tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post1493361784447535507..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Review: A Bell for AdanoGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-48265778241645435172012-06-21T10:34:39.388-07:002012-06-21T10:34:39.388-07:00I've never heard of this one but it's the ...I've never heard of this one but it's the kind of book I would read. I love the fact it was written while the war was still waging. Thanks for linking to the I Love Italy Challenge page!Laura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-56994517306872066642012-04-01T08:24:57.400-07:002012-04-01T08:24:57.400-07:00I hadn't heard of this... and I am usually dra...I hadn't heard of this... and I am usually drawn to WWII literature. I like that it was written as the war still raged on... definitely adding to me TBR list!Sarah Reads Too Muchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130692983823811455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-30992812176655466052012-03-22T06:01:34.142-07:002012-03-22T06:01:34.142-07:00It's interesting to see how older prize winner...It's interesting to see how older prize winners stand up to the test of time. It sounds like this one did well.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-31232216941829821062012-03-21T09:23:42.604-07:002012-03-21T09:23:42.604-07:00Cath: It does feel "immediate" -- great...Cath: It does feel "immediate" -- great word to describe it. And Nemirovsky is a good example. Her Suite Francais book had some of the same feel, although tinged with tragedy in a way Hersey's book isn't.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-22719305270857748752012-03-21T09:15:21.985-07:002012-03-21T09:15:21.985-07:00"What is so fascinating about the book is tha..."What is so fascinating about the book is that Hersey wrote it in 1944, while the war was still going on."<br /><br />I love when this happens. It immerses you in a way that feels so immediate. Irene Nemirovsky's books come to mind...Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475183245822795384noreply@blogger.com