tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post6134774793257133984..comments2024-01-08T14:54:50.575-05:00Comments on Bibliophile By the Sea: 175 - Traveling with Pomegranates; A Mother-Daughter Story; Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-38563109183388724982009-11-26T16:12:24.368-05:002009-11-26T16:12:24.368-05:00I'm surprised at the less than enthusastic rev...I'm surprised at the less than enthusastic reviews I'm seeing for this book. I haven't read it yet, but I was hoping it would be a good experience. Sorry you didn't like it. Nice cover, tho!Gwendolyn B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03306180985189176946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-6095644405028942642009-11-25T19:29:58.443-05:002009-11-25T19:29:58.443-05:00It sounds like this could have been good ... too b...It sounds like this could have been good ... too bad it wasn't.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-73871270561358138772009-11-21T16:09:58.070-05:002009-11-21T16:09:58.070-05:00I have this one on my TBR stack. I loved The Secre...I have this one on my TBR stack. I loved The Secret Life of Bees, did not enjoy The Mermaid Chair, and felt like her spiritual memoir, Dance of the Dissident Daughter, was a bit contrived in the way it was written. I don't have really high expectations for this book but I am curious to read it. Thanks for the honest review!Lesleyhttp://www.alifeinbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-12086755051768811242009-11-20T16:02:45.283-05:002009-11-20T16:02:45.283-05:00I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy this on...I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy this one very much, especially since I have been looking forward to reading it! Did you read Sue Monk Kidd's earlier memoir, <i>The Dance of the Dissident Daughter</i>? I must admit I was a bit disappointed in it for similar reasons...avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-48277901174183078242009-11-18T20:15:18.063-05:002009-11-18T20:15:18.063-05:00I agree with your review. Just finished it and don...I agree with your review. Just finished it and don't recommend it.<br />MarshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-39669527409690479862009-11-16T16:16:19.141-05:002009-11-16T16:16:19.141-05:00I had been wondering about this book and am sorry ...I had been wondering about this book and am sorry to hear that it wasn't a winner with you. I don't think I would care for a memoir that wasn't unique or revealing either, so I will be skipping this one. Thanks for your honesty in this review!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-11365030651425801822009-11-13T22:05:23.551-05:002009-11-13T22:05:23.551-05:00Hi, Diane! At least, it's one less book from y...Hi, Diane! At least, it's one less book from your TBR pile.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-8756040123077517732009-11-13T19:53:16.324-05:002009-11-13T19:53:16.324-05:00I wasn't that crazy about the mermaid book but...I wasn't that crazy about the mermaid book but I loved Secret Life of Bees....disappointing for sure!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-14740544376110546932009-11-13T17:14:13.860-05:002009-11-13T17:14:13.860-05:00Very honest review..Very honest review..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-697339119602414282009-11-13T16:11:25.190-05:002009-11-13T16:11:25.190-05:00Too bad this one didn't work for you. I have ...Too bad this one didn't work for you. I have also heard mixed reviews for The Mermaid Chair. It's one I got from PBS and sent back out without ever reading...Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-28715073057429100732009-11-13T14:56:40.876-05:002009-11-13T14:56:40.876-05:00Thank you for the honest review. Though I really l...Thank you for the honest review. Though I really liked The Secret Life of Bees and I love the idea of a mom-daughter memoir, I have had a feeling this one wasn't for me.Stephaniehttp://starkravingbibliophile.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-57734706136310631402009-11-13T14:49:28.692-05:002009-11-13T14:49:28.692-05:00I have the print version - I'm hoping it will ...I have the print version - I'm hoping it will be better.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-82532344183395720002009-11-13T12:43:54.357-05:002009-11-13T12:43:54.357-05:00Memoirs seem like the new thing I want to get into...Memoirs seem like the new thing I want to get into but I wonder if I will have this feeling also "should it really be a memoir"<br /><br />BTW have a giveaway you may be interested in.<br /><br />http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/11/gods-behaving-badly-review-my-first.html<br /><br />Have a great weekend.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-7544984046416918832009-11-13T12:22:02.493-05:002009-11-13T12:22:02.493-05:00I've been picking this one up and setting it d...I've been picking this one up and setting it down. I don't know if I'm going to make it through. It seems overly introspective to me. I'm glad I'm not the only one.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-59229777051931389192009-11-13T11:45:46.198-05:002009-11-13T11:45:46.198-05:00What a shame. I haven't read any of her books,...What a shame. I haven't read any of her books, but I've wanted to, and anything involving pomegranates always gets my attention. Do you think you would have felt different if you'd read it instead of listened?Alaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305704919065945772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-24813565483749772752009-11-13T11:31:53.132-05:002009-11-13T11:31:53.132-05:00That's why I have such a problem with memoirs....That's why I have such a problem with memoirs. It has to be something completely unique to catch my eye. Sorry this one was so disappointing; I had my eye on it, too.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-90689540767012094032009-11-13T11:29:18.702-05:002009-11-13T11:29:18.702-05:00What a bummer that this one didn't work out fo...What a bummer that this one didn't work out for you. I wasn't one of the people jumping up and down after reading The Secret Life of Bees so I didn't really plan on reading this one anyway. Thanks for the review.Jo-Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529212026658169288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-5031558397655469892009-11-13T10:57:39.703-05:002009-11-13T10:57:39.703-05:00I read The Mermaid Chair and really didn't car...I read The Mermaid Chair and really didn't care for it at all so I think I will skip this one.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-31963140643543171342009-11-13T09:21:08.927-05:002009-11-13T09:21:08.927-05:00Thanks for the honest review. It sounds like this...Thanks for the honest review. It sounds like this book maybe more of a cash in on Monk Kidd's name than a revealing/enlightening memoir.DCMetroreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229456529059098518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-16682848805122288152009-11-13T08:31:15.549-05:002009-11-13T08:31:15.549-05:00They spent two years just traveling merrily around...They spent two years just traveling merrily around Europe? Huh. Nice work if you can get it.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-70065977968572155752009-11-13T08:13:52.400-05:002009-11-13T08:13:52.400-05:00Sorry to hear you didn't like it. I imagined ...Sorry to hear you didn't like it. I imagined that it would be a lot better as Sue has been so successful with her fiction.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-4413133597938049282009-11-13T07:21:29.494-05:002009-11-13T07:21:29.494-05:00It was a surprise to see your sad face instead of ...It was a surprise to see your sad face instead of the yellow smiley. This doesn't sound like my cuppa either. Generally memoirs leave me cold unless the person has led an extraordinary life. Better luck next time.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-15805849992068525572009-11-13T07:06:12.939-05:002009-11-13T07:06:12.939-05:00This is nearly the same premise as French Milk (mo...This is nearly the same premise as French Milk (mother turns 50, daughter facing college graduation, expended travel to Paris). But French Milk succeeds as a graphic travel memoir written by the daughter...too bad this one did not. Thanks for the honest review.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-66324741631705714352009-11-13T06:04:37.976-05:002009-11-13T06:04:37.976-05:00Sorry to hear that this din't work for you. I ...Sorry to hear that this din't work for you. I think that sometimes everyday things can work well if they are well written and you can relate to them. Perhaps this is one of those books that doesn't work well on audio? Or perhaps you need to have shared their experiences?<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964305665370254420.post-78410870181172949422009-11-13T00:33:02.108-05:002009-11-13T00:33:02.108-05:00This actually sounds like the kind of book I might...This actually sounds like the kind of book I might like. I'll check it out. Perhaps its better in the written form then in audio.Simchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730042073954228379noreply@blogger.com