tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post1393296062118902825..comments2023-12-15T21:38:19.369+01:00Comments on LindyLouMac's Book Reviews: Before I Die by Jenny DownhamLindyLouMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-27263276630346022692012-03-14T14:08:22.495+01:002012-03-14T14:08:22.495+01:00Thanks I look forward to getting to know you. :)Thanks I look forward to getting to know you. :)LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-11957116370919974852012-03-14T13:31:16.610+01:002012-03-14T13:31:16.610+01:00Thanks for being my latest follower - I'm foll...Thanks for being my latest follower - I'm following you too.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-78545342313983602062012-03-14T12:14:30.034+01:002012-03-14T12:14:30.034+01:00Thanks for calling by and commenting Susan, it sou...Thanks for calling by and commenting Susan, it sounds like our tastes are rather different then as I am not keen on Fantasy eitherLindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-50580484167519066502012-03-14T12:13:02.191+01:002012-03-14T12:13:02.191+01:00Thanks for calling by and commenting Ann, it is ra...Thanks for calling by and commenting Ann, it is rather heart wrenching.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-18576100246020591422012-03-14T12:11:32.542+01:002012-03-14T12:11:32.542+01:00Yvonne, this is exactly why I do not even like the...Yvonne, this is exactly why I do not even like the existence of such a genre. I prefer to think that children are capable of deciding when they are ready for certain books, why do we need a young adult label! I can understand you wanting to give this one a miss.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-67835266720964997422012-03-13T17:37:29.041+01:002012-03-13T17:37:29.041+01:00I love YA, but I really don't care for sad boo...I love YA, but I really don't care for sad books. I'm more of a fantasy girl. :)Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-17612875786239605882012-03-13T17:11:15.928+01:002012-03-13T17:11:15.928+01:00Good review - I don't think I could read this ...Good review - I don't think I could read this though - sounds heart wrenching.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-44303179188254624442012-03-12T18:27:18.446+01:002012-03-12T18:27:18.446+01:00Hi Linda,
I have read a couple of books just late...Hi Linda,<br /><br />I have read a couple of books just lately which are aimed at the YA audience and to be perfectly honest, I struggle with spotting any difference between this classification of book and a regular adult fiction novel. The content and language isn't any less graphic than most adult books and the emotional pull is sometimes even stronger.<br /><br />This would certainly seem to be the case with this book, which sounds heartbreaking and very emotional. I don't think that I would be rushing out to buy this one though, as I volunteer on an almost full-time basis for a local hospice shop and can spend a great deal of my time listening to donors who have either just lost a loved one to cancer, or who have the disease themselves. I could really do without reading novels about it in my free time.<br /><br />Sorry that you didn't find this a fulfilling read, although as you point out, it is probably written in a language that mose youngsters would understand, to convey the concept of death and dying.<br /><br />I hope that your next book is more to your liking and enjoy your week.Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-79045767207035808432012-03-11T17:35:03.986+01:002012-03-11T17:35:03.986+01:00I pushed publish too quickly. I meant to say I rea...I pushed publish too quickly. I meant to say I read The Memory Garden by Rachel Hore in 2009 and will hopefully read more of her novels, I found her style similar to Kate Morton.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-14014680245138492812012-03-11T17:29:53.017+01:002012-03-11T17:29:53.017+01:00Is it the sort of thing your teenage grand daughte...Is it the sort of thing your teenage grand daughter would be reading do you think?LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934873530287535675.post-63787466406332017452012-03-11T17:10:00.289+01:002012-03-11T17:10:00.289+01:00It's always good to try to read something that...It's always good to try to read something that we wouldn't normally go for. I'm finding that with the Book Club that I belong to. But sometimes I love just going back to read something that I really enjoy, which is what I am doing at the moment by reading A Gathering Storm by Rachel Hore. I have read several of hers, and enjoyed every one.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.com