tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post8187176345805457823..comments2023-11-22T08:33:38.432+00:00Comments on The Bookling: The Book of Lost Things - John ConnollyPetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03269614153944571970noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-16523671643273893552008-08-27T15:02:00.000+01:002008-08-27T15:02:00.000+01:00I am starting to feel as though I was a bit harsh ...I am starting to feel as though I was a bit harsh on this one! Perhaps it's just that the opening chapter was so emotional that I felt nothing that followed could match it.<BR/><BR/>For the curious, here's a link to <A HREF="http://thewrittenword.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/the-book-of-lost-things/" REL="nofollow"> Stephanie's review</A>Petahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269614153944571970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-65066804938018692282008-08-27T14:06:00.000+01:002008-08-27T14:06:00.000+01:00I actually LOVED this book (reviewed it this past ...I actually LOVED this book (reviewed it this past May), but am happy to hear that you at least liked it. Most of the reviews out there really loved it or hated it. I guess it's just one of those books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-81994543658926854232008-08-25T09:51:00.000+01:002008-08-25T09:51:00.000+01:00Simon - I'm still struggling to pull together a de...Simon - I'm still struggling to pull together a decent list for you but I will, I promise!<BR/><BR/>raych - Give it a go. I would struggle to see why it'd deserve a scathing review however I can see from other sites that some people do love it and you might be one! :DPetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269614153944571970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-51879201571587566092008-08-22T20:21:00.000+01:002008-08-22T20:21:00.000+01:00I've heard similar reports of this book, as well a...I've heard similar reports of this book, as well as some really glowing and really scathing ones. Le sigh. I guess this means <I>I</I> have to read it.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-68953911663452655042008-08-21T09:53:00.000+01:002008-08-21T09:53:00.000+01:00Oo, maybe I'm not... I prefer these things in a do...Oo, maybe I'm not... I prefer these things in a domestic setting. But if it's borderline...<BR/>(Have I asked you this before, and beat a similar retreat?!) Suggestions still VERY welcome. And we'll see...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-21298344522717560422008-08-21T08:21:00.000+01:002008-08-21T08:21:00.000+01:00Are you really ready to enter the world of Sci-Fi ...Are you really ready to enter the world of Sci-Fi and Fantasy? That's probably where most of the titles I've read lurk... I'll have a dig through my bookshelves and come up with a few suggestions though!Petahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269614153944571970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758360158028227865.post-2495792428236173522008-08-20T22:02:00.000+01:002008-08-20T22:02:00.000+01:00What an intriguing book - I've not read much of th...What an intriguing book - I've not read much of this ilk, in fact only Barbara Comyns' The Juniper Tree springs to mind - I'd love to have more suggestions!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.com