tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post8873495695181853249..comments2024-03-29T02:44:01.604-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Review: Aberrations by Penelope PrzekopLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-14097594915517387512008-08-11T23:10:00.000-07:002008-08-11T23:10:00.000-07:00April - Thank you. It was good. I hope you do ge...April - Thank you. It was good. I hope you do get the chance to read it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-64191650198887223852008-08-11T12:52:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:52:00.000-07:00Wow, this sounds like a great book. Intense, but ...Wow, this sounds like a great book. Intense, but very good. I will have to keep my eye out for it. Great review!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-60432777966262330562008-08-09T08:56:00.000-07:002008-08-09T08:56:00.000-07:00Laura - I had never read a book with a character w...Laura - I had never read a book with a character who has narcopelpsy either. Even with a relative who suffers from the disorder, I felt like I learned something about it from reading this book just the same. <BR/><BR/>Carrie K. - I hope you will enjoy it!<BR/><BR/>Jenclair - It is too bad that the fictional Angel couldn't have met your real life student! I think she used her narcolepsy as a crutch. More often than not, when she suffered from a bout, she was conscious of what was going on around her, she just couldn't react to outside stimuli. I wonder if that was the same way for your student or if he really was unconscious at that point.<BR/><BR/>Jeane - It definitely is an interesting book and very well written. I'm so glad I got the chance to read it.<BR/><BR/>Iliana - Thank you! I love the cover too. <BR/><BR/>Jen - Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Nancy - Thanks for letting me know. I actually have a copy of the book. I won a signed copy in a drawing at the beginning of the year from Dewey. :-)<BR/><BR/>Trish - I like the word abberation too. And it's a fitting title for the book. :-)<BR/><BR/>Samantha - Thank you so much! The blogging community has been so *bad* for me in regards to increasing the number of books in my TBR collection. HahaLiterary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-72851417119505787992008-08-09T08:44:00.000-07:002008-08-09T08:44:00.000-07:00Ruth - Thank you! It was easy to doubt Carla in t...Ruth - Thank you! It was easy to doubt Carla in the beginning because the story was told from Angel's perspective, and Angel had relatively strong feelings about her at the time. I definitely think she turned out to be one of the biggest strengths for Angel and her father in the end.<BR/><BR/>Melody - It is a great cover, isn't it? I do hope you will get a chance to read it.<BR/><BR/>Alice - How long is that wish list now? :-)<BR/><BR/>Penelope - Thank you so much for stopping by! You did a marvelous job at showing the different sides of your characters through Angel's eyes--how things (and people) are not always what they seem. I really liked the way you set it all up--having some characters change and others stay in the same place--especially considering where they were at the beginning. And how true to life! I was really struck by this especially in the novel, especially in regards to Tim, Kimmy and Angel.<BR/><BR/>Meghan - I definitely would like to go back to this book down the road. There was so much to the story and to the characters.<BR/><BR/>Charley - I find that to be true in some instances too, although not in this case--at least not for me. I really think it depends on how it is done and how well it is tied into the storyline. Add to that realism. I think Penelope did a good job with her characters in that regard. I think all humans are a bit self-absorbed to some degree, especially when it comes to dealing with our problems. It wasn't that the characters were conceited or arrogant, only that they had so much going on in their lives that they felt alone and misunderstood, which is something I think we all feel at one point or another.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-62363313570378429142008-08-09T05:51:00.000-07:002008-08-09T05:51:00.000-07:00Just wanted to say that I love visiting your blog....Just wanted to say that I love visiting your blog...I'm always adding something to the TBR list. So on to the list this one goes :) Thanks!samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-89009088681932637212008-08-07T18:52:00.000-07:002008-08-07T18:52:00.000-07:00Sounds like this one was better than you expected-...Sounds like this one was better than you expected--I love when that happens! I'll have to keep my eye open for this one--it seems as though there are a lot of reviews of it out there but I haven't heard of it until now. I've always loved the word abberation. Maybe not for its definition but the sound of it. Weird, I know. :)Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46218607824583549022008-08-07T18:19:00.000-07:002008-08-07T18:19:00.000-07:00Hey Wendy!Totally off-topic, but I noticed you men...Hey Wendy!<BR/><BR/>Totally off-topic, but I noticed you mentioned you're hoping to get your mitts on a copy of Matrimony, in your last post. I'm going to have a drawing in honor of the paperback release, on August 26. The sticky post will go up in about 10 days, so make a note on your calendar and maybe you can win one. Worth a try, right? :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86801269416973797752008-08-06T15:29:00.000-07:002008-08-06T15:29:00.000-07:00Very well written review!Very well written review!Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-84445648112987661012008-08-05T20:16:00.000-07:002008-08-05T20:16:00.000-07:00I love that cover - It must be the blue flower. Gr...I love that cover - It must be the blue flower. Great review Wendy. I'm adding this one to my radar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46325266313056196392008-08-05T18:01:00.000-07:002008-08-05T18:01:00.000-07:00This sounds very interesting. Another one for the ...This sounds very interesting. Another one for the TBR! I'm curious, how do you pronounce the author's last name?Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-49799744526317692092008-08-05T11:30:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:30:00.000-07:00I once taught a young man who had narcolepsy; fort...I once taught a young man who had narcolepsy; fortunately, he was bright and social, so with the aid of friends, he always managed. Still it was a strange experience, knowing that he was only conscious part of the time he was in class. Friends would nudge him occasionally, but sometimes he wouldn't respond.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59271885143383826962008-08-05T09:22:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:22:00.000-07:00I'm adding it to my wish list - thanks for the rev...I'm adding it to my wish list - thanks for the review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-87344443319029004472008-08-05T06:34:00.000-07:002008-08-05T06:34:00.000-07:00What an interesting mix of characters! I have neve...What an interesting mix of characters! I have never read anything in which a character is narcoleptic. I like stories that involve an unlikely group of friends!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048221087572023485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-34153636129389490282008-08-05T06:10:00.000-07:002008-08-05T06:10:00.000-07:00I don't know that this is one I'll read, but it so...I don't know that this is one I'll read, but it sounds interesting. I sometimes have a difficult time with novels where the characters are completely absorbed in their own problems. It definitely makes for good reading, but I always get so frustrated with them!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-34876023597458346622008-08-05T05:54:00.000-07:002008-08-05T05:54:00.000-07:00I agree about Carla - she is annoying at first, bu...I agree about Carla - she is annoying at first, but she grows on you just as she grew on Angel. I loved the character development in the novel as well. Glad to read that you liked the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-54371677604242113082008-08-05T05:52:00.000-07:002008-08-05T05:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for a great review of Aberrations! Part of ...Thanks for a great review of Aberrations! Part of my strategy in writing Aberrations was to illuminate how, just like in life, people sometimes turn out to be different that who we think they are. In line with this, I also wanted to show how some people are changing all around us, and some people aren't. I loved reading your comments about Carla and Mac! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250321450296624241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-83183261482954010832008-08-05T05:32:00.000-07:002008-08-05T05:32:00.000-07:00Ahhhhh... another one into my wish list. Thanks fo...Ahhhhh... another one into my wish list. Thanks for the great review! Like Melody, I like the cover too. :)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-27083087130987098722008-08-05T02:53:00.000-07:002008-08-05T02:53:00.000-07:00This sounds like the book I'd want to read. Thanks...This sounds like the book I'd want to read. Thanks for the review, Wendy! BTW, I love the cover. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-47493271585088075152008-08-04T23:01:00.000-07:002008-08-04T23:01:00.000-07:00I really enjoyed your review. I ended up liking C...I really enjoyed your review. I ended up liking Carla quite a bit as well, which really surprised me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!Ruth Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863703037623512619noreply@blogger.com