tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post1582552148631621402..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Book Beginning: The Weird SistersGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-56019859867852343822016-12-17T15:00:28.819-08:002016-12-17T15:00:28.819-08:00The Weird Sisters is on The Bestseller Code challe...<i>The Weird Sisters</i> is on <i>The Bestseller Code</i> challenge list we're reading next year. When I read it I will look for the first person plural narrator voice. Sounds original. Thank you for pointing it out. Roberta Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514132056058021466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-67627392123824943172016-12-16T13:12:55.959-08:002016-12-16T13:12:55.959-08:00I do like this book so far (about halfway through)...I do like this book so far (about halfway through), except for the odd, sort-of-first person narrative voice. The narrator uses "we" and "our" -- "our mother," "we came home," -- as if the narrator is one of the three sisters, but there is never an "I" in there. So the narrator never says, "I got in the car," or "my two sisters and Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-5000256846148681712016-12-16T07:43:57.596-08:002016-12-16T07:43:57.596-08:00Ohhh....I really liked this book.
I read it and r...Ohhh....I really liked this book.<br /><br />I read it and reviewed it way back in 2010 or 2011.<br /><br />So glad you are reading it.<br /><br />ENJOY!!<br /><br />Have a wonderful day!!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver's Reviews<br /><a href="https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2016/12/book-beginnings-121616.html" rel="nofollow">My Book Beginnings</a>Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-39431854182664338852016-12-16T07:40:35.762-08:002016-12-16T07:40:35.762-08:00The title of the book alone sounds like my sisters...The title of the book alone sounds like my sisters and me. ;-) I'd love for you and your readers to check out mine . . . http://tinyurl.com/LisaKsBookReviewsISLisa Ks Book Reviews https://www.blogger.com/profile/04963173316610740603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-31142185361502318392016-12-16T06:21:00.720-08:002016-12-16T06:21:00.720-08:00Love the first line...kinda matches the feelings I...Love the first line...kinda matches the feelings I have about the title. :-)<br />sherry @ fundinmental <a href="http://www.fundinmental.com/friday-56-112-the-pied-piper-by-ridley-pearson-ridleypearson/" rel="nofollow"> Friday Memes</a>sherry fundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197438610372707924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-28955559181240493772016-12-16T05:45:32.976-08:002016-12-16T05:45:32.976-08:00I adored Light of Paris by her and have been wanti...I adored Light of Paris by her and have been wanting to read this one. What a first line!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-53738354118778118142016-12-16T04:39:13.052-08:002016-12-16T04:39:13.052-08:00That is a great first sentence. Enjoy!That is a great first sentence. Enjoy!Stormihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157799090129414984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-42497730927122534992016-12-16T03:12:09.006-08:002016-12-16T03:12:09.006-08:00Ha! I love it and can so relate!
bHa! I love it and can so relate!<br /><br />bproseandkahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778575379196368384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-64765575553105453892016-12-16T00:10:29.300-08:002016-12-16T00:10:29.300-08:00Great beginning!Great beginning!Lisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-14646123689014486752016-12-15T22:15:42.531-08:002016-12-15T22:15:42.531-08:00I think my daughter thought she was a failure when...I think my daughter thought she was a failure when she came home. Then we had to build up her self-esteem for a year. Ugh.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-21892596852696350722016-12-15T21:34:38.864-08:002016-12-15T21:34:38.864-08:00Hi Gilion,
What a great, no nonsense, opening lin...Hi Gilion,<br /><br />What a great, no nonsense, opening line.<br /><br />If the rest of the book held such uncompromising language as the back-drop to an intriguing sounding storyline, then that would be great. However, reviews and ratings I have read, have been a little mixed, with many saying that there is simply too much unnecessary quoting from Shakespeare, which rather spoiled their readingYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-72818551394120739642016-12-15T20:42:33.708-08:002016-12-15T20:42:33.708-08:00That definitely is a killer line! I've been fa...That definitely is a killer line! I've been fascinated by Shakespeare's Wyrd Sisters since the first time I read Macbeth. I apologise but I have to bring out my medieval English nerd-knowledge for a second! Do you know why they're called the wyrd sisters? Not because they're weird (in the modern way) but because the Old English word 'wyrd' means destiny and fate. So I'Juli Rahelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367150240867758577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-61666643693895305872016-12-15T19:16:51.492-08:002016-12-15T19:16:51.492-08:00It's set in Ohio - cool! :)It's set in Ohio - cool! :)Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-50629898270031276252016-12-15T18:37:27.748-08:002016-12-15T18:37:27.748-08:00Great opening. I've been wanting to read this...Great opening. I've been wanting to read this one for a while. Hope you enjoy it.<br />Catherine @ Book Club Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511461722921794733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-75755695784586281472016-12-15T18:04:50.200-08:002016-12-15T18:04:50.200-08:00That is a great first sentence, thanks for sharing...That is a great first sentence, thanks for sharing!Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929468785993424955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-62520571774038314892016-12-15T17:47:23.462-08:002016-12-15T17:47:23.462-08:00I enjoyed The Weird Sisters...thanks for sharing.I enjoyed The Weird Sisters...thanks for sharing.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com