Comments for West Deptford Reader Reviews http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews Join us for "Tuesday Tea with a Twist" Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:02:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss by Jess M. http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2008/03/11/green-eggs-and-ham-by-dr-seuss/#comment-1122 Jess M. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:02:26 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2008/03/11/green-eggs-and-ham-by-dr-seuss/#comment-1122 We read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss all the time.

]]> Comment on Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss by Nicole http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2008/03/11/green-eggs-and-ham-by-dr-seuss/#comment-1121 Nicole Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:01:36 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2008/03/11/green-eggs-and-ham-by-dr-seuss/#comment-1121 Nicole likes this book because it is so funny.

]]> Comment on Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss by The Underwood Family http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2008/03/11/green-eggs-and-ham-by-dr-seuss/#comment-1120 The Underwood Family Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:57:55 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2008/03/11/green-eggs-and-ham-by-dr-seuss/#comment-1120 Green Eggs and Ham is the most popular at our house. My son likes it the best!

]]> Comment on It’s a Terrible Day…Thanks be to God by Father Michael Doyle by Sandy http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2006/12/21/it%e2%80%99s-a-terrible-day%e2%80%a6thanks-be-to-god-by-father-michael-doyle/#comment-1005 Sandy Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:15:15 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/?p=11#comment-1005 Father Doyle:

I have heard so many good things about you from a friend of yours Joe McOscar. He just said that you were the best and really into the church and its people.
I am a SW presently and work with children who truly need a tender touch in their lives.
I will get the movie and I am certain it will truly be very interesting.
God Bless.

]]> Comment on Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck by Carolyn http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/05/30/travels-with-charley-by-john-steinbeck/#comment-933 Carolyn Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:31:40 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/05/30/travels-with-charley-by-john-steinbeck/#comment-933 I have been researching your question about Travel with Charley and have come to the conclusion that his books “Travel with Charley� and “Travel with Charley: In Search of America� are the same book. Travel with Charley is the original title of the work from 1962. Do you think that you could have felt differently about the book because of how old you were when you read it or that your mom talked to you and shared the story when you were young? Good memories of sharing ideas about books can make reading even more fun.

I remember reading The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0064400220/ref=sib_dp_pt/104-1796190-7571916#reader-link when I was a child with such excitement that I recall using parts of the “secret language� in my house with my mom and sisters. I begged my mom to send me to boarding school so I could experience adventures like those of Victoria North. I even remember getting in big trouble for asking my mom to be more like Miss Mossman, the housemother in the story. I later read the story with my own daughters, who did not have the same response to the story as I had. Maybe I had built the story up too much, or perhaps they needed to find favorite titles of their own.

Getting back to Steinbeck, I am a big fan of his work. My favorite title is East of Eden. I am drawn to the good vs evil struggle in the novel. I always enjoy the clarity that Steinbeck puts into his works when he describes a specific time and place for action. In East of Eden, I could smell the lettuce as the railroad car doors were opening.

You are right about Charley’s color being described as blue gray, not gray. One of my coworkers has a greyhound that is a blue color. You can see him here http://www.greyhoundfriendsnj.org/animals/stories . I think Charley must have had a coat similar to Blue Boy’s.

Thanks for pointing out why the author traveled with Charley – “I can understand why the author’s decision was to travel with his dog for a companion rather than his beloved wife. With his wife he would be not able to think ponderously for writing his novel so he needed a dog that would not interfere his ponder while travelling. I hadn’t thought of that, and now I think you are right about why he chose to travel with Charley!

It is so good to hear from another Steinbeck fan! Do you have a favorite in the list of great books that Mr. Steinbeck wrote?

]]> Comment on The Wedding Dress by Virginia Ellis by cwood http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/05/30/the-wedding-dress-by-virginia-ellis/#comment-687 cwood Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:44:29 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/05/30/the-wedding-dress-by-virginia-ellis/#comment-687 Could it be “The Wedding Dress” from 2001?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290104/

]]> Comment on The Wedding Dress by Virginia Ellis by Ellese Chantel bridal and prom wear design specialist http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/05/30/the-wedding-dress-by-virginia-ellis/#comment-686 Ellese Chantel bridal and prom wear design specialist Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:27:39 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/05/30/the-wedding-dress-by-virginia-ellis/#comment-686 This post reminds me so much of a TV film i saw where a wedding dress is passed around friends and strangers, being altered and transformed until one day it goes full circle and ends up back where it started. good film.

]]> Comment on For One More Day by Mitch Albom by Lety http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2006/12/29/for-one-more-day-by-mitch-albom-as-reviewed-by-helene-gray/#comment-355 Lety Thu, 31 May 2007 00:22:06 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/?p=13#comment-355 Wow, what a great story. I am a single mom and I will definitely let my three teenage sons read this. I got the message. And it is so touching I think they will too. Thankyou Mitch Albom and God Bless you and your many writings to come and hopefully soon.

]]> Comment on Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy by Joan Badie http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/04/01/whitethorn-woods-by-maeve-binchy/#comment-343 Joan Badie Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:53:58 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/04/01/whitethorn-woods-by-maeve-binchy/#comment-343 Upon reading Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy, I was impressed by her diversity of stories and characters. I liked the book. There were so many characters and stories, generational plots and sites, that just as in real life, there is no real ending to each plot and story. Life goes on, and Maeve Binchy certainly goes on in the book. I particularly liked her character, Neddy, who, I felt, resembled “Forrest Gump” in his ultimate success. The author’s description of him early on was “not the sharpest knife in the drawer.” Maybe, the author did intertwine many of her story ideas into this one book, but I felt it was an easy, pleasant book to read.

]]> Comment on Year of Wonders : a novel of the plague by Geraldine Brooks by Carol http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/03/05/year-of-wonders-a-novel-of-the-plague-by-geraldine-brooks/#comment-337 Carol Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:19:34 +0000 http://blogs.westdeptford.lib.nj.us/reader_reviews/2007/03/05/year-of-wonders-a-novel-of-the-plague-by-geraldine-brooks/#comment-337 This is one of my favorite stories. Brooks weaves a tale that draws the reader into her world.

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