tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post8557179220005418920..comments2023-10-19T04:32:51.514-05:00Comments on Books Lists Life: A Good American by Alex GeorgeLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401807675546808620noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-50485833996237560322013-02-24T10:48:08.989-06:002013-02-24T10:48:08.989-06:00I saw nothing but glowing reviews of this one in t...I saw nothing but glowing reviews of this one in the beginning - which always makes me wonder. Seems that there could be no way everyone would love the same book. It actually always makes me more interested in a book when I can see where there are places the book might now soar.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-34844828187076386832013-02-21T18:27:13.117-06:002013-02-21T18:27:13.117-06:00So interesting to see other points of view. I love...So interesting to see other points of view. I loved this one. I really enjoy the family saga type of story and I love immigrant stories. Plus I liked the midwest setting. We had driven to Des Moines for our anniversary and I could barely talk to my husband on the way to the restaurant for supper because I was so intent on finishing the book.Tina's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313626164494986783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-39369170901009204602013-02-21T16:01:56.940-06:002013-02-21T16:01:56.940-06:00This one is getting mixed reviews today. I'd ...This one is getting mixed reviews today. I'd still like to try it, though, since I love immigrant stories.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-19361496146997518862013-02-21T14:35:00.639-06:002013-02-21T14:35:00.639-06:00Like you, I've never been a fan of multiple ge...Like you, I've never been a fan of multiple generations hundred years sagas. I tend to either get bored or get mad hen characters I like are dropped from the book because we are now X years later in the story.Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224853482802048992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-4939057535033056382013-02-21T12:38:26.094-06:002013-02-21T12:38:26.094-06:00I like family-saga-type stories and immigrant stor...I like family-saga-type stories and immigrant stories too so I think I'll try this at some point. You can't like them all, eh?Joanna Hennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785434072371535931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-85993056047654508172013-02-21T12:37:26.649-06:002013-02-21T12:37:26.649-06:00I wish that the focus on the book would have remai...I wish that the focus on the book would have remained with Frederick and Jette but the music does stay with the book throughout--just in a very different fashion. Kind of like how the restaurant kept evolving all the way to the end. I've always wanted to go to NOLA for Jazz Week and would have loved to see more about Lomax.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-16092598767294730242013-02-21T09:46:28.331-06:002013-02-21T09:46:28.331-06:00I hate when a book is just "okay". I kno...I hate when a book is just "okay". I know what you mean though. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35142878.post-12547269537774008892013-02-21T09:42:39.690-06:002013-02-21T09:42:39.690-06:00Sorry this one didn't work for you as well as ...Sorry this one didn't work for you as well as some other reviews I've seen. I rarely tackle these 100-year-span types of books either, and shifts make me crazy. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.com