tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post3512762942492489953..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: The Trauma Cleaner; Sarah Krasnostein(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-29220858269743026462018-10-11T20:45:55.043-04:002018-10-11T20:45:55.043-04:00It seems like there were two different books to be...It seems like there were two different books to be told here. Too bad you didn't get just the one the title seems to be referring to.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-90042419659351565512018-10-08T13:58:31.683-04:002018-10-08T13:58:31.683-04:00I am not a fan or memoirs but I'm sure a job l...I am not a fan or memoirs but I'm sure a job like that would give you plenty of stories to share (if) you could accurately remember them, and had a flair for story telling. <br /><br />A gal was in our book club for a short while who was the County Coroner and some of her stories were just fascinating. Not the same work but she received plenty of murder victims and the sequencing of what went down was interestingly pulled from marks on the body, estimates of time of death bases on coagulation, etc. Very interesting. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-32808711539988298602018-10-07T15:24:45.114-04:002018-10-07T15:24:45.114-04:00It's a weird subject for a book, but I've ...It's a weird subject for a book, but I've heard good things about this. I might give it a go sometime.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677623973651031381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-49133379491460204242018-10-06T17:44:18.193-04:002018-10-06T17:44:18.193-04:00Oh no, that's too bad because it does seem lik...Oh no, that's too bad because it does seem like it would be throughly fascinating! I watch a German comedy which is about a trauma cleaner and it's so funny but would love to read something serious. Too bad this one didn't live up to the expectations!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-78990234010435869982018-10-06T14:09:49.841-04:002018-10-06T14:09:49.841-04:00Tough work for sure Brian.Tough work for sure Brian.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-26559174193192775192018-10-06T14:09:33.057-04:002018-10-06T14:09:33.057-04:00Yes, the writing wasn't the best.Yes, the writing wasn't the best.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-59195894420002114942018-10-06T14:09:08.263-04:002018-10-06T14:09:08.263-04:00Well, from the cover and blurb, one might think it...Well, from the cover and blurb, one might think it was about an unusual occupation, but then wham, bio/memoir ( a unconventional one for sure).(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-19370978056273624032018-10-06T14:07:36.897-04:002018-10-06T14:07:36.897-04:00I wish I had been a private eye LOLI wish I had been a private eye LOL(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-43353685979249952172018-10-06T14:06:54.746-04:002018-10-06T14:06:54.746-04:00Glad it wasn't just me who felt this way.Glad it wasn't just me who felt this way.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-82239961068826657542018-10-06T14:06:30.984-04:002018-10-06T14:06:30.984-04:00It's very different for sure and not a book fo...It's very different for sure and not a book for everyone for sure.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-59157737403618980732018-10-06T14:05:55.453-04:002018-10-06T14:05:55.453-04:00I'm not sure, I was expecting NF about a caree...I'm not sure, I was expecting NF about a career choice but, it was half bio/memoir, I'd have to say.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-28893411184779987172018-10-06T14:04:41.636-04:002018-10-06T14:04:41.636-04:00Thanks, It was just not what I thought when I went...Thanks, It was just not what I thought when I went into it.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-12751891901248378032018-10-06T14:03:59.724-04:002018-10-06T14:03:59.724-04:00Judith, YES, Educated is a great example of anothe...Judith, YES, Educated is a great example of another book, I liked a lot less than I was expecting, based on the media blurbs. Perhaps we should stop reading those LOL(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-78003360126795913272018-10-06T14:02:41.136-04:002018-10-06T14:02:41.136-04:00I'm still glad I tried, but, I was just expect...I'm still glad I tried, but, I was just expecting to like it more.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-64609604262452908242018-10-06T14:02:08.749-04:002018-10-06T14:02:08.749-04:00Yes, I am very disappointed, feeling I was at leas...Yes, I am very disappointed, feeling I was at least a bit misled.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-44161919057111192812018-10-05T08:55:26.020-04:002018-10-05T08:55:26.020-04:00This does not sound like a book I would enjoy. It&...This does not sound like a book I would enjoy. It's too bad the marketing blurb was misleading, but that seems to happen more often than not, doesn't it?Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-37932306481078832032018-10-04T23:30:26.940-04:002018-10-04T23:30:26.940-04:00I am sorry this one didn't live up to it's...I am sorry this one didn't live up to it's potential and your expectations, that is so disappointing.Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-91535786235632040442018-10-04T18:45:20.010-04:002018-10-04T18:45:20.010-04:00Hi Diane,
Hmmm... I read the same book blurb hype ...Hi Diane,<br />Hmmm... I read the same book blurb hype that you seem to have read. I can fully understand your dismay, because the exact same marketing tactics were used on the best-selling memoir, Educated: A Memoir. The hype for the latter book totally played up the Oxford education angle, while covering up what most of the book was about--her terrorized upbringing in a fundamentalist, survivalist home in the wilds of southern Idaho. <br />Though the book was harrowing, I was in thrall to the memoir and to the memoirist's attempts to break free of her life-threatening home background. When December rolls around, I will name it one of the most compelling, if not the most compelling and worthwhile reads of my reading year. YET, the publisher's marketing department camouflaged what the book was really about--so completely, that I am really embarrassed for the people who were behind that marketing sham. I don't like to think of myself as being manipulated into reading a book. But I was. Oh, has it all come to this??? Is this where we are now? Horrors.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-91542964505041559412018-10-04T18:44:25.288-04:002018-10-04T18:44:25.288-04:00The story in itself should have been a strong one....The story in itself should have been a strong one. Sorry it did not work out well.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-26516872220586209212018-10-04T18:35:58.043-04:002018-10-04T18:35:58.043-04:00Hmmm...I'm not sure what to think. Was it a no...Hmmm...I'm not sure what to think. Was it a novel or a memoir? What's up with the unreliable narrator? I don't blame you for disliking it. ;-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-41204049243793741882018-10-04T18:21:59.944-04:002018-10-04T18:21:59.944-04:00Thanks for your honest review, Diane. I'd not ...Thanks for your honest review, Diane. I'd not heard of this one before venturing here. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-42723554595257023722018-10-04T14:40:20.707-04:002018-10-04T14:40:20.707-04:00I agree....I was disappointed, too. I had hoped th...I agree....I was disappointed, too. I had hoped this would deal more with her actual job, but there was very little about that.Irving Media Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764527945660552479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-37094109993724053532018-10-04T14:27:07.690-04:002018-10-04T14:27:07.690-04:00This sounds like it would be a very interesting bo...This sounds like it would be a very interesting book if it was better written. I've always wished I had gone into forensic science.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-40780883642263336042018-10-04T12:45:40.782-04:002018-10-04T12:45:40.782-04:00Quite the gnarly story. What was the author's ...Quite the gnarly story. What was the author's point about her subject? Or did she have one?Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-18587677960627541252018-10-04T11:56:12.883-04:002018-10-04T11:56:12.883-04:00It sounds like there's a good story in there s...It sounds like there's a good story in there somewhere but it's not presented well.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com