tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post8758948732858041950..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: there, but for the grace of odin...julochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-18417610175880166252011-05-19T23:20:36.104+02:002011-05-19T23:20:36.104+02:00I was completely fixated by this book, but it left...I was completely fixated by this book, but it left Simon cold. I wonder if an American just "gets" it that bit more.<br /><br />It has permanently changed my thinking about cats/birds . . .Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-87662455098752549962011-05-16T03:36:26.821+02:002011-05-16T03:36:26.821+02:00I haven't read it yet, but just finished my He...I haven't read it yet, but just finished my Hemingway Project and it is on the top of my list. I loved The Corrections, although I felt much the same way about the characters. But he is an incredible writer. And yes, that is how you know it was a great book, when you truly miss it when you have finished.mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-60970330839564257542011-05-14T11:12:41.427+02:002011-05-14T11:12:41.427+02:00MerciMerciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-82953725091618663552011-05-14T02:33:01.510+02:002011-05-14T02:33:01.510+02:00What I discovered about myself after reading this ...What I discovered about myself after reading this book several months ago, I am so normal!celkaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641540970773683454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-47100943102347555672011-05-13T21:39:49.489+02:002011-05-13T21:39:49.489+02:00I looked it up & it is now on my list to read....I looked it up & it is now on my list to read...thanks! :)rayfamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10738836663001170089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-91219496251228264672011-05-13T21:22:30.156+02:002011-05-13T21:22:30.156+02:00Now I need to read it to see if I am living that l...Now I need to read it to see if I am living that life. I am living in the region.....Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-4919905540833064632011-05-13T21:17:12.874+02:002011-05-13T21:17:12.874+02:00Salad fork even. As opposed to the infamous sald f...Salad fork even. As opposed to the infamous sald fork. Arrg!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-47157216397272227432011-05-13T21:16:46.817+02:002011-05-13T21:16:46.817+02:00I gleefully put this one down just last night (55 ...I gleefully put this one down just last night (55 pages in) because I wanted to stab the book and all its characters with a sald fork. A lot. <br /><br />Just too much angst and dysfunction for me. Franzen's writing is pretty enjoyable overall, I just didn't find it an enjoyable reading experience.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-40198307764635123162011-05-13T21:09:50.690+02:002011-05-13T21:09:50.690+02:00I read that book too. I found it hard to put down ...I read that book too. I found it hard to put down also. The wife is really strange and I agree the son is an asshole who really is not like either his mother or father. I found the first part of the book better and then it became boring and finally picked up again near the end.Delenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267264823175290041noreply@blogger.com