tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post2036088148707465116..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: Booking Through Thursday: Things Get SeriousMarie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-2135981430662324392009-08-08T19:50:01.689-04:002009-08-08T19:50:01.689-04:00Currently the best serious book I read was the one...Currently the best serious book I read was the one I just reviewed <a href="http://fibrowitch.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-review-barbie-and-ruth.html" rel="nofollow"> Barbie and Ruth</a><br /><br />Then I went over the moon when the first comment was from the author herself. I wonder if I will be as lucky with my next book review?fibrowitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608225697605710313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-39983756928599201062009-08-06T19:09:40.170-04:002009-08-06T19:09:40.170-04:00Marie,WOW, you were very lucky to recieve this boo...Marie,WOW, you were very lucky to recieve this book. I saw this book out last month. I contacted the author to review but never heard back. I wanted to read this book because being a Jew, this would be a very important book to read.<br /><br /> His website brought up some important points about organized religion and being a Jew. This will bring up alot of controversy especially by religious Jews. I have not read a novel that touches these points. That is probably why I would have liked to read and review. I usually don't buy books like this. But I may break down because I want to feature this on my blog whether I like it or not.<br /><br />Thanks for the review. I am not sure what the author was talking about on your comment page. He seems to be way over my head. <br /><br />My serious book recently was Lady Elizabeth. If you are into historical fiction and Annie's Ghost, non-fiction. Families journey into family secrets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212119768302432216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-43801976129197532412009-08-06T17:43:55.347-04:002009-08-06T17:43:55.347-04:00Chandler- I am vastly oversimplifying for the sake...Chandler- I am vastly oversimplifying for the sake of a quickie blog post- believe me, I know that your novel is more complex than that.:-) I actually had been planning to drop you a note once I had my thoughts together a little more and I will do that if that's okay with you. Thanks for commenting- I thought you might. :-)Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-58421273068793530632009-08-06T15:58:13.601-04:002009-08-06T15:58:13.601-04:00Hi, Marie. Chandler Burr here, and I have to say I...Hi, Marie. Chandler Burr here, and I have to say I've been waiting for your review... Some people have only read "You" for the Hollywood glow. And that's fun, sure, and it was fun to write; nice to be able to give my interpretation of that very strange, surreal world. But you have focused on the important aspect. A word, if I may: As the author, I don't see "You" as being about Christian-Jewish relations at all. "You" is only about Judaism because as a half-Jew, and the wrong half, Judaism was my experience. Yes, Judaism has a racial component that Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism don't. But ultimately I'm saying the same thing for all four of them: I do not believe one be-- define be as take seriously or truly believe-- in any organized religion and at the same time be moral and good in the sense most of us define it: believing, as I do, that all human beings are inherently morally equal regardless of our membership or identification with one of these man-made, historically-created theological ideologies. I'm a universalist. Which means I'm truly as far left as Karl Marx on religion. And so is my narrator Anne Rosenbaum. And to Anne, no one can be a serious reader of literature and still believe in these tribalist, sectarian, primitive divisions. We must transcend them or suffer the division that threatens to destroy Anne's love for her husband Howard, which is a division that is borne out on an international scale. "You" is about the simplest of observations: We need to see each other, all of us, in a better way.Chandler Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771528923447743292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-59962584995962180952009-08-06T13:35:56.992-04:002009-08-06T13:35:56.992-04:00Sounds seriously intriguing! Here's my respons...Sounds seriously intriguing! <a href="http://wellmanneredfrivolity.blogspot.com/2009/08/booking-seriously-through-thursday.html" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> my response.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15061596156521953005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-84358359187437577652009-08-06T13:29:48.840-04:002009-08-06T13:29:48.840-04:00Wow! I met the author and got a copy of the book ...Wow! I met the author and got a copy of the book at BEA - now I'm going to be a little intimidated to read it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-71617198876630756032009-08-06T13:20:14.239-04:002009-08-06T13:20:14.239-04:00This is serious. Looking forward to your thoughts!...This is serious. Looking forward to your thoughts!<br /><br /><a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/08/seriously-booking-through-it.html" rel="nofollow">Seriously booking through it!</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-35473700679944677822009-08-06T12:21:58.713-04:002009-08-06T12:21:58.713-04:00Sounds great - can't wait for your review!Sounds great - can't wait for your review!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-11259691194865240872009-08-06T11:36:46.421-04:002009-08-06T11:36:46.421-04:00That is a serious subject. I'll be interested ...That is a serious subject. I'll be interested in what you have to say about it. My BTT post is up.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-15611993612041175022009-08-06T11:26:51.204-04:002009-08-06T11:26:51.204-04:00I have not read that book but I would be intereste...I have not read that book but I would be interested in reading your review. Happy BTT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-7674861551948768682009-08-06T11:06:01.627-04:002009-08-06T11:06:01.627-04:00Now that does sound serious! I chose Cynthia Ozick...Now that does sound serious! I chose Cynthia Ozick's The Shawl.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-27183620601193157052009-08-06T10:40:02.847-04:002009-08-06T10:40:02.847-04:00THE BLUE NOTEBOOK by James Levine....a very painfu...THE BLUE NOTEBOOK by James Levine....a very painful look at child prostitution in India<br /><br />-Amy<br />(Life by Candlelight)Amy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10851557242036545042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-41168614667077010302009-08-06T10:16:10.535-04:002009-08-06T10:16:10.535-04:00Yes, it sounds much too serious for a summer read!...Yes, it sounds much too serious for a summer read! But sometimes it's good to stir your brain up a little in the slow months.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-48119163454662336572009-08-06T10:08:49.503-04:002009-08-06T10:08:49.503-04:00That sounds like my kind of book.
You'll find...That sounds like my kind of book.<br /><br />You'll find mine <a href="http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/serious-reads" rel="nofollow">here.</a>anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-89540188671106957662009-08-06T09:27:25.737-04:002009-08-06T09:27:25.737-04:00Sounds intense.Here is mineSounds intense.Here is <a href="http://web.me.com/bluestocking_bb/The_Bluestocking_Guide/Book_Reviews/Entries/2009/8/6_Recent_Serious.html" rel="nofollow"> mine</a>Brooke from The Bluestocking Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832634751075478091noreply@blogger.com