tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post6299876483090409096..comments2024-03-12T06:01:22.059-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Book review: The Watery Part of the World, by Michael ParkerSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-33929374519770722862011-05-13T16:30:10.228-05:002011-05-13T16:30:10.228-05:00I see I've lost a bunch of comments here. Hop...I see I've lost a bunch of comments here. Hopefully they'll be back!<br /><br />This <i>may</i> be a little different than the usual scenario because it's based in history (three people were the last remaining residents of one of the NC barrier islands in 1970) and it's an entire way of life they'd be losing if they left. There were times, though, when I really wished that Maggie was able to break free of it to create a new life for herself.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-67134979239956945342011-05-13T16:09:19.420-05:002011-05-13T16:09:19.420-05:00This looks like SUCH a good book, although normall...This looks like SUCH a good book, although normally I get really annoyed stories where the past still has a choke-hold on the present and the characters desperately need to see a therapist or something so they can MOVE ON ALREADY. And this one will probably annoy me too, but I'm thinking I'll be so distracted by the rest of the book that I won't notice until it's too late to stop reading.Anastasia @ Birdbrain(ed) Book Bloghttp://birdbrainbb.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-33790111636270242702011-05-12T13:24:40.049-05:002011-05-12T13:24:40.049-05:00It's from British writer L.P. Hartley, from hi...It's from British writer L.P. Hartley, from his novel The Go-Between. Which is best known for that quote!<br /><br />The cover of this book is gorgeous - the colors, the layout, the font (I'm a sucker for great historical fonts).<br /><br />I'm jealous of your upcoming bookstore visit, BP. No authors ever travel out this way; it'd help if there were bookstores around here...Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-22395917384783643702011-05-12T10:36:26.524-05:002011-05-12T10:36:26.524-05:00I love that quote about the past being another cou...I love that quote about the past being another country, but I've never known who said it originally?Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-6650498839151854062011-05-11T16:21:56.907-05:002011-05-11T16:21:56.907-05:00This sounds absolutely amazing. And my library has...This sounds absolutely amazing. And my library has it! Must place a hold...Silsbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940536816657452705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-62121918136720395482011-05-11T14:07:02.569-05:002011-05-11T14:07:02.569-05:00I love the cover of this book so much -- so striki...I love the cover of this book so much -- so striking! Am dying to read it -- it seems so unique and unusual!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-16190090618820835212011-05-11T12:16:15.269-05:002011-05-11T12:16:15.269-05:00I'm hoping to go and see Parker at Quail Ridge...I'm hoping to go and see Parker at Quail Ridge Books this month. Can't wait to read this - your review really hooked me.The Book Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580840903044783569noreply@blogger.com