tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post3977322304357574972..comments2023-10-15T05:14:30.027-07:00Comments on worducopia: Four books I wish I'd loved (mini-reviews)Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-69733082442757200252010-02-21T11:16:32.736-08:002010-02-21T11:16:32.736-08:00High expectations have ruined books for me before,...High expectations have ruined books for me before, so I know how you feel. Sorry that NBG didn't quite work for you!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-71346809884477011342010-02-20T17:12:00.287-08:002010-02-20T17:12:00.287-08:00Aw, we can't all love the same books or it wou...Aw, we can't all love the same books or it would get boring around here... (I had to go see if I gushed abt NBG and I gave a short but praising review - not quite gushing... oh well!)Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-70908983017565616762010-02-20T13:45:31.659-08:002010-02-20T13:45:31.659-08:00yes, I like the mini-review format for books you d...yes, I like the mini-review format for books you don't love.<br /> <br />And I know how you feel about not be blown away by a book 'everyone' else loved. I just finished one like that. Every review out there is 4 or 5 stars...and I thought it was fair. oh well, it is what it is! ;-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-68734336915069193242010-02-20T11:16:04.639-08:002010-02-20T11:16:04.639-08:00Lenore, If you had actually gushed, I would have w...Lenore, If you had actually gushed, I would have worried about you. (Would a gushy reviewer turn the month of Valentines day into Dystopian Fiction month? I think not!)<br /><br />Truth be told, even Amy didn't gush! (and by "even Amy," I don't meant that Amy is especially gushy, but that she started the drive that encouraged me to buy the book in the first place). Like you and probably many others, she wrote a thoughtful, positive and honest review that made me question my lack of NBG-love more than those gushy reviews, which I could have cynically dismissed as "Go Team!" rah-rah posts.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-90802526543391066432010-02-20T04:32:30.870-08:002010-02-20T04:32:30.870-08:00LOL! I just had to reread my review for Nothing B...LOL! I just had to reread my review for Nothing But Ghosts to see if I gushed. I'm happy to see I didn't, even though I did love it. But then it had a lot of elements that spoke to me personally. I can understand that it won't appeal to everyone.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-7675400692862617352010-02-19T18:03:56.450-08:002010-02-19T18:03:56.450-08:00ColorOnline, BermudaOnion, and Amanda: thanks, I&#...ColorOnline, BermudaOnion, and Amanda: thanks, I'll go check out those reviews, to make myself feel better.<br /><br />Staci, Andi, & Avisannschild, go ahead and read them--chances are you'll like them more than I did, if the other reviews are any indication!<br /><br />Amy, And I felt bad that I was letting <i>you</i> down by not loving it as much as I was "supposed" to!<br /><br />R.C.Reader, I saw your review in Library Thing and thought, "Oh, no, G. loved it! I <i>must</i> have missed something!"Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-81783593546883962242010-02-19T17:12:23.856-08:002010-02-19T17:12:23.856-08:00I felt the same way about NOthing But Ghosts. I re...I felt the same way about NOthing But Ghosts. I reviewed it and thought maybe over time I'd like or or dislike it rather than being neutral, but it's been six months and I'm still just blah about it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-42775731469724442442010-02-19T16:59:59.148-08:002010-02-19T16:59:59.148-08:00I'm keeping a copy of this list as a reference...I'm keeping a copy of this list as a reference! <br /><br />I actually liked Ice Chorus more than you did. I understand your point, but I was a little more willing to cut the heroine some slack and buy into the idea that she was following her one rue love. Although I never got the idea that her husband was so bad, so I was always a little uneasy with the whole story.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-78639484108163965272010-02-19T16:43:31.222-08:002010-02-19T16:43:31.222-08:00I was going to say I read a few other negative rev...I was going to say I read a few other negative reviews for NBG. I missed Jill's but I know Swapna felt similarly as did Kristi at the Story Siren. :)<br /><br />When I gush about books I love, I always feel slightly worried that this exact thing may happen...that I might oversell a book to people who won't love it. In any case, thanks for giving it a try!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-82801932071356553652010-02-19T15:56:29.719-08:002010-02-19T15:56:29.719-08:00Away didn't appeal to me either but I did put ...Away didn't appeal to me either but I did put God of Love on my list of books to read, in fact, I just posted about it today!! Now I'm rethinking investing time into this one. Your mini-review really told me so much about this one and what you said may just sway me not to bother with it. I'm one of those that did however love Nothing But Ghosts..I've pretty much loved all of Kephart's books.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-39416710309086142342010-02-19T15:55:40.235-08:002010-02-19T15:55:40.235-08:00I know how you feel since I just reviewed a book t...I know how you feel since I just reviewed a book that everyone but me loved.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-75646101461209860372010-02-19T15:49:46.099-08:002010-02-19T15:49:46.099-08:00Thank goodness for mini-reviews when we aren't...Thank goodness for mini-reviews when we aren't blown away, right? <br /><br />Sorry to see that you didn't like Bloom. I haven't read any of her stuff, but she comes so highly recommended in general, I suppose I'll get around to trying her stuff one day.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-26263033929110270782010-02-19T15:44:21.798-08:002010-02-19T15:44:21.798-08:00Ah well, you can't win them all. I know the fe...Ah well, you can't win them all. I know the feeling of not being wowed by books that everyone else (seemingly, at least) gushes over. I haven't read any of these, but <i>Nothing But Ghosts</i> is on my wish list!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651809984287034257.post-60195742313282097292010-02-19T15:27:08.514-08:002010-02-19T15:27:08.514-08:00Ali,
You aren't the only one who didn't g...Ali,<br /><br />You aren't the only one who didn't get the warm fuzzies for Ghosts. Jill gave it 3/5 at Rhapsody in Books.Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.com