tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post8318337600362380200..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Book review: Angels Make Their Hope Here, by Breena ClarkeSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-22322513451806934912014-07-26T16:45:18.644-05:002014-07-26T16:45:18.644-05:00I can see some similarities, in that parents are s...I can see some similarities, in that parents are sending their child north, alone, to what they hope is a better and safer situation. Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76839161338029717142014-07-26T15:40:28.324-05:002014-07-26T15:40:28.324-05:00She handles the dialect well, not overdoing it but...She handles the dialect well, not overdoing it but providing just enough to give readers a flavor of what it sounded like.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-33845303456942211142014-07-26T15:38:58.452-05:002014-07-26T15:38:58.452-05:00Thanks, Holly - I agree that it would be a good on...Thanks, Holly - I agree that it would be a good one for discussion. There are some plot points that happened later in the book that I'd be interested to discuss with other readers.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-29772482632929724012014-07-26T13:38:25.837-05:002014-07-26T13:38:25.837-05:00I love writers who can move back and forth through...I love writers who can move back and forth through a malleable timeline skillfully like this. Dialect is sometimes a bit difficult for me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85122280096614659742014-07-25T14:55:21.065-05:002014-07-25T14:55:21.065-05:00I'll bet this would be a great book for a book...I'll bet this would be a great book for a book club and discussion. Terrific review.Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-64480564694204065702014-07-25T12:51:59.155-05:002014-07-25T12:51:59.155-05:00I'm sympathetic to the argument that our count...I'm sympathetic to the argument that our country can't afford to take care of everyone, but still, the reference to the Underground Railroad here made me think of the current immigrant influx at the border.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlstory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com