tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32358078.post3780090672482140457..comments2024-01-30T07:21:05.806-05:00Comments on The Brookeshelf: Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06949700159593843060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32358078.post-23080408244889967042011-09-28T14:59:33.011-04:002011-09-28T14:59:33.011-04:00I have to disagree with both of you about Buddy Bu...I have to disagree with both of you about Buddy Bush. hii istanbul <a href="http://www.istanbulshoppingbazaars.com/" rel="nofollow">Istinye Park</a> Shopping Mall, Grand Bazaar Amazing Mall...grand bazaarhttp://www.istanbulshoppingbazaars.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32358078.post-59278360605694340602007-04-21T11:12:00.000-04:002007-04-21T11:12:00.000-04:00Well, but that was just the ending. One might arg...Well, but that was just the ending. One might argue that a book can still be good, even if the last little blip on the radar screen is a bit off. I don't think the appearance of BB is necessarily the point of the ending. The willing baptism is the point, right? It's an interesting debate.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32358078.post-79785181512149805912007-04-19T20:33:00.000-04:002007-04-19T20:33:00.000-04:00Luke mentions something happening "back in the thi...Luke mentions something happening "back in the thirties," so I assumed this was set in the 1940s.<BR/><BR/>I suppose most of my quibbles come from the ending -- of the surprise guest at the baptism. My reaction was more of "huh?" than "whoa." The rest of the book was leading up to . . . this?<BR/><BR/>I dunno, it marred what I think would otherwise been a flawless book -- Luke's voice is already one of my favorites for 2007. Although Luke's thoughts do tend to veer off into tangents easily, it just plays into the whole tone of the book for me).Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949700159593843060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32358078.post-1309811562569237622007-04-18T05:57:00.000-04:002007-04-18T05:57:00.000-04:00I picked up The Baptism reluctantly and ended up l...I picked up The Baptism reluctantly and ended up liking it tremendously. I have to disagree with both of you about Buddy Bush. I read the first ages back, can't remember it well, and did not read the sequel; I saw a mention or two of Buddy Bush, but he didn't factor into this story for me. Not, it was the twins and their daily lead-up to the baptism that interested me. The voice, the structure, all quite delightful! (Actually the quibble I have that I couldn't place this in an exact time period, but that wouldn't matter to child readers.)Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32358078.post-4216352462303877492007-04-18T00:28:00.000-04:002007-04-18T00:28:00.000-04:00Darn. That was my fear with "The Baptism". I had...Darn. That was my fear with "The Baptism". I had hoped maybe those other books in the "series" (or whatever it is) might not distract. No such luck, huh? Doggone it. I did like that one, but I can see your point.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.com