tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post3017058240179732958..comments2024-02-09T15:35:58.132-05:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Mini Reviews: Minding Frankie, Cutting for Stone and The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar WaoMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-55974030318861717542013-01-22T16:53:05.914-05:002013-01-22T16:53:05.914-05:00Jenners - I think that a book that dense and sad c...Jenners - I think that a book that dense and sad can be hit or miss for people. <br /><br />Heather - They are both books that a ton of people had recommended to me. I wish I liked them both more. <br /><br />Captain - Ha, no worries. I'm glad you're getting them! <br /><br />Kristi - Yes, that's how I felt. I would love to read a book just about Hema and Ghosh though. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-22008099382395307432013-01-20T16:58:16.828-05:002013-01-20T16:58:16.828-05:00Cutting for Stone was just okay for me too. I just...Cutting for Stone was just okay for me too. I just didn't connect with the twins, and it was sort of endlessly depressing. I agree that Hema and Ghosh were the best parts of the book. Great characters.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-31911017986601737512013-01-19T11:25:48.159-05:002013-01-19T11:25:48.159-05:00I'm sorry you didn't like Cutting for Ston...I'm sorry you didn't like Cutting for Stone more. Sometimes it seems like books just don't come together for us in the way we hope they would! I also felt "meh" about Oscar Wao.<br /><br />I also wanted to thank you for all the comments you've been leaving on my blog. I'm getting email notifications that you left them but they are not appearing on my blog. Just wanted you to know that I am not deleting them!Captain Nick Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668840981814071637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-49609736620595190052013-01-19T08:30:50.814-05:002013-01-19T08:30:50.814-05:00Cutting for Stone is one I've been meaning to ...Cutting for Stone is one I've been meaning to get to, and one that people rave about. I'm sad you didn't love it, but I just might agree with you re: the medical scenes. We'll see.<br /><br />Oscar Wao is another one I've been meaning to read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-30756901998251271352013-01-18T18:30:03.562-05:002013-01-18T18:30:03.562-05:00Hema and Ghosh were my favorite characters in the ...Hema and Ghosh were my favorite characters in the book too … and the medical stuff was brutal. Still, it isn't a book I fell in love with but I admired it. I've had Oscar Wao on my shelf forever but never pick it up … probably because of reviews like this!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-41598388330064198332013-01-18T16:56:00.214-05:002013-01-18T16:56:00.214-05:00Sandy - I really wanted to like that one more. So ...Sandy - I really wanted to like that one more. So many people loved it! <br /><br />Diane - I guess that's the beauty of reading, it's different for everyone. A lot of my book club loved it too. <br /><br />Anne - Those medical scenes really got me. My book club has a few nurses in it and they weren't bother at all. <br /><br />Care - I completely agree. I just found out Maeve has one more book coming out! I think I had built Oscar up so high in my mind (Pulitzer winner, people loved it, etc.) that it couldn't live up to that. <br /><br />Trish - I know, I had so many people recommend it to me! I thought I would love it. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-58370436130294340972013-01-18T14:21:53.086-05:002013-01-18T14:21:53.086-05:00People LOVE Cutting for Stone but I'm a quarte...People LOVE Cutting for Stone but I'm a quarter into it and just don't get the draw. I'm going to try to finish it up before The Shining, though.<br /><br />I did love Oscar Wao but it's not one I would recommend. And honestly I'd have to go back to my post to even see what I thought about it. Though my lousy memory does make for great (potential) re-reading!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-59138336897296749102013-01-18T08:52:45.033-05:002013-01-18T08:52:45.033-05:00Well, I think Maeve is allowed a few misses consid...Well, I think Maeve is allowed a few misses considering her body of work.<br />As to Cutting for Stone - I go back and forth on wanting to read this. Just the word 'epic' usually makes me shudder. I so have to be in the mood. I know many people love it.<br />And my thoughts on Oscar. I loved it. I do think it was the right book at the right time for me and I let it sweep me away and I feel hard for the voice and the story. But I get how some might not find it so gush-worthy.Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-10782290282505896542013-01-18T08:24:22.813-05:002013-01-18T08:24:22.813-05:00I loved Cutting for Stone too, I thought it was be...I loved Cutting for Stone too, I thought it was beautifully written. I agree about the medical scenes being hard to get through. I definitely could have done without those parts.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720949976758052019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-82783625693502463992013-01-17T21:36:27.841-05:002013-01-17T21:36:27.841-05:00I really loved Cutting for Stone, so sorry it did ...I really loved Cutting for Stone, so sorry it did not work that well for you:((Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-49241835820929191572013-01-17T12:22:19.140-05:002013-01-17T12:22:19.140-05:00I have only read Cutting for Stone, and I absolute...I have only read Cutting for Stone, and I absolutely loved it. One of my top reads for whatever year I read it (ha). I loved all the medical descriptions though...made me want to be a doctor. I have heard mixed things about Oscar Wao.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-46535217210723560842013-01-17T10:25:00.364-05:002013-01-17T10:25:00.364-05:00Amanda - I was reading it for my book club and I t...Amanda - I was reading it for my book club and I tend to stick with those books no matter what because I love being part of the discussion. I will say my rating on it probably went up a bit listening to the others' observations. I still wasn't a fan overall, but I appreciated a few things more because of our discussion. Yay for book clubs!<br /><br />Alex - I was so sad when she died last year. I have read Glass Lake and it's really good! Definitely one of her darker books, but I really liked it. I can't wait to hear your thoughts. I'm kind of sad because I only have one more book that I haven't read (Heart and Soul). She's definitely a comfort read for me. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-74241265350970110632013-01-17T09:55:18.407-05:002013-01-17T09:55:18.407-05:00Completely agree regarding "Minding Frankie&q...Completely agree regarding "Minding Frankie" - not her best, but fans would still take something out of it. To celebrate her (such a bit literary loss!) a group of friends and I decided to read together Glass Lake very soon. Have you read that one?Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-64552901180219020532013-01-17T08:28:59.046-05:002013-01-17T08:28:59.046-05:00I gave up this book right about when we got to the...I gave up this book right about when we got to the distention scene. I'd had enough, and beyond being grossed out every five pages, I didn't care about any of the characters at all, except maybe a tiny bit for Hema, but she'd hardly shown up at all at that point. I read spoilers for the rest of the book and learned about the graphic non-medical scenes as well, and the whole rape violence bits, and I'm glad I didn't finish it. It would have been a squarely one-star book for me. Bleagh.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com