tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post3010445281715582609..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin BillerbeckBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-46345153020967030952011-02-25T22:34:02.802-06:002011-02-25T22:34:02.802-06:00Brittanie,
Well, that's good! I think I migh...Brittanie,<br /><br />Well, that's good! I think I might have a copy of What a Girl Wants, unless my memory is failing me (and there have been signs). I like some Christian chick lit but I think it's something I need to only read on rare occasions. It's definitely not my favorite, these days.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-87498368591207134912011-02-25T20:57:09.637-06:002011-02-25T20:57:09.637-06:00I have not had time to start this one yet. I loved...I have not had time to start this one yet. I loved her What a Girl Wants series but did not like the Spa Girl series. I am about half and half I think on her works. I like most Christian Chick lit. lol :)Brittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756341697752152164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-31445900053622468002011-02-25T14:07:44.597-06:002011-02-25T14:07:44.597-06:00GMR,
Oh, that's okay. I've been pretty b...GMR,<br /><br />Oh, that's okay. I've been pretty bad about visiting fellow bloggers, this year. That's a good way to describe the book: "A bit out of balance". It was fun, in spite of imperfect writing, though, and a lot of people aren't as picky as I am so I'm sure plenty will enjoy it. <br /><br />LOL on the "good eye". I'm not an original Mississippian but I've been here most of my adult life, so I think I'm finally getting it! But, I would never try to write like a Southerner, myself. I'd get it all wrong. It's kind of like being able to read French but not speak it, you know?Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-30011753118192901552011-02-25T13:14:41.066-06:002011-02-25T13:14:41.066-06:00Wow..it feels like forever since I've stopped ...Wow..it feels like forever since I've stopped by...shame on me. On the the review...seems the characters were a plus but the writing a minus....a bit out of balance but still sounds like it was worth the read. Funny how you can spot those writing Southern as opposed to BEING Southern...good eye. Thanks for sharing...and happy reading! ^_^Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-51744451801603081402011-02-25T12:49:13.397-06:002011-02-25T12:49:13.397-06:00Zibilee,
There's a lot to like, but it was ju...Zibilee,<br /><br />There's a lot to like, but it was just an average read for me. I'm the same way about Christian books, although there are times I read (particularly nonfiction) books for the sense of direction they give me. But, fiction is tricky. If it gets too preachy, it scares most people away and I'm one who completely avoided it for many years because I don't like hammer-over-your-head theology, especially in escapist reading. I think the genre, in general, has gotten dramatically better in recent years -- clean fiction but more varied and less of a sense that the Christianity is a heavy theme rather than simply a part of who the characters are.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-15025270296993242132011-02-25T11:00:14.433-06:002011-02-25T11:00:14.433-06:00I am not sure that I would read this one, but I am...I am not sure that I would read this one, but I am glad to hear that you mostly liked it. I tend to avoid books that lean to heavily on Christian themes, despite the fact that I am a rather religious person. I just don't like to feel like messages are beating me about the head. Whenever I find a Christian fiction book that doesn't utilize this technique, I get really excited!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.com