tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post1631889534216987023..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: a review of Miles from Nowherecaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-41162881547468237952009-02-20T19:35:00.000-05:002009-02-20T19:35:00.000-05:00looking back on it now, it is a book that really l...looking back on it now, it is a book that really left no impression. not a good thing.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-47379438513273473632009-02-20T08:08:00.000-05:002009-02-20T08:08:00.000-05:00I stopped reading when she jumped off the ferry (w...I stopped reading when she jumped off the ferry (while she was pregnant). I guess that's about 160 pages. This is probably the only book I've walked away from without ever wanting to pick it up again.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-70887727184946224952008-12-21T09:50:00.000-05:002008-12-21T09:50:00.000-05:00I concur.I concur.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-15778868073588502282008-12-20T22:00:00.000-05:002008-12-20T22:00:00.000-05:00It was pretty aimless, which I'm sure was intentio...It was pretty aimless, which I'm sure was intentional. I think it was a good book, just not a MUST READ.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-15215928139197655862008-12-20T18:04:00.000-05:002008-12-20T18:04:00.000-05:00I am always so happy when someone agrees with me.....I am always so happy when someone agrees with me...lol<BR/><BR/>I think the sort of detached tone worked when describing the events of the story..otherwise it would have been oppressive...but perhaps my feeling about Joon are the price paid for that.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-70315429781633358282008-12-20T16:48:00.000-05:002008-12-20T16:48:00.000-05:00I like what you said about the detachment--how you...I like what you said about the detachment--how you cared about what happened to Joon, but not too much. I felt that way, too. Maybe that's why the somewhat ambiguous ending didn't bother me as much as it did others.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-67797091222194271972008-12-20T12:43:00.000-05:002008-12-20T12:43:00.000-05:00I didn't love it..but I liked it...and I actually ...I didn't love it..but I liked it...and I actually liked the ending! From other reviews, it seems they thought the ending was too 'subtle'...which I disagree with. <BR/><BR/>I am going to change my blog title to The Contrary Review... ;-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-27121980330163753912008-12-20T08:43:00.000-05:002008-12-20T08:43:00.000-05:00I don't know what to think about this one. I've r...I don't know what to think about this one. I've read other reviews that said they really liked the book, except for the ending, which they hated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com