tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post3603429201587452824..comments2024-03-29T04:57:22.367-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Bookish Thoughts: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-8008196717701961432016-01-27T15:54:58.105-08:002016-01-27T15:54:58.105-08:00Iliana - Yes, it is weird we liked Amy best. I fel...Iliana - Yes, it is weird we liked Amy best. I felt like we got a good idea of the kind of person she was though through her letters and how other people in town felt about her. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86562724812868498692016-01-26T17:53:21.744-08:002016-01-26T17:53:21.744-08:00That scene of them all watching Sarah read was gre...That scene of them all watching Sarah read was great. I had some mixed feelings about this book but like you, I also really liked Amy best which is so weird given how she's not even there! Glad you enjoyed this one!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-15148787146505498512016-01-25T15:38:39.570-08:002016-01-25T15:38:39.570-08:00Lisa - I really liked it and hope you will to if y...Lisa - I really liked it and hope you will to if you decide to read it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-3798823452059501152016-01-23T19:26:17.415-08:002016-01-23T19:26:17.415-08:00I think I'm going to have to give this one a c...I think I'm going to have to give this one a chance!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20882479284493398252016-01-20T11:43:29.549-08:002016-01-20T11:43:29.549-08:00Jan - Thank you! I hope you enjoy it if you do rea...Jan - Thank you! I hope you enjoy it if you do read it! I love Jane Eyre; I just re-read it last year and it was every bit as good as all the other times I've read it. I think many people are first introduced to the book in high school or college. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-19892049852506469202016-01-20T07:02:01.845-08:002016-01-20T07:02:01.845-08:00This sounds good! You wrote an excellent review wh...This sounds good! You wrote an excellent review which makes me want to read it especially since we're moving to Iowa. I don't really mind about Jane Eyre since I've read it many years ago. Does it mostly get read in high school these days? That's where I read it.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772092087910675246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-71620925487787895152016-01-18T21:32:23.186-08:002016-01-18T21:32:23.186-08:00Diana - It does. It might not bother you at all--h...Diana - It does. It might not bother you at all--hopefully it won't. I really enjoyed this one otherwise and hope you will too when you get to it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-3168585041790657592016-01-18T21:23:17.702-08:002016-01-18T21:23:17.702-08:00Oh, no! It spoils Jane Eyre? Well, I can see your ...Oh, no! It spoils Jane Eyre? Well, I can see your husband's point about it being such an old novel anyway, but still! Jane Eyre is one of my favorites.<br /><br />Well, I'm glad to hear you liked Broken Wheel overall. I got it from NetGalley, but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I can't resist a story about books/bookstores/bookworms. Book of Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259592113584639013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86460725321863338062016-01-18T16:01:48.263-08:002016-01-18T16:01:48.263-08:00Athira - I loved the bookish references in this on...Athira - I loved the bookish references in this one. It may be just me that will be bothered by the Jane Eyre spoilers--it really is only a minor quibble--as I really enjoyed the book. <br /><br />I've wanted to go back and read Reading Lolita in Tehran after reading the books mentioned in that one, but I haven't managed to get through them all yet. I wonder sometimes if I missed something because I hadn't read them all when I read it. <br /><br />I hope you enjoy this one when you do read it!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-39466257891749178692016-01-18T15:57:04.789-08:002016-01-18T15:57:04.789-08:00Lark - I am glad you enjoyed this book too. It'...Lark - I am glad you enjoyed this book too. It's rare I completely block out what's around me when I'm reading nowadays--likely as you said because we can't with kids around--but it's happened at least once in the last year that I can remember. It took me quite by surprise.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-30669230635934459862016-01-18T14:08:28.054-08:002016-01-18T14:08:28.054-08:00That's a great point you raise about spoilers ...That's a great point you raise about spoilers from books that are decades old. On the one hand, I love books like this one that discuss other books, even at spoiler levels. But on the other hand, I like to be told beforehand that there are spoilers of Book X in Book Y. That is one of the reasons why I haven't yet read Reading Lolita in Tehran, because it has spoilers about books I want to read.<br /><br />As for this book, I also have the review copy but I haven't yet read it. I need to pick it up soon.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-71202021751276846282016-01-18T13:56:59.431-08:002016-01-18T13:56:59.431-08:00What a great review! I love how you describe Tom: ...What a great review! I love how you describe Tom: "perseverance and stoicism" sums him up perfectly. And it never occurred to me that the discussions of <i>Jane Eyre</i> were spoilers, but you're right. (Although I think your husband is right, too; spoilers for books that old and well-known are excusable.)<br /><br />I loved that reading scene too! And yes, I can relate. I used to get so lost in books that my mom could call me to dinner and I wouldn't even hear her. Being a mother myself taught me to leave enough awareness of the real world that I rarely get that completely lost in books these days -- in a way, I kind of miss it.Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91145931232491905332016-01-18T13:21:12.790-08:002016-01-18T13:21:12.790-08:00Katherine - I think you would like this one too. I...Katherine - I think you would like this one too. It's one that should not be taken too seriously, I think. And yet I found it impossible not to grow attached to the characters.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-61492144072009438262016-01-18T13:13:46.634-08:002016-01-18T13:13:46.634-08:00Naida - You can always skim over the Jane Eyre ref...Naida - You can always skim over the Jane Eyre references. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-15876210597531382702016-01-18T13:13:04.896-08:002016-01-18T13:13:04.896-08:00Kathy - Then definitely give this one a go! Fortun...Kathy - Then definitely give this one a go! Fortunately, I had read Jane Eyre already too. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-10443799138063214262016-01-18T13:12:33.314-08:002016-01-18T13:12:33.314-08:00Kay - I hope you enjoy it when you read it, Kay! I...Kay - I hope you enjoy it when you read it, Kay! I think the references to Fried Green Tomatoes would encourage someone to read that one (and well they should--such a good book!). I am probably making more of the Jane Eyre spoiler issue than I really should. It's minor in the scheme of things.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-62323533856045966532016-01-18T13:10:41.196-08:002016-01-18T13:10:41.196-08:00I haven't yet read The Guernsey Literary And P...I haven't yet read The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society, but if it's anything like this one, I am sure I will love it.<br /><br />I loved all the book references made in this book--and hopefully any spoilers won't ruin the classics for people. It was just my small little quibble, I imagine, wit the book.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-74705947693231676732016-01-18T13:09:04.369-08:002016-01-18T13:09:04.369-08:00Melody - It was such a fun book to read. I highly ...Melody - It was such a fun book to read. I highly recommend it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-17874150541220626892016-01-18T07:51:48.513-08:002016-01-18T07:51:48.513-08:00I've been on the fence about this one because ...I've been on the fence about this one because the reviews have been so mixed but I do think I would enjoy it. I can definitely relate to the reading trance! The Jane Eyre spoilers is definitely an issue. In some ways I agree with your husband because the book is such a part of history BUT the ending of Jane Eyre is so shocking it seems a shame to ruin it no matter how old the book is. Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-43931038016708952292016-01-18T07:47:25.336-08:002016-01-18T07:47:25.336-08:00I had my eye on this one over at NetGalley, it sou...I had my eye on this one over at NetGalley, it sounds good. I won't read it until after I've read Jane Eyre then, I don't want spoilers. Great post, glad you enjoyed this one!The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-17598569121644245222016-01-18T07:14:16.964-08:002016-01-18T07:14:16.964-08:00I've read Jane Eyre so the spoilers probably w...I've read Jane Eyre so the spoilers probably wouldn't bother me.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-48605781258625798052016-01-18T07:07:39.834-08:002016-01-18T07:07:39.834-08:00I'm planning on reading this one soon. I do h...I'm planning on reading this one soon. I do have an advance copy. Anyway, a book that begins with a reference to Alcott's AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL, a favorite from my childhood, is tops in my book. We'll see how the rest goes. And I'm a little sad about the spoiler thing, but I guess a lot of people know about JANE EYRE and probably FRIED GREEN TOMATOES as well. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-77382810794943036492016-01-18T04:18:37.071-08:002016-01-18T04:18:37.071-08:00I loved The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie ...I loved The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society so this does appeal to me a lot. It sounds like it's got the same intimate atmosphere.<br /><br />The old book spoiler question's a difficult one. There's a point in that it's old but still you hope people can choose whether to read a classic without knowledge of it, as people surely would have when it was first released.Charlie (The Worm Hole)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00675899182238415718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-63953909828699918672016-01-18T03:58:47.628-08:002016-01-18T03:58:47.628-08:00The reviews I've read so far are good and I...The reviews I've read so far are good and I'm glad to see you enjoyed it as well. Will have to check this out. Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.com