tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post4458015274596631705..comments2023-05-30T09:03:28.782-07:00Comments on Wielding Pen and Sword: "And I began to see things in a way that let me hold the world...Cynthia Tara Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722841897910529350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-14845274262731890642011-11-02T13:04:23.225-07:002011-11-02T13:04:23.225-07:00I was in the same boat as you. For a long time I h...I was in the same boat as you. For a long time I had no idea what this book was about, I just knew everyone and their mothers were reading it which completely turned me off. Sad, isn't it? What we should realize is most books that take the country by storm have something in them that pulls, drags, seduces, coerces, its reader's in. The Lovely Bones is a fantastic story with real heartbreak and heartache. It documents the domino effect of one life changing decision by one man. How unfair it is that one person can destroy the lives of many. Aside from the emotions explored in Sebold's novel, the heavenly plane is extremely interesting. I actually like when writers create their own views of heaven and hell. We all wonder and we all have our hopes of what it might be like if that's where we go. <br /><br />I don't begrudge Scott haha. But he did force me into the world of The Lovely Bones when I really didn't wanna go there. Sometimes it works that way. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871304655428280865.post-26879515087970434752011-10-28T17:06:24.034-07:002011-10-28T17:06:24.034-07:00I wish I liked this book as much as you did, but i...I wish I liked this book as much as you did, but it's great reading what you thought about it.<br /><br />I'm glad you sometimes avoid books when they're "too in." I'm going to wait ten years, I think, before I even consider giving anything by Stieg Larsson a try.Kristina Elyse Butkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141837110828435955noreply@blogger.com