tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post357864025430545250..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Minis - Eleanor & Park by R. Rowell, Black Box by J. Schumacher, The Pearl by J. SteinbeckBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-28535373245796184062015-07-09T18:43:01.755-05:002015-07-09T18:43:01.755-05:00Aw, sorry you were bored. Yep, The Pearl is really...Aw, sorry you were bored. Yep, The Pearl is really bad. I'm a Steinbeck fan so it was a first for me, really disliking one of his books. I came very close to abandoning it but . . . well, it's short. So, I finished. And, now it can go out the door!!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-62511557667416338752015-07-09T17:30:34.823-05:002015-07-09T17:30:34.823-05:00While I tight the writing in Elinor and Park was b...While I tight the writing in Elinor and Park was beautiful and it did induce feelings, I found myself a little bored. <br />As for The Pearl! Ugh. Stupidest book ever! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-57538940258957048582015-07-09T11:42:42.644-05:002015-07-09T11:42:42.644-05:00It's the only Rowell I've read, so far. Th...It's the only Rowell I've read, so far. The angst was so realistic. I think that's what I loved about it; it's not just a sweet romance. It's sweet and terrifying and, in the end, so very, very moving. Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85278551029073193122015-07-09T10:59:56.751-05:002015-07-09T10:59:56.751-05:00I've read three of Rowell's books so far a...I've read three of Rowell's books so far and Eleanor & Park was the best so far. Such a touching story and so much angst! My goodness. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.com