tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post3321449559093926221..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: Landline by Rainbow RowellLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-55203281511538237042014-09-02T04:10:17.368+01:002014-09-02T04:10:17.368+01:00I thought Landline was good... but it's at the...I thought Landline was good... but it's at the bottom of my Rowell ranking I think. I thought that Georgie and Neal were being equally ridiculous about the Christmas plans thing, and just wanted them to talk it out and get over it... but apparently it was an ongoing issue. I guess I wish the book had been a little longer so that could have been explored a little more? And I thought that Seth and Georgie were both really underdeveloped characters... there was a lot of "Oh, Georgie is the funniest" but that was never shown at all, and Seth was just kind of there. And basically using Georgie and her talent. <br /><br />Any Rainbow Rowell is great and I definitely read this in about a day, but I had some qualms.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-14784660942063174212014-09-01T03:22:38.866+01:002014-09-01T03:22:38.866+01:00That is my feeling on both Attachments and E&P...That is my feeling on both Attachments and E&P. I loooooooove E&P but man, I can't go through that again any time soon. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-32045915857780083622014-08-31T23:12:37.546+01:002014-08-31T23:12:37.546+01:00You've discovered my secret!! Haha, I think I ...You've discovered my secret!! Haha, I think I rate Attachmentsent higher because it was my first RR book and because of the 90s rom-com feels. I really, really love E&P but it broke me, I cried so much I don't think I'll be able to reread it anything soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-2641431836982048752014-08-31T19:44:36.532+01:002014-08-31T19:44:36.532+01:00The only thing that stops me from absolutely going...The only thing that stops me from absolutely going 'FANGIRL IS MY FAVOURITE' is the whole extracts from an imaginary book thing. NOT that it wasn't a good imaginary book, but I feel like people (and by people, I mean people on tumblr) have really run with that element of it rather than going ZOMG LEVI and that annoys me (but isn't really a flaw with the book!) It's interesting that you rank the adult ones first and then the YA ones, and by interesting I mean it proves you're not a teenager, so that's cool.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-72522913979818869692014-08-30T23:46:00.897+01:002014-08-30T23:46:00.897+01:00I just wrote my own comment but blogger ate it so ...I just wrote my own comment but blogger ate it so I'm going to sulk and just join this thread instead. If I had to rank I think it'd go Attachments, Landline, e&p, Fangirl. But it's a photo finish so depending on my mood that would probably change order a little. Fangirl was my least favourite, I loved the characters but I thought the ending was rushed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-60082099209496939412014-08-30T11:22:44.124+01:002014-08-30T11:22:44.124+01:00Fuck, there are DVDs of Orange is the New Black? W...Fuck, there are DVDs of Orange is the New Black? Well ok then (I AM SO EXCITED WATCH IT WATCH IT NOWWWWW) and I fully support your secret ordering of things, even though I probably shouldn't. Addictive personalities, unite!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-9157498859694066862014-08-30T11:21:19.318+01:002014-08-30T11:21:19.318+01:00It was so good :) And I KNOW RIGHT?! I mean, I wou...It was so good :) And I KNOW RIGHT?! I mean, I would personally be like 'whaaaat?' but at the same time, I would be like 'well, we can do Christmas later, especially since WE'RE NOT EVEN CHRISTIANS' (we definitely won't be Christians, me and my imaginary husband. Just sayin.)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-31074566572765842982014-08-30T11:10:19.592+01:002014-08-30T11:10:19.592+01:00I cannnn't rank them cause I love them all for...I cannnn't rank them cause I love them all for different reasons! Like, is Fangirl my favourite because I am basically Cath in a lot of ways? Or is Attachments my favourite because it's just so damn cute? Or is it Landline because OMG everyone is great? Eleanor and Park is still my least favourite, and I don't know why, BUT I still love it!<br /><br />Anyway. Read this, it's greaaaaat!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-13150934407687959572014-08-29T16:38:43.833+01:002014-08-29T16:38:43.833+01:00Obviously I'm going to need to acquire this so...Obviously I'm going to need to acquire this soon, so... before Christmas it is. It's on my 'to order the second my parents go on holiday so I can have all the packages to play with without fear of repercussions' list. Oh, and you should probably know that I bought Orange is the New Black, the book AND the DVD, this week, so I AM FINALLY JOINING THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE. :DElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-24038035554706320252014-08-29T15:07:05.906+01:002014-08-29T15:07:05.906+01:00I need to read this one - I love everything else b...I need to read this one - I love everything else by her so I'm sure this will be excellent too. And you're right that no one would bat an eyelid at a man working over Christmas.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-35451443504226277722014-08-29T01:55:53.226+01:002014-08-29T01:55:53.226+01:00I was hoping you would rank this book somewhere bu...I was hoping you would rank this book somewhere but of course that is OBVIOUSLY IMPOSSIBLE AS THEY'RE ALL GREAT. Or, I haven't read this one yet, but I assume it is just as great. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-1547588994251146182014-08-28T22:45:13.792+01:002014-08-28T22:45:13.792+01:00That is interesting! I didn't exactly HATE Nea...That is interesting! I didn't exactly HATE Neal or anything (in spite of the whiny baby stuff...) but I just felt like, how did he not KNOW that it was really important for her to have her own TV show? Like, that's surely more important than ONE Christmas, it's like a lifelong thing. Also I kind of agree with the kids making it harder to reschedule, BUT their kids are pretty young, so... Maybe not as much?<br /><br />However- considering how things turned out, I agree that the conversation you talk about should have basically been what happened. BUT then again, there wouldn't have really been a story then, so I'm glad they didn't figure it all out straight away!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-30507259307531966672014-08-28T18:55:17.389+01:002014-08-28T18:55:17.389+01:00Oh, that's funny. I had the exact opposite fe...Oh, that's funny. I had the exact opposite feelings towards Neal and Georgie. I liked this book, and I *really* liked "reading" it a second time on audio, but both times, I could easily see what Georgie liked about Neal, and I couldn't really understand what Neal saw in Georgie. <br /><br />When you have kids, I think it's a lot more difficult to reschedule Christmas. I was mostly thinking the whole time that the whole problem would have been resolved if Georgia had just said, "You take the kids and go to your mom's place as planned. I'll stay here and work hard on my tv gig for a week or so, then I'll meet you in Omaha on Christmas Day." Boom. They both get what they want and they both get heard. but as it was, I thought Neal was by far the more sympathetic character. <br /><br />I did love that Rowell moved so gracefully from writing young adult relationships to the difficulties of sustaining a longer adult relationship/marriage. And of course she was as funny as usual in this one. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com