Comments on: My belated ‘Books read in August 2019’ post https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/09/my-belated-books-read-in-august-2019-post/ Writer, Author, Speaker Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:25:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Claire @ Book Lovers Pizza https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/09/my-belated-books-read-in-august-2019-post/#comment-85687 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:25:19 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17353#comment-85687 I really did not like Lincoln in the Bardo. You hit the nail on the head about weird sometimes just being WEIRD.

]]> By: Missy https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/09/my-belated-books-read-in-august-2019-post/#comment-85543 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:02:16 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17353#comment-85543 I absolutely loved “Lincoln in the Bardo” but hesitate to recommend it to others given its weird storytelling format. George Saunders seems to be polarizing in that way. I found it hard to get started but once I got into it, I couldn’t put it down. I found Lincoln’s attachment to his deceased son incredibly moving and I enjoyed the comic relief from some of the other bardo inhabitants. Wonderful, inventive story with a background based in real events. Thanks for reviewing!

]]> By: Leslie https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/09/my-belated-books-read-in-august-2019-post/#comment-85540 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:11:51 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17353#comment-85540 Words cannot describe how much I hated “Lincoln in the Bardo”. Definitely not my kind of book.

Lisa, I found “Strangers in Their Own Land” very upsetting. I could only read a chapter a day.

]]> By: Lisa of Lisa's Yarns https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/09/my-belated-books-read-in-august-2019-post/#comment-85530 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:06:46 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17353#comment-85530 I’ll be curious to hear what you thought of “Strangers in Their Own Land.” I read that a couple of years ago and really liked it, but also found it disturbing. I couldn’t believe that people in that area didn’t think chemical companies needed environmental regulations because they would naturally do the right thing for the environment… but clearly that did not happen and they violated the loose regulations that were in place. It was an eye-opening read for sure.

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