tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post6914256504354970810..comments2024-03-27T04:43:10.452-04:00Comments on Random Musings of a Bibliophile: What Came From the Stars Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-71170283584767757752012-10-15T20:26:46.308-04:002012-10-15T20:26:46.308-04:00I like all of his books for different reasons. Thi...I like all of his books for different reasons. This one is my least favorite. Interestingly I attended a talk with him this past week and he said that it started as a farce but it didn't stay that way. The Valorim parts were definitely not easy to read.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-10496820705635468702012-10-12T20:43:10.437-04:002012-10-12T20:43:10.437-04:00The Wednesday Wars is very dear to me, and it made...The Wednesday Wars is very dear to me, and it made want to like, if not love, every book Schmidt ever wrote. It hasn't been happening....the contrast bewteen the two parts of the book just didn't click for me. Sometimes I tried reading the Valorim part as farce, sometimes straight, but it made no difference--I just didn't want to be reading it. Sigh.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.com