tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post5430637115955908937..comments2024-03-18T17:23:44.789-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Burn by Nevada BarrCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-55294641774079394842010-09-15T07:27:05.666-07:002010-09-15T07:27:05.666-07:00Dorte-- That "why" can be a very importa...Dorte-- That "why" can be a very important part of the review. <br /><br />Susan-- I have to admit that The Lovely Bones did bother me a bit, but I did finish it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-1126407254396117842010-09-14T16:02:02.420-07:002010-09-14T16:02:02.420-07:00I think we all have a line we draw, and for me at ...I think we all have a line we draw, and for me at any rate, that line has moved as i grow older. I think I would definitely like this as i loved her other books. But I tried to read Sebold's The Lovely Bones and had to quit.BookChookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230711251425187241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80925597387371198862010-09-14T12:54:43.035-07:002010-09-14T12:54:43.035-07:00Readers are entitled to be squeamish, of course, a...Readers are entitled to be squeamish, of course, and there are subjects I find it hard to read about, but what I thought when I had read your post was that some people cry "wolf" very soon without even having given the book a chance. I enjoy some books which include crimes against children and young women, others I loathe, but I try to be fair to the writer by explaining WHY it was too much for me.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-82009801048389464222010-09-14T11:59:22.698-07:002010-09-14T11:59:22.698-07:00Barbara-- Definitely a pity. I think it's one ...Barbara-- Definitely a pity. I think it's one of her best books.<br /><br />Kay-- Most of the time it seems that people don't use the Amazon rating system properly. I post reviews over there, and I keep an eye on my percentages since I'm an Amazon Vine member. When I saw that these people were going through and marking as "helpful" any review that agreed with them and marking as "unhelpful" any review that said Burn was good, I decided discretion was the better part of valor. I marked it as 5 star without posting my actual review. It's too bad Amazon can't overhaul the system.<br /><br />Dorte-- She is, and for some reason your comment made me realize that my review almost made it sound as though everyone should read ugly, disturbing subject matter all the time. That's certainly not what I think. If that's the only thing I could read, I think I wouldn't be a voracious reader!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80135749753123169272010-09-14T11:52:16.398-07:002010-09-14T11:52:16.398-07:00Anna sounds like an intriguing character!Anna sounds like an intriguing character!Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30305947035419523122010-09-14T07:27:51.231-07:002010-09-14T07:27:51.231-07:00I'm a little behind in my Nevada Barr reading....I'm a little behind in my Nevada Barr reading. I'm going to have to go back and see where I left off. However, I may just go ahead and read this one. I enjoyed your post here, Cathy, and your commentary about the Amazon ratings. I'm a little frustrated with people in that regard myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-90673543746968175432010-09-14T07:08:52.929-07:002010-09-14T07:08:52.929-07:00I loved the interview with Nevada Barr and I too l...I loved the interview with Nevada Barr and I too like the fact that Anna isn't a one-dimensional character. If a character isn't growing, evolving, what good is she? I'm dying to read this one but on a skimpy book budget at the moment. More's the pity.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.com