tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post5060419875288831145..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Bending Toward The Sun by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie with Rita LurieLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-55047714397408469272009-10-30T10:52:14.330-05:002009-10-30T10:52:14.330-05:00Great review! I thought this book was amazing. I...Great review! I thought this book was amazing. I agree that it wasn't the best-written book I've ever read, but who better to write it than Rita's daughter? I liked that you really got to know the various family members. They didn't hold anything back.<br /><br />I hope it's okay to link to your review on <a href="http://warthroughthegenerations.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">War Through the Generations</a>.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-47423497998117874232009-10-04T17:56:28.462-05:002009-10-04T17:56:28.462-05:00Excellent review Lisa. I had no idea that the horr...Excellent review Lisa. I had no idea that the horrors of this war had such a profound affect on their children and grandchildren that are years removed from this time period.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-71241229136866145732009-10-03T23:30:53.118-05:002009-10-03T23:30:53.118-05:00Oops--if that's the impression I left, then I&...Oops--if that's the impression I left, then I've really done this book a disservice. In this case, I think a professional writer may have made the book less poignant.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-83706383144748735492009-10-03T23:02:27.344-05:002009-10-03T23:02:27.344-05:00Just the fact that it's written by a mother an...Just the fact that it's written by a mother and daughter alone is very touching.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-47991065991119811342009-10-03T22:31:21.501-05:002009-10-03T22:31:21.501-05:00What an amazing book, it sounds like. I can only h...What an amazing book, it sounds like. I can only handle so many World War II/Holocaust books. They're just sooo sad and tragic and horrific. But the stories need to be told and this was a wonderful review. Thank you.Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-2931201047729041242009-10-03T21:12:43.648-05:002009-10-03T21:12:43.648-05:00I so want to read this book. Excellent review, as ...I so want to read this book. Excellent review, as sad as it sounds.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-41972984454593922182009-10-03T19:27:55.857-05:002009-10-03T19:27:55.857-05:00I felt the same way about A Long Way Gone. I felt ...I felt the same way about A Long Way Gone. I felt that the author was too close to the subject and would have had a more powerful effect if he had had a professional writer write the book for him.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687620527201679249noreply@blogger.com