tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post5888682019036404825..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: Small Island by Andrea LevyLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-79258573721158025122018-08-10T15:24:39.079+01:002018-08-10T15:24:39.079+01:00Could I find the Small Island text pdf pleaseCould I find the Small Island text pdf pleaseMr Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925022526027564082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-57691130532923219182012-11-28T23:58:09.637+00:002012-11-28T23:58:09.637+00:00Oh maaaan, I SO sometimes judge books by their cov...Oh maaaan, I SO sometimes judge books by their covers. It's probably the main reason why the books that have been unread for so long have stayed unread. I don't mind this one though, to be fair! <br /><br />Awards, schmards: accurate.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-80611503747115648192012-11-28T23:56:39.047+00:002012-11-28T23:56:39.047+00:00You can totally avoid it Kayleigh, I give you perm...You can totally avoid it Kayleigh, I give you permission! Gilbert and Arthur are wonderful though. (WHY AM I EVEN DEFENDING IT?!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-28970497162043387872012-11-28T23:52:44.977+00:002012-11-28T23:52:44.977+00:00Really?! I don't know man, I just really like ...Really?! I don't know man, I just really like the sound of Jamaica with the hammocks and the rum and the island way of life... But I've been RUINED by the holiday to the Cayman Islands my parents took me on when I was like 9. <br /><br />Is this comment your way of telling me you stopped reading at 'Jamaica'? HEARTBROKENLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-8712269252055653462012-11-28T23:50:35.960+00:002012-11-28T23:50:35.960+00:00I have not read The Long Song, and honestly after ...I have not read The Long Song, and honestly after this, I'm not massively into picking up another Levy book. Although I would never say never, and it's not like she's Samuel Richardson or something.<br /><br />I will be eagerly awaiting hearing what you have to say about this when you read it though! Because I can totally discuss THINGS more fully and then we can debate things and oh the fun we'll have! Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-51169028728238499442012-11-28T04:16:25.583+00:002012-11-28T04:16:25.583+00:00I've seen this book in the bookstore for years...I've seen this book in the bookstore for years, and there's just something about the cover that makes me dislike the book before even reading. Yes, I judge books by their covers. But now I know my judginess was right all along :) And awards, schmards! Brie @ A Slice of Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445361407533018855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-22066353851475607212012-11-27T20:44:57.618+00:002012-11-27T20:44:57.618+00:00I'm not sure it's ever a good thing for a ...I'm not sure it's ever a good thing for a book to be frustrating. And unlikeable characters are VERY difficult to overcome. This looks like it might be one to avoid. But you finished it! You persisted! Still, I'mma stick to Connie Willis for my WWII fiction, for now.Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-87871170697714995092012-11-27T19:59:32.810+00:002012-11-27T19:59:32.810+00:00Dude, it's really awful, but I hear 'Jamai...Dude, it's really awful, but I hear 'Jamaica' and I almost totally tune out. I equate it with things being boring. I'm sure exciting stuff has happened there. I just haven't heard of any of it. (and pirates don't count)<br /><br />But good on you for reading a book that has to do with it.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-21250318491188207482012-11-27T18:56:15.916+00:002012-11-27T18:56:15.916+00:00I keep seeing this book reviewed and continue to n...I keep seeing this book reviewed and continue to not pick it up. I've had it sitting on my shelf for years! Pathetic. Have you read the other novel she recently released (well like 2 years ago), The Long Song? I read it and enjoyed it, but it WAS SO TERRIBLY SAD. My eyes were red and puffy and I didn't want to admit it was due to book reading. Anyway. I'm going to seriously try to tackle this one at the start of the new year. Then I'll actually have a comment of substance and not this time waster that I've just left. You're not going to get those minutes back. :) Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572049077903171939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-80461563481531336702012-11-27T18:30:24.208+00:002012-11-27T18:30:24.208+00:00Haha, you're so welcome! I love it when I feel...Haha, you're so welcome! I love it when I feel iffy about a book and then someone's like 'Yeah, it sucks' and I'm like YESSSSSSSSSSS *donates book*<br /><br />But yeah. This maybe wasn't as bad as the review says because apparently I was gruuuumpy that day, but I still didn't really like it very much! Basically.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-32914594592881772982012-11-27T10:52:47.914+00:002012-11-27T10:52:47.914+00:00I am very happy about this review, because now I k...I am very happy about this review, because now I know I was right to cull this one from the herd and keep other more awesome novels to read instead. I'm not a huge historical fiction person anyway, unless it involves History I Am Well Interested In, obviously, and even though some part of me was thinking, "BUT THE AWARDS! THE ACCOLADES! THE MANY DEVOTED FANS!" another part of me was sitting weeping in a corner going "Don't make me read it, please don't make me read it!" So now I won't. Thanks for taking the hit on that one! :PElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com