tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post6570577008318947563..comments2024-03-27T23:01:40.475+01:00Comments on Our Feet Are The Same: People of the BookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-59769257009695176622009-06-22T05:13:32.061+02:002009-06-22T05:13:32.061+02:00What a weird coincidence... a friend of mine just ...What a weird coincidence... a friend of mine just called me about the People of the Book and told me I should read it!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115002505324651653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-14716312485346746322009-06-21T00:57:18.551+02:002009-06-21T00:57:18.551+02:00Does your book club have a rule that at least one ...Does your book club have a rule that at least one person in the group has to have read the book and liked it before recommending it to read??Hit 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/18043350255090631652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-76588394393250468442009-06-21T00:36:55.648+02:002009-06-21T00:36:55.648+02:00At first I thought your title was a play on words,...At first I thought your title was a play on words, after "People of the Lie."<br /><br />I like Dental Maven's rule, too, but mine's a little shorter: if I'm not engaged in five pages, it's a put-downer.<br /><br />Lily White sounds good. I'm stocking up on books for a summer trip and it's on my list.Lawyer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487040434589941351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-64030952503952205132009-06-20T19:59:32.239+02:002009-06-20T19:59:32.239+02:00i loved that book. i sort of felt the point was th...i loved that book. i sort of felt the point was that the people we cast as the good guys these days aren't always good just as the people we cast as bad guys aren't always bad. and that the casting varies by era.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000863597545070671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-36657511601866970652009-06-20T19:56:36.241+02:002009-06-20T19:56:36.241+02:00Just, for what it's worth, I think that Goethe...Just, for what it's worth, I think that Goethe was the German Douglas Adams. I mean, "Sorrows of Young Werther"? Hi-larious!The Solipsisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137253589593528957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-36184605781749763772009-06-20T19:39:41.232+02:002009-06-20T19:39:41.232+02:00Wow! Sounds quite a book (The People of the Book)....Wow! Sounds quite a book (The People of the Book)... definitely something I would like... THanks for the tip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-83722401479918240502009-06-20T19:36:57.054+02:002009-06-20T19:36:57.054+02:00I haven't heard of any of these books. I like ...I haven't heard of any of these books. I like The Dental Maven's rule. Sometimes I feel like I have to finish a book I started. That's what happened with the Twilight series. And then I got over it.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-34987726733966395802009-06-20T17:42:46.208+02:002009-06-20T17:42:46.208+02:00I loved The People of the Book - I thought it was ...I loved The People of the Book - I thought it was a brilliant read and so deftly written. I agree with you that the history of the last thousand years is pretty awful in terms of human inhumanity, but, hey, kudos to Brooks for facing up to it. Glad to hear you have something lighter to follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711131163299344219.post-18100063055614382002009-06-20T13:32:15.202+02:002009-06-20T13:32:15.202+02:00I have the 50 page rule. If I don't like it a...I have the 50 page rule. If I don't like it after 50 pages, I'm done. Life's too short and there are so many good reads out there. Sorry you had to endure just for your book club. :(The Dental Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138994376843845343noreply@blogger.com