tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post6309081234266451415..comments2024-03-11T16:19:56.929-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: State of Wonder by Ann PatchettLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-89030775590625027092012-06-28T08:40:59.102-05:002012-06-28T08:40:59.102-05:00Great post, I think you hit the major points on th...Great post, I think you hit the major points on the nose. I also loved the literary aspect of this book (my thoughts:<a href="http://manoflabook.com/wp/?p=5355" rel="nofollow">http://manoflabook.com/wp/?p=5355</a>).Man of la Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561603511163982556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-4323073075345461912012-05-25T13:15:21.688-05:002012-05-25T13:15:21.688-05:00I love it when an author makes me FEEL the setting...I love it when an author makes me FEEL the setting of the story as if I were there. Sounds like I'll need a fan nearby to keep me cool as I read this one!<br /><br />Thank for being on the tour.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://tlcbooktours.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-51988854198073132672012-05-23T19:26:57.703-05:002012-05-23T19:26:57.703-05:00I have this one waiting patiently for me to get ar...I have this one waiting patiently for me to get around to it. You have convinced me that I may need to get to it sooner rather than later!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-65118709999339911472012-05-23T16:52:00.086-05:002012-05-23T16:52:00.086-05:00I had a tough time connecting with these character...I had a tough time connecting with these characters, and by mid-way through the book I DIDN'T care what happened to them so put it in DNF. I keep reading so many wonderful reviews that I'm thinking I should dig it back out and read the second half. <br /><br />Thanks for the review.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094928747500699123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-87731783925238118752012-05-22T20:37:27.504-05:002012-05-22T20:37:27.504-05:00This sounds amazing. I almost picked up the audio ...This sounds amazing. I almost picked up the audio version at the library today!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-36519102252055540732012-05-22T18:48:50.174-05:002012-05-22T18:48:50.174-05:00I have been wondering about this book. It's t...I have been wondering about this book. It's tough to follow Bel Canto.terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095349422849979251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-37468753975473060542012-05-22T18:10:11.869-05:002012-05-22T18:10:11.869-05:00hmm I tried to leave a comment earlier on today, i...hmm I tried to leave a comment earlier on today, it does not seem it worked. Just wanted to tell you I agree on what you say about her characters: they also feel so real to me, by the end of the book I feel I know them - same thing in Bel Canto. And I experience this in books by Mary Doria Russell as well. here is my review of State of Wonder and Bel Canto combined: http://wordsandpeace.com/2011/07/05/bell-canto-and-state-of-wonder/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-50115983405245354592012-05-22T13:04:04.650-05:002012-05-22T13:04:04.650-05:00I haven't gotten to this one yet. I read Lost ...I haven't gotten to this one yet. I read Lost City of Z and it seems sort of like that one. Except of course, this one is fiction.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-13368467388157123822012-05-22T09:11:34.669-05:002012-05-22T09:11:34.669-05:00I've had my eye on this book and will start lo...I've had my eye on this book and will start looking for it! The setting and the story intrigue me no end.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-48512105693739915492012-05-22T08:44:23.923-05:002012-05-22T08:44:23.923-05:00I love your header. I haven't been here for a ...I love your header. I haven't been here for a while..<br /><br />Lovely review. This author has been in my TBR list for a while.Veenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051587201427141480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-86038576343621153942012-05-22T08:27:22.438-05:002012-05-22T08:27:22.438-05:00As you know, this was one of my favorites of the y...As you know, this was one of my favorites of the year, and I loved every minute of it. It was weird, and complex, and the end was subtly mind bending. A great success with me, and from what I can see, with you too! Wonderful review today! It's a book I love without any reservations.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-79840399765795431692012-05-22T06:55:00.944-05:002012-05-22T06:55:00.944-05:00My book club had a great discussion with this book...My book club had a great discussion with this book. I love Patchett's novels!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-85211472823864827072012-05-22T06:27:50.275-05:002012-05-22T06:27:50.275-05:00Can still recall sitting on my deck last summer an...Can still recall sitting on my deck last summer and not being able to pull myself away from this book. Glad u enjoyed it.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-26764045609919362632012-05-22T06:16:52.211-05:002012-05-22T06:16:52.211-05:00Great post! I loved this book, too! Well except fo...Great post! I loved this book, too! Well except for the ending - I just couldn't get on board with it. And as far as Conrad goes, I know what you mean. I studied Heart of Darkness too many times in college and hated that book - it wasn't until grad school, where I had signed up for a lit course that turned out to be a Conrad lit course taught by a Conrad fanatic, that I finally began to understand Conrad's work more and actually appreciate it. Suffice it to say, it definitely took a while to get there - LOL! Anyhow, I enjoyed this post! And I'll definitely be reading more Patchett in the future.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.com