tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post9191573440873184938..comments2023-05-24T04:23:10.811-04:00Comments on Valerie Keiser Norris--A Haphazard Blog: I Loved This Book!Valerie Keiser Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-41375826220237008512010-02-21T16:43:00.076-05:002010-02-21T16:43:00.076-05:00To the risk of repeating myself, the Harry Potter ...To the risk of repeating myself, the Harry Potter series grabbed me one summer and didn't let go. I just loved those kids! I didn't bring the books to work with me 'cause I know I would just hide and read in secret.Carole St-Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941223844222435796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-81797190715088656012010-02-17T20:29:38.119-05:002010-02-17T20:29:38.119-05:00Ann--I read In Cold Blood years ago. Actually I do...Ann--I read In Cold Blood years ago. Actually I do like true crime--bloodthirsty, I guess! I'll have to try the others you mentioned. Thanks!Valerie Keiser Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-9875200999586810822010-02-17T19:46:02.002-05:002010-02-17T19:46:02.002-05:00Did you ever read "Angel Unaware" by Dal...Did you ever read "Angel Unaware" by Dale Evans? As a ten year old girl, this was my first book outside of non-fiction music books and scholarly Lutheran School books, that truly touched my soul. In retrospect, I also read "Atlas Shrugged" the following year and was impressed. Tells you where my mind was in those early 60s!<br /> "In Cold Blood", "Blood and Money", and "Down On Ponce" (by Atlanta native Fred Willard) are some of my "true crime" favorites. <br /> Truth is stranger than fiction and my current life is proof! Funny, though, I try to use reading as an "escape"!<br />AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-82604782943787225112010-02-17T15:17:30.157-05:002010-02-17T15:17:30.157-05:00Missy--it makes perfect sense. There's story, ...Missy--it makes perfect sense. There's story, and there's writing. Two different things. It's a wonderful thing when both are outstanding, but as much as I love good writing, I'll take okay writing if there's a good story. But if there's no story, I'm going to get bored and quit reading.Valerie Keiser Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-2337482680283339212010-02-17T15:15:20.213-05:002010-02-17T15:15:20.213-05:00The Kite Runner was an outstanding story...but I n...The Kite Runner was an outstanding story...but I never recommend it to anyone because it left me terribly depressed for several days afterward. Right now I'm reading the Percy Jackson series with my teenage daughter -- the writing's not great but the story is fabulous (if that even makes sense).Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593677036735125179noreply@blogger.com