tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post7672971530964950211..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Mister PipHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-15983226101286336792009-10-13T21:01:44.361-04:002009-10-13T21:01:44.361-04:00Care - Heartwrenching is the perfect word for this...Care - Heartwrenching is the perfect word for this. It really snuck up on me, that's for sure. SO GLAD you enjoyed it though!Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-91288842104638091402009-10-13T15:04:12.276-04:002009-10-13T15:04:12.276-04:00I just finished this book and am now exploring all...I just finished this book and am now exploring all the reviews in blogland. WOW - Char's review is excellent! and yours is, too! and I can't wait to rush over to Ti's and find out about more themes. I hadn't read Great Expectations (and am still not sure if I ever will) but did see the Ethan Hawke Gwyneth Paltrow movie - and it was helpful but not necessary. BUT this book really helps understand GE - if that makes sense. A lovely hearwrenching book - I loved Mister Pip!Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-55844007063146341592009-06-02T22:47:58.050-04:002009-06-02T22:47:58.050-04:00dreamybee - thanks for the link, I added it to my ...dreamybee - thanks for the link, I added it to my recap. :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-41061686603623170522009-06-02T22:21:16.154-04:002009-06-02T22:21:16.154-04:00I too thought this book took place way in the past...I too thought this book took place way in the past; I was shocked when I finally realized that it took place in the 1990s. My review is here-clearly I missed a lot of details that everyone else seemed to pick up on!<br /><br />http://subliminalintervention.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-im-reading-now-august-15th-edition.htmlDreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-91040892463469220152009-06-02T08:40:40.563-04:002009-06-02T08:40:40.563-04:00Ti - I wish I had read this with my club - there i...Ti - I wish I had read this with my club - there is so much to talk about.<br /><br />Ms. Ulat Buku - Glad it caught your attention!<br /><br />Lezlie - Exactly. Things are going along normally and then BAM - reality hits. That's when I really began to appreciate the book.<br /><br />chartroose - I didn't enjoy it quite as much as you did, but it was a great book - and you did an GREAT review.<br /><br />violetcrush - I'm sure that reading GE wouldn't hurt, but not reading won't detract from your enjoyment of Mr. Pip either.<br /><br />Plays With Needles - I thought of that, but I'm really fighting it. Although I love many other Dickens books I'm really not into this particular story. But lunch was great and I wasn't late (or at least, no one noticed!) - we'll have to do it again sometime. ;)<br /><br />bermudaonion - I hope that between the two of us, we convinced you to try it out.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-31946953000356113692009-06-02T08:08:47.384-04:002009-06-02T08:08:47.384-04:00Between your review and Chartroose's review, I'm c...Between your review and Chartroose's review, I'm convinced that I need to read this book.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-64750540655990685242009-06-02T06:30:49.955-04:002009-06-02T06:30:49.955-04:00I too read and thought this was a great book. So ...I too read and thought this was a great book. So thoughtful -- it's very interesting to me to see what life rafts people cling to...what people and events come to the forefront...when the situation you are in becomes so bleak...<br /><br />I noticed that you mentioned Little Bee also dealt with Great Expectations...I don't know, is it just me? or two books that you really enjoyed who feature Great Expectations? Within the same month?? Looks like somewhere someone wants you to read Mr. Dickens' work...I'm just sayin'...<br /><br />I think I'll throw it on the pile for this Summer because I "missed" it when I read Mr. Pip...<br /><br />Thanks for a nice lunch yesterday. I hope you weren't late back to work. And happy first part-time day!Susan Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094024834053351944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-43037655994971526642009-06-02T02:28:27.933-04:002009-06-02T02:28:27.933-04:00This really sounds good. I guess I'll have to read...This really sounds good. I guess I'll have to read Great Expectations (which I already have in my TBR) first to enjoy this more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-86933130892590488532009-06-01T12:55:10.042-04:002009-06-01T12:55:10.042-04:00Thanks for the plug, Heather, and I'm so glad you ...Thanks for the plug, Heather, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I think it's my favorite novel of 2009 (so far).chartroosehttp://chartroose.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-2463657548479683902009-06-01T10:59:22.134-04:002009-06-01T10:59:22.134-04:00I *did* really love this book! It seems so simple...I *did* really love this book! It seems so simple at first, then all of a sudden it becomes so much larger than life. And I *still* haven't read Great Expectations. Dang it. :-)<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-31911430268357490282009-06-01T10:36:37.471-04:002009-06-01T10:36:37.471-04:00This is on my TBR pile... Must read this! Thanks f...This is on my TBR pile... Must read this! Thanks for the review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549274093129621529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-59080591911296084672009-06-01T10:15:23.067-04:002009-06-01T10:15:23.067-04:00I agree, I am guessing the book version would have...I agree, I am guessing the book version would have packed a bit more punch. It took me weeks to work through all of the themes after I read the book with my group. <br /><br />Thanks for the shout-out.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687620527201679249noreply@blogger.com