tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post1243804152869598918..comments2023-10-14T05:08:04.673-07:00Comments on Barrie Summy: The Book Review Club (February 2010)Barriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-52365830898446249462010-02-06T09:40:52.250-08:002010-02-06T09:40:52.250-08:00One of my daughter's friends had a South Korea...One of my daughter's friends had a South Korean exchange student for six months - the sweet girl was only 12 and very quiet (of course!) but she and my daughter got along very well. I love reading non-fiction and will have to read this. Thanks for your passion - it's always inspiring. And your NPR must be our CBC - can't clean house without it- (or drive, or cook, etc)Gabriele Goldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481625919437738131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-86374604291237622372010-02-05T12:08:43.130-08:002010-02-05T12:08:43.130-08:00Hey Barrie! Sent you an email. Check it out when y...Hey Barrie! Sent you an email. Check it out when you get a chance!Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900796131446856656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-25786340498191290392010-02-05T06:54:45.564-08:002010-02-05T06:54:45.564-08:00You're so right, Barrie, about rhyming diction...You're so right, Barrie, about rhyming dictionaries for kids. I know I bought a couple for my class that are much simpler and geared for kids. I <a href="http://thankyourteachers.blogspot.com/2010/02/rhyming-dictionaries.html" rel="nofollow">wrote about them here</a>. I gave them away in a previous chapter of my life! I hope they're being used!!!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-42508616332977015092010-02-05T02:21:33.416-08:002010-02-05T02:21:33.416-08:00Isn't NPR great? I love it when I tune into p...Isn't NPR great? I love it when I tune into public radio (usually Radio 4 in the UK) and get exposed to something that would have passed me by.<br /><br />I know very little about North Korea, other than the obvious bad stuff. This book sounds like a good way to get to know the real people. Reading about other areas of the world can certainly strengthen one's sense of gratefulness!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-10575565245664514332010-02-04T12:24:26.059-08:002010-02-04T12:24:26.059-08:00Ellen, the North Koreans features in this were def...Ellen, the North Koreans features in this were defectors. Which means, actually, that there is nothing ordinary about them! (I'm thinking of the title: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-7086479486227965582010-02-04T12:21:36.057-08:002010-02-04T12:21:36.057-08:00Sarah, three of my four kids complain when I liste...Sarah, three of my four kids complain when I listen to NPR! Child #2 is the only one who is fine with it. I love it for two reasons: I love NPR and I love the discussions it sparks with this child. I'll let you know what he thinks of the book. Oh, and not hardships, just blips on the screen. :)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-85800283232116602732010-02-04T09:39:08.718-08:002010-02-04T09:39:08.718-08:00Teresa,
I think you'd particularly enjoy readi...Teresa,<br />I think you'd particularly enjoy reading about China's role with defectors.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-91837206949898775832010-02-04T07:23:55.620-08:002010-02-04T07:23:55.620-08:00Thanks so much for compiling all this! Can't....Thanks so much for compiling all this! Can't. Wait. To. Read. Must. Force. Self. To. Write. Instead.Mollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737883086499020291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-14517086481015026562010-02-03T22:25:15.488-08:002010-02-03T22:25:15.488-08:00Hey. I don't normally leave comments, but I ju...Hey. I don't normally leave comments, but I just wanted to say thanks for the great information. I have a blog too, though<br />I don't write as good as you do, but if you want to check it out here it is. Thanks again and have a great day!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1928958/world_of_warcraft_retribution_paladin.html?cat=19" rel="nofollow">Retribution Paladin PvP</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-4889073081420732692010-02-03T21:03:55.104-08:002010-02-03T21:03:55.104-08:00Hi Barrie, the book sounds fascinating. Thanks for...Hi Barrie, the book sounds fascinating. Thanks for the great review.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831169405732892599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-91212844123538498822010-02-03T18:29:43.629-08:002010-02-03T18:29:43.629-08:00Sounds like a great book.
I joined the book club ...Sounds like a great book.<br /><br />I joined the book club this month. Here's my post: http://meowofthecat.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-book-review-club-angels-game.htmlStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980711066816198415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-72419011852737126122010-02-03T17:23:37.183-08:002010-02-03T17:23:37.183-08:00The very thought of the delete key can wake me scr...The very thought of the delete key can wake me screaming in the middle of the night. Yeesh. I hope it did not terrorize you too much!<br /><br />NOTHING TO ENVY sounds so compelling. Nonfiction is this whole new world for me. So new. So different. So mesmerizing. Must read more of it!Stacy Nyikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830844058919457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-90749764755812369442010-02-03T14:33:29.041-08:002010-02-03T14:33:29.041-08:00Wow! thanks for doing all the leg work and groupin...Wow! thanks for doing all the leg work and grouping these awesome blogs. I'm heading to check out some of them now.TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-61147697406691604382010-02-03T12:57:06.558-08:002010-02-03T12:57:06.558-08:00Linda, re: Beth's post--thanks! Fixed it!Linda, re: Beth's post--thanks! Fixed it!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-60073730877161585692010-02-03T12:54:22.696-08:002010-02-03T12:54:22.696-08:00Sounds like a great book, Barrie--as you say, perh...Sounds like a great book, Barrie--as you say, perhaps not easy to read, but then it's always good to read something now and then that challenges us or faces us to think about truths that aren't so pleasant.<br /><br />I've been getting through these long winter nights reading some juicy mysteries, my favorites. No matter what Phil says, I think we'll have another six weeks of winter:) My post is finally up.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-54815387806253393782010-02-03T12:42:09.548-08:002010-02-03T12:42:09.548-08:00My pile is getting low and I’d like to get back to...My pile is getting low and I’d like to get back to reading more non-fiction – have added some of these to my off-to-the-library list. <br />Thanks.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-45868520458381103422010-02-03T12:16:06.500-08:002010-02-03T12:16:06.500-08:00riches, Barrie!
Aloha, Friend
Comfort Spiralriches, Barrie!<br /><br /><br />Aloha, Friend<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-72261144783329522032010-02-03T12:02:32.150-08:002010-02-03T12:02:32.150-08:00Thanks, Barrie!
Life does get in the way of fun, d...Thanks, Barrie!<br />Life does get in the way of fun, doesn't it?!<br />Good for you for adopting, and integrating their genetic history.<br />I met my birth mother, as I think you know, and it did not go well. But I had a wonderful upbringing. So many children need homes out there.<br />Can't tell you what I'd do to get another radio interview! THings are so difficult.<br />cheers!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-14889518833140758112010-02-03T11:57:34.781-08:002010-02-03T11:57:34.781-08:00I watched a movie with a sort of similar backstory...I watched a movie with a sort of similar backstory (it took place in Japan) called Hula Girls. Loved it. Thanks for the review! I love that your son wanted to read it too!Alyssa Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563271888054706202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-80772153776060226192010-02-03T11:00:01.466-08:002010-02-03T11:00:01.466-08:00Wow, Barrie, that book sounds fantastic. I don'...Wow, Barrie, that book sounds fantastic. I don't read much nonfiction either, but this sounds like a must-read. How on earth did the LA Times get such access to these folks?Ellen Booraemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751047743172852013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-50297064515763340292010-02-03T10:55:43.436-08:002010-02-03T10:55:43.436-08:00Barrie, the link to Beth's blog took me to las...Barrie, the link to Beth's blog took me to last month's review, but I just clicked on the blog title and found the newest one.Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-22756490285242001082010-02-03T10:54:10.218-08:002010-02-03T10:54:10.218-08:00That sounds like a book well worth reading. Thanks...That sounds like a book well worth reading. Thanks for organizing book club yet again. :)Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-1916896854309274662010-02-03T10:45:38.774-08:002010-02-03T10:45:38.774-08:00Sorry to hear about your hardships, but thanks for...Sorry to hear about your hardships, but thanks for hosting. In Maine we’d be celebrating if there were only 6 weeks left of winter. We get the most snow in March. <br /><br />Thanks for the review – I’ll have to show my husband since he teaches Asian politics. That's so cool that your son wanted to read it too. My kids typically complain when I listen to NPR.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.com