pressure, a need to be friends with one's siblings, though sometimes there just isn't a common thread other than being related. Somewhere I read that kids in the same birth order, say the firstborn in two families, are more similar than two siblings in the same family. Anyhow, great review!Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com