tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post6700689587335293007..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Relaxing Reading for the Holidays: Lauren Grodstein's A Friend of the FamilyClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-24074826518442734722009-12-13T13:44:36.190-05:002009-12-13T13:44:36.190-05:00I'm beginning to doubt that you even read the ...I'm beginning to doubt that you even read the book. Laura is the main cause of the conflict between father and son. None of this would have happened if it weren't for her. How can you say she had no significance to the story???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-81992349955149231582009-12-12T18:38:54.497-05:002009-12-12T18:38:54.497-05:00I think she is a boring, one-dimensional character...I think she is a boring, one-dimensional character who has very little significance for the story. All she did was add a sensationalist aspect to the novel.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-12112900473267900262009-12-12T12:17:27.961-05:002009-12-12T12:17:27.961-05:00I'm surprised you don't mention the charac...I'm surprised you don't mention the character of Laura in your review. She is pretty central to the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-43254407447626475142009-12-11T18:41:18.740-05:002009-12-11T18:41:18.740-05:00It's not a 'description", it's a ...It's not a 'description", it's a reading. And a reading cannot be 'accurate" or not. It's my own. You are welcome to suggest your reading.<br /><br />I say the writer isn't strong because her narrative techniques are conventional and her language is uninspiring. Some fairly lengthy episodes seem extraneous to the plot. Some things are annoyingly sensationalist. The novel is very unoriginal in places.<br />Creating one good character is not enough to qualify as a strong writer from my point of view.<br /><br />But I'm grateful for your comment because it always makes me happy to see comments to my reviews.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-23320721911555377822009-12-11T18:04:21.085-05:002009-12-11T18:04:21.085-05:00I don't agree with your comments' about La...I don't agree with your comments' about Lauren Grodstein at all. How could she not be a strong writer if she's able to describe this character so well? In addition, your description of the book isn't even accurate...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-80491007422201559682009-12-11T17:11:31.287-05:002009-12-11T17:11:31.287-05:00God, what is the problem these jerks have????
I ...God, what is the problem these jerks have???? <br /><br />I do not need these bad news on the last day of the semester, Mike.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-27007070930766060112009-12-11T13:54:30.397-05:002009-12-11T13:54:30.397-05:00Simon and Schuster is trying to end the practice o...Simon and Schuster is trying to end the practice of books coming to the Kindle as soon as they are released in hardcover:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-12973-Long-Island-Books-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Simon--Schuster-to-delay-eReleases-four-months-from-Hardcover-publication" rel="nofollow">http://www.examiner.com/x-12973-Long-Island-Books-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Simon--Schuster-to-delay-eReleases-four-months-from-Hardcover-publication</a><br /><br />I expect other publishers will follow suit.<br /><br /><br />-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com