tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post4882492225960182583..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-moCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75866242553212011822022-04-28T00:46:16.136-07:002022-04-28T00:46:16.136-07:00So it's a good thing I didn't add anything...So it's a good thing I didn't add anything else this time around.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-5942679207072863402022-04-27T19:34:48.403-07:002022-04-27T19:34:48.403-07:00I'm still working on the ebooks list you wrote...I'm still working on the ebooks list you wrote recently.<br />Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-56646315918265986882022-04-27T14:02:51.510-07:002022-04-27T14:02:51.510-07:00For once, I didn't add to your reading lists. ...For once, I didn't add to your reading lists. Will wonders never cease? ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-6596052641807390212022-04-27T01:41:46.607-07:002022-04-27T01:41:46.607-07:00This book wouldn't work for me. But you read ...This book wouldn't work for me. But you read it so I don't have to and so I know it isn't up my alley for many reasons, as you explain. Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-57230213800252777762022-04-27T01:16:35.524-07:002022-04-27T01:16:35.524-07:00It does, doesn't it?It does, doesn't it?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-27072107598225390072022-04-27T01:16:04.769-07:002022-04-27T01:16:04.769-07:00I think your second surmise is the correct one, Gr...I think your second surmise is the correct one, Gretchen. Excellent observation!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-54429404579551522832022-04-27T01:15:23.222-07:002022-04-27T01:15:23.222-07:00Dispassionate seldom works for me either, Lark.Dispassionate seldom works for me either, Lark.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-25508115849472797142022-04-27T01:14:42.344-07:002022-04-27T01:14:42.344-07:00I don't particularly think this one is your cu...I don't particularly think this one is your cup of tea either, Dorothy.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-12518801234566831332022-04-27T01:14:14.385-07:002022-04-27T01:14:14.385-07:00I have to admit smirking when I read reviews that ...I have to admit smirking when I read reviews that said the setting of the book is never revealed. All I had to do was highlight a couple of words for my Kindle to tell me that they were places in Seoul, South Korea. Not that you were referring to the physical setting...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-56599271440509343792022-04-26T19:46:05.307-07:002022-04-26T19:46:05.307-07:00I doubt it would work for me. Seems like a lot of ...I doubt it would work for me. Seems like a lot of work.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-81816243128709714842022-04-26T14:01:35.662-07:002022-04-26T14:01:35.662-07:00The plot does sound interesting as does the settin...The plot does sound interesting as does the setting. I wonder if something was lost in translation or perhaps, the dispassionateness was the author's way of showing how the MC had to dissociate herself with her work. Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351923715238237269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-70088469623097912762022-04-26T13:35:18.786-07:002022-04-26T13:35:18.786-07:00It's an intriguing idea, but probably not a bo...It's an intriguing idea, but probably not a book that would work for me. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-32204128820970088332022-04-26T06:41:47.142-07:002022-04-26T06:41:47.142-07:00The plot does sound like it would be of interest t...The plot does sound like it would be of interest to many readers. I'm probably not one of them though.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-44927048888349090922022-04-26T04:16:23.337-07:002022-04-26T04:16:23.337-07:00Sorry to hear that this one didn't draw you in...Sorry to hear that this one didn't draw you in, Cathy. It just goes to show you how important writing style and tone are. If they don't appeal, it's hard to 'feel' the book, if that makes sense. I do like the idea of this setting, though.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com