tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post9079073024898829693..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The Gate To Women's Country (a book review post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-88033799196998875622016-07-31T19:31:51.072-07:002016-07-31T19:31:51.072-07:00Yes, agreed, in both cases. But for both movies, ...Yes, agreed, in both cases. But for both movies, I was sold on the story even before the twist.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-54453443214487469332016-07-30T23:20:09.629-07:002016-07-30T23:20:09.629-07:00Sally: Post-apocalyptic stuff? Because don't l...Sally: Post-apocalyptic stuff? Because don't let me sway on the genre in general. This book is nothing like what's typical of the genre.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71634561790635703022016-07-30T23:18:54.777-07:002016-07-30T23:18:54.777-07:00Briane: That's probably the same one from the ...Briane: That's probably the same one from the back of the book, which is not just uninteresting but entirely wrong. It gives an entirely inaccurate picture of what the book is about.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71365228125108042142016-07-30T03:41:03.521-07:002016-07-30T03:41:03.521-07:00Your review has given me a diferent perspective on...Your review has given me a diferent perspective on this genre of reading - not my usual stuff but the book sounds a good read. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-22831918387911537492016-07-29T20:45:31.967-07:002016-07-29T20:45:31.967-07:00I put it on my list to maybe read someday. Your de...I put it on my list to maybe read someday. Your description sounded better than the actual Amazon description; had I read the Amazon one first I doubt I'd have listed it.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16023289267054885362016-07-29T13:24:52.745-07:002016-07-29T13:24:52.745-07:00D.G.: She was right. She often is.D.G.: She was right. She often is.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10481062051534722842016-07-29T13:24:31.237-07:002016-07-29T13:24:31.237-07:00Veronica: Yes, there is some sex, but not all of t...Veronica: Yes, there is some sex, but not all of that is what I would call having a positive context.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-56790250603649676652016-07-29T13:23:53.511-07:002016-07-29T13:23:53.511-07:00TAS: It is a very interesting story without the tw...TAS: It is a very interesting story without the twist, but I think it's the twist that really elevates it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16271519307978622232016-07-29T13:23:06.414-07:002016-07-29T13:23:06.414-07:00Elsie: Well, there's no actual need to figure ...Elsie: Well, there's no actual need to figure it out in advance.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42966873587423228972016-07-29T11:46:36.516-07:002016-07-29T11:46:36.516-07:00I read this book a few years ago, the title catche...I read this book a few years ago, the title catches the eye of some of us. Plus I've read Tepper before and like her. I wrote about her in this year's A to Z Authors. It was a good book, I liked it very much. Great post and review. Your wife was right.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36072426161547213882016-07-29T07:54:17.463-07:002016-07-29T07:54:17.463-07:00Feminist, dystopian, post-apocalyptic fiction. Tha...Feminist, dystopian, post-apocalyptic fiction. That's a good cal for me. Any sex? I'd like a little sex with all this...<br />That would put it onto the must-read list.<br />Great review! <br />V:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159799725109784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40032916464892294492016-07-29T06:03:19.932-07:002016-07-29T06:03:19.932-07:00What I love about the twist in 6th Sense: the stor...What I love about the twist in 6th Sense: the story is fantastic even without it. The twist is icing on the cake. I feel like same way about Usual Suspects.<br /><br />I like your last line a lot: "If the book makes you mad, it's probably about you."The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18495656889541609492016-07-29T04:55:59.355-07:002016-07-29T04:55:59.355-07:00If you figured it out a few chapters before the en...If you figured it out a few chapters before the ending, I won't figure it out until the actual reveal..I'm just that slow. Great review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com