tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post2885333010034428082..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: Quote of the Week: FreedomJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-21999928004985285472010-12-23T06:49:17.506-05:002010-12-23T06:49:17.506-05:00Jessica - It's funny how reviews of Freedom ha...Jessica - It's funny how reviews of Freedom have varied so widely. I still have about 100 pages to go... not much reading with the holiday frenzy. Hope to finish over the weekend.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-56026760489967747282010-12-22T13:24:26.913-05:002010-12-22T13:24:26.913-05:00I can't wait to read your review of this. Alth...I can't wait to read your review of this. Although there have been quite a few reviews of this around I'm enjoying reading them as everyone seems to take something different from it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-55004180278396510732010-12-19T16:39:37.538-05:002010-12-19T16:39:37.538-05:00Trish - Even though I really like this one, reacti...Trish - Even though I really like this one, reactions seem to be split. I'm sure you wouldn't have to look very hard to find a negative opinion...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-80758330000602502082010-12-19T14:02:39.856-05:002010-12-19T14:02:39.856-05:00Oh no. Is this one I'll have to add to my lis...Oh no. Is this one I'll have to add to my list? Glad you're liking it--I kind of want someone to say they don't so that I don't have to bother. ;)<br /><br />Such a beautiful though aching passage.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-11573900482527504172010-12-18T09:35:26.911-05:002010-12-18T09:35:26.911-05:00Joan Hunter Dunn - That quote had the same effect ...Joan Hunter Dunn - That quote had the same effect on me.<br /><br />Staci - I saw just the last minute of it. Thanks for reminding me - I was going to look for the whole segment online.<br /><br />Laurel-Rain Snow - Freedom is definitely a time-consuming book, but worth it. Glad you like the header photo!<br /><br />Margot - It doesn't seem depressing, but it is full of unlikable characters (often making bad choices). The writing is outstanding.<br /><br />Kim - That cover is a little disappointing...<br /><br />Erin - It's a slow read, but I really like it.<br /><br />Booksnyc - If you appreciated The Corrections (my bookclub was so divided on it), then Freedom should be a must read.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-2928036312056027362010-12-17T19:31:48.591-05:002010-12-17T19:31:48.591-05:00Corrections took awhile to get through but was SO ...Corrections took awhile to get through but was SO worth it! Sounds like this one is too - I will definitely get to it in 2011!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this quote!Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64596187567943767852010-12-15T21:53:05.279-05:002010-12-15T21:53:05.279-05:00I've heard that the writing and the realness m...I've heard that the writing and the realness make Freedom worth reading. I'll get to it...eventually!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-70788586954900445132010-12-15T12:37:14.719-05:002010-12-15T12:37:14.719-05:00That reference is beautiful...altho probably not m...That reference is beautiful...altho probably not my kind of book -- if it takes pondering to get through it :) I might give it a chance if the cover was more appealing.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870662298657958483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-35989178595676943342010-12-15T11:47:40.265-05:002010-12-15T11:47:40.265-05:00I've be waffling on reading this book because ...I've be waffling on reading this book because it sounds like it may be depressing. But, the quote here makes me believe I may be missing some very good writing if I don't read it.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-59107453447217537152010-12-15T09:15:43.523-05:002010-12-15T09:15:43.523-05:00I saw him on Oprah, and wrote a post citing the wh...I saw him on Oprah, and wrote a post citing the whole quandary about his earlier pick (The Corrections); on the show, he seemed quirky and introspective, which is just the kind of writer to come up with that passage. Wow!<br /><br />I loved The Corrections and I can't wait to start reading this one. But I know it will have to be the only book that week....<br /><br />And wow!! Your gorgeous header has me gazing at it longingly....Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-25278962850318713592010-12-14T18:15:16.934-05:002010-12-14T18:15:16.934-05:00I watched him on Oprah the other day and thought h...I watched him on Oprah the other day and thought he was a bit eccentric. I do want to read this one.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-57723686962065741342010-12-14T14:54:03.559-05:002010-12-14T14:54:03.559-05:00oh this quote has almost made me well up. It's...oh this quote has almost made me well up. It's exactly the type of quote that pre blogging I would have written in my notebook. It's made me want to read this book. Just off to re read it again.Joan Hunter Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652041203134127783noreply@blogger.com