tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post2697441482435950507..comments2024-03-02T05:14:18.990-05:00Comments on Small Review: Book Review: Far Far Away by Tom McNealSmall Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-32589854041039457612013-09-02T23:02:42.421-04:002013-09-02T23:02:42.421-04:00Hmmm. Its funny, so many time I almost pushed the...Hmmm. Its funny, so many time I almost pushed the "request" button on this one. I'm so glad I didn't. I'm sorry you didn't like it. I think the narrator sounds interesting, though. Gina @ My Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895568426820464572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-87750473898054323702013-08-29T01:51:35.260-04:002013-08-29T01:51:35.260-04:00"Jeremy makes Bella Swan (even New Moon pinin..."Jeremy makes Bella Swan (even New Moon pining for Edward Bella Swan) seem like a vibrant, dynamic, go-getter in comparison." <-- Holy shit. 1) That's a perfect line to describe your feelings. 2) With that alone I'd know that this book wouldn't be for me.<br /><br />"Ginger, the stereotypical "feisty girl" who is supposed to be the sparkling character who pulls Jeremy out of his shell and breathes life into his dormant existence." <-- she sort of sounds like an underdeveloped manicpixiedream girl. At least, though, they can be somewhat fun to read about; seems like she wasn't even that.<br /><br />"But no. I got the feeling all those little vignettes were supposed to be somehow poignant but I couldn't help but think, "Why am I wasting my time reading about this??"" <-- I have trouble with books that have a lot of vignettes like that because they're almost ALWAYS like that for me. Always Literary > Commercial vibe and that's the worst.<br /><br />"DID YOU GET THAT CLEVER ALLUSION, DIMWIT??? vibe when, duh, how could you not get it?" <-- And there's no transparency in the themes either? It's the worst when the writing is hitting you over the head with the themes.<br /><br />"I never felt grounded and the mix of different elements didn't sit right with me." <-- I'm a fan of genre mash-ups, but this mix reminds me of my first thoughts on Shatter Me's attempt to mix various elements.Christina Reads YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937783114868207494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-14130642007946372922013-08-25T20:18:38.067-04:002013-08-25T20:18:38.067-04:00yes, exactly! I hate turning the final page and ha...yes, exactly! I hate turning the final page and having that Why? feeling! It's awful. Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-48835512572674031642013-08-25T20:18:08.424-04:002013-08-25T20:18:08.424-04:00I hate it too! But I love that you know what I mea...I hate it too! But I love that you know what I mean when I said that :) Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-82500153605643387272013-08-25T20:17:27.755-04:002013-08-25T20:17:27.755-04:00yeah, I wish the rest had been as good as the good...yeah, I wish the rest had been as good as the good parts. :(Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-73964716658281444302013-08-25T19:41:02.355-04:002013-08-25T19:41:02.355-04:00And the food descriptions :P Those were good too. ...And the food descriptions :P Those were good too. <br /><br />You might like it more than I did though. I think I'm in the minority. Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-59233987094301859362013-08-25T19:40:03.984-04:002013-08-25T19:40:03.984-04:00Jacob Grimm was fantastic, but yeah, overall he co...Jacob Grimm was fantastic, but yeah, overall he couldn't combat the rest for me. I've seen a lot of fantastic reviews for this one though, so maybe you'd like it more? Not sure it's your kind of thing though. Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-47515709386060024942013-08-25T19:39:14.871-04:002013-08-25T19:39:14.871-04:00the food descriptions were amazing. It was like lo...the food descriptions were <i>amazing</i>. It was like looking through one of those cook books that have really awesome photos of the food. Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-19793380183519632552013-08-22T12:18:16.256-04:002013-08-22T12:18:16.256-04:00I can't stand books like this. I read one kind... I can't stand books like this. I read one kind of like it - at least where I hated the main characters but kept going because some of the secondary characters were cool and I wanted to see what happened to them.)<br /><br /> It is quite cruel though, to finish a book like this and go, "Why? Just why?"Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395502314886308773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-89501184405848505862013-08-21T20:06:49.561-04:002013-08-21T20:06:49.561-04:00*Gags on "The LITERATURE vibe."* I hate ...*Gags on "The LITERATURE vibe."* I <i>hate</i> that vibe. It's so patronizing! And I hate it when an author does so many things wrong--it makes me want to kick them for the things they do that I love.Rubitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929614007516530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-26406666754043745722013-08-21T15:09:34.082-04:002013-08-21T15:09:34.082-04:00Funny review--thank you for sharing!Funny review--thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-36814629135057082402013-08-21T00:17:15.417-04:002013-08-21T00:17:15.417-04:00:( Too bad the balance was so much in the things y...:( Too bad the balance was so much in the things you didn't like<br /><br />That's sad.<br /><br />Hope your next read is more awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-88820768656813528302013-08-20T19:49:48.052-04:002013-08-20T19:49:48.052-04:00Oh no...so sorry this one didn't work...I'...Oh no...so sorry this one didn't work...I've been contemplating picking it up myself...but if the only think it has going for it is a wonderful narrator I may pass!Melissas Eclectic Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954443867000135343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-19905687866262584912013-08-20T07:37:56.055-04:002013-08-20T07:37:56.055-04:00Great review. You definitely do a good job of stee...Great review. You definitely do a good job of steering me away from it even though there were parts you loved. Jacob Grimm does sound fascinating but can't make up for the bad parts it seems.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-89672353475316221722013-08-20T01:03:09.328-04:002013-08-20T01:03:09.328-04:00Well now I'm kind of hungry just thinking abou...Well now I'm kind of hungry just thinking about delicious food! Sorry this didn't work for you and I hope your next read is better :)The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.com