Comments on: The Hour I First Believed – Book Review http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/ reading a good book with a furchild by my side Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:57:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caribousmom http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11512 Caribousmom Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:18:12 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11512 Tami: You're welcome...I find these reviews very hard to write because I didn't hate the book, I didn't love it...I just felt sort of okay about it. Lu: Glad you liked the book better than I did :) Lisa: You're welcome. I love the fat books, but if an author is going to ask me to read them, then he better keep me hooked for the whole time! Grace and Tiffany: Thanks for stopping by...I checked out your blog. Thanks for the link. Les: I also enjoyed <i>I Know This Much Is True</i> (here is <a HREF="http://www.caribousmom.com/2007/02/22/i-know-this-much-is-true-book-review/" rel="nofollow">my review</A> of it)...but this latest one was just too tangential for me. Swapna: Oh, you should definitely give it a try - many people have given it positive reviews. Tami: You’re welcome…I find these reviews very hard to write because I didn’t hate the book, I didn’t love it…I just felt sort of okay about it.

Lu: Glad you liked the book better than I did :)

Lisa: You’re welcome. I love the fat books, but if an author is going to ask me to read them, then he better keep me hooked for the whole time!

Grace and Tiffany: Thanks for stopping by…I checked out your blog. Thanks for the link.

Les: I also enjoyed I Know This Much Is True (here is my review of it)…but this latest one was just too tangential for me.

Swapna: Oh, you should definitely give it a try – many people have given it positive reviews.

]]> By: S. Krishna http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11462 S. Krishna Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:19:22 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11462 I'm still interested in reading this book, but thanks for the warning about the sheer amount of character information! I’m still interested in reading this book, but thanks for the warning about the sheer amount of character information!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11409 Michelle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:29:39 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11409 Great review. I've had thoughts about returning to this book, but I think I would find it difficult to wade through that much family history. Great review. I’ve had thoughts about returning to this book, but I think I would find it difficult to wade through that much family history.

]]> By: Les in NE http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11372 Les in NE Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:32:05 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11372 Excellent review, as always, Wendy. Thanks for your honest assessment. I loved I Know This Much is True which is also another chunkster by Lamb. It, too, has a story within a story, but I was completely caught up in the entire narrative and didn't mind the length. I wonder, though, if this one would hold my interest as well as IKTMIT. It sounds like maybe I'd do better to listen to it on audio. Something to ponder... Excellent review, as always, Wendy. Thanks for your honest assessment. I loved I Know This Much is True which is also another chunkster by Lamb. It, too, has a story within a story, but I was completely caught up in the entire narrative and didn’t mind the length. I wonder, though, if this one would hold my interest as well as IKTMIT. It sounds like maybe I’d do better to listen to it on audio. Something to ponder…

]]> By: Grace and Tiffany http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11361 Grace and Tiffany Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:01:56 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11361 Howdy! Though Grace was very fond of "She's Come Undone", she's probably not going to pick up this book thanks to your review. We appreciate your thorough, honest and entertaining review! We linked to your excellent post on our blog, *Product Review Round-Up* under the category of Books. The link is embedded in this listing: NEW 11/20-More info than prose in Wally Lamb’s “The Hour I First Believed”. Reviewed by caribousmom. Again, many thanks! Happy Trails to you, Grace and Tiffany The Uncommon Cowgirls of Product Review Round-Up http://productreviewroundup.com Howdy!

Though Grace was very fond of “She’s Come Undone”, she’s probably not going to pick up this book thanks to your review.

We appreciate your thorough, honest and entertaining review! We linked to your excellent post on our blog, *Product Review Round-Up* under the category of Books. The link is embedded in this listing:

NEW 11/20-More info than prose in Wally Lamb’s “The Hour I First Believed”. Reviewed by caribousmom.

Again, many thanks!

Happy Trails to you,
Grace and Tiffany
The Uncommon Cowgirls of Product Review Round-Up
http://productreviewroundup.com

]]> By: Lisamm http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11354 Lisamm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:07 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11354 The sheer size of this book has kept me away, even though I read and loved She's Come Undone years ago. Thanks for the honest review, Wendy. The sheer size of this book has kept me away, even though I read and loved She’s Come Undone years ago. Thanks for the honest review, Wendy.

]]> By: Lu http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11352 Lu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:07:38 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11352 Thank you for the link :) I agree that the story could have been 300 pages shorter, but I enjoyed reading it! Thank you for the link :) I agree that the story could have been 300 pages shorter, but I enjoyed reading it!

]]> By: Tami http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11349 Tami Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:40:41 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11349 Thanks for the great review. They are so much harder to write when you weren't fully sold on the book. I was not a fan of "She's Come Undone" so have been leary of this one and now, after reading your thoughts and a few others, I think I'll skip it. The Columbine angle sounds interesting, but I have no patience with wandering plots. Thanks for the great review. They are so much harder to write when you weren’t fully sold on the book. I was not a fan of “She’s Come Undone” so have been leary of this one and now, after reading your thoughts and a few others, I think I’ll skip it. The Columbine angle sounds interesting, but I have no patience with wandering plots.

]]> By: Caribousmom http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11344 Caribousmom Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:19:42 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11344 Kathy: If events like Columbine disturb you, I would definitely NOT recommend this book. Lamb deals with all kinds of tragedies in the book, including Hurricane Katrina...but really goes into detail with Columbine. Kathy: If events like Columbine disturb you, I would definitely NOT recommend this book. Lamb deals with all kinds of tragedies in the book, including Hurricane Katrina…but really goes into detail with Columbine.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.caribousmom.com/2009/11/20/the-hour-i-first-believed-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11343 Kathy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:06:46 +0000 http://www.caribousmom.com/?p=5756#comment-11343 I do love Wally Lamb's work, but I'm not sure this is for me. I just don't like reading about events like Columbine. I do love Wally Lamb’s work, but I’m not sure this is for me. I just don’t like reading about events like Columbine.

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