tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post1596997366122499119..comments2024-03-28T20:07:41.073-06:00Comments on Read All The Things!: Mini Reviews: The Blue Girl || The PowerAj @ Read All The Things!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-395733872336540712019-04-14T04:26:13.601-06:002019-04-14T04:26:13.601-06:00My sister read The Power and she absolutely loved ...My sister read The Power and she absolutely loved it. Even though the second half is no where near as good as the beginning, I think I will give it a go (I also own it, so that contributes a bit to the fact that I will be reading it as well.) I also don't think I will try the Blue Girl. I struggle with magical realism because I am often confused, and the confusion vibes sound strong here...Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-67970233193934026202019-04-12T15:37:38.895-06:002019-04-12T15:37:38.895-06:00Thanks for the heads up about The Power!! :) Thanks for the heads up about The Power!! :) Erica Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668175232146054472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-11080430881201903332019-03-31T21:41:29.199-06:002019-03-31T21:41:29.199-06:00Blue Girl is on my wishlist. I'll keep your th...Blue Girl is on my wishlist. I'll keep your thoughts in mind when I read it. pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-19976103653565979022019-03-29T06:45:53.673-06:002019-03-29T06:45:53.673-06:00Such a pity they didn't live up to expectation...Such a pity they didn't live up to expectations!chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-18114849856671637652019-03-28T17:16:34.823-06:002019-03-28T17:16:34.823-06:00I had never heard of The Blue Girl, but I am prett...I had never heard of The Blue Girl, but I am pretty interested now. I like magical realism and as soon as you said it was about three mother-daughter pairs, I knew the relationships between them would be what grabbed me. I'm intrigued. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-3855286672416371942019-03-28T13:45:24.482-06:002019-03-28T13:45:24.482-06:00AJ are you sure the book is smarter than you??? Or...AJ are you sure the book is smarter than you??? Or is it just confusing indeed??? LOLSophie @bewareofthereaderhttps://bewareofthereader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-30293755577594370412019-03-28T08:13:31.400-06:002019-03-28T08:13:31.400-06:00Yes! There are enough things in life that make me ...Yes! There are enough things in life that make me feel dumb. I don’t need books making me feel dumb too.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-11291873056846225192019-03-28T08:12:13.609-06:002019-03-28T08:12:13.609-06:00If you read them, I hope you like them!
Aj @ Read...If you read them, I hope you like them!<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-82922067357707733922019-03-28T08:11:50.308-06:002019-03-28T08:11:50.308-06:00I like a lot of magical realism books, but some of...I like a lot of magical realism books, but some of them are just too weird for me. When I finish a book, I want to understand why I read it.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-23892914974678199622019-03-28T08:10:11.201-06:002019-03-28T08:10:11.201-06:00If you’re okay with being confused, then you might...If you’re okay with being confused, then you might like it. Maybe you’ll understand it better than I did.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-72604672845421506702019-03-28T08:08:16.795-06:002019-03-28T08:08:16.795-06:00I love the cover too! It looks yummy. I wish the i...I love the cover too! It looks yummy. I wish the insides weren’t so confusingly weird.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-61233111738599093322019-03-28T08:06:43.250-06:002019-03-28T08:06:43.250-06:00Haha, that’s awesome! I’ve read a lot of classics ...Haha, that’s awesome! I’ve read a lot of classics that made me wonder why they’re classics. Maybe people were just afraid to say, “This is boring, pointless garbage.”<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-58544496864459981562019-03-28T08:04:30.142-06:002019-03-28T08:04:30.142-06:00Yeah, I need to get better at DNFing. I read a lot...Yeah, I need to get better at DNFing. I read a lot of mediocre books.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-34965400957214340712019-03-28T08:03:44.049-06:002019-03-28T08:03:44.049-06:00Exactly! It was thought-provoking and very confusi...Exactly! It was thought-provoking and very confusing.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-72709065097751890342019-03-27T18:14:25.668-06:002019-03-27T18:14:25.668-06:00I hate when books just leave me confused. It make...I hate when books just leave me confused. It makes me feel dumb.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746631124966726182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-90548174727101865932019-03-27T12:58:30.468-06:002019-03-27T12:58:30.468-06:00Even though they didn't quite work, these both...Even though they didn't quite work, these both look great! I'll have to check them out.<br /><br />Ash @ <a href="http://jennreneeread.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">JennRenee Read</a><br />Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809467336527255681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-4685374831009884502019-03-27T08:56:56.645-06:002019-03-27T08:56:56.645-06:00Magical realism is always a hard pass for me (I ju...Magical realism is always a hard pass for me (I just never, ever enjoy it) so I wouldn't have picked up The Blue Girl, anyway. But finishing a book and feeling like I just don't even understand the point... ? Ugh. That really drives me crazy.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-49194874446975103142019-03-27T08:43:13.812-06:002019-03-27T08:43:13.812-06:00I was attracted to The Blue Girl because of the ba...I was attracted to The Blue Girl because of the baked treat on the cover, but it sounds so captivating. I'm torn between adding it to my TBR and not adding it! NoelWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127138061773871157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-35784510131036655652019-03-27T07:12:57.464-06:002019-03-27T07:12:57.464-06:00The Blue Girl sounds like one I would try if it wa...The Blue Girl sounds like one I would try if it wasn't so confusing! Love the cover and premise though. Sorry both of these weren't winners. Grace @ RebelMommyBookBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129217535499024513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-25452407155006999042019-03-27T00:37:44.497-06:002019-03-27T00:37:44.497-06:00We had to watch a lot of weird films when I was ta...We had to watch a lot of weird films when I was taking filmmaking and our film theory professor was a super intelligent guy, so things "going over his head" just didn't happen. Quite a few times we had to ask him what a movie was trying to convey and he always had an answer, except for this one strange German film we watched. After we watched it one of the students said that the meaning had gone miles over his head, but our professor explained that sometimes people think that making something strange automatically equals deep and profound; that they don't get the finesse and art of it, and the only reason the work becomes academically known is because critics are afraid to admit it's just garbage, just in case they missed the point. Ha ha. He said in his opinion the movie was crap. My study group started saying those movies went "through our legs" rather than "over our heads". 😂La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-38950819541124203372019-03-26T19:18:51.818-06:002019-03-26T19:18:51.818-06:00I'm sorry neither of these were huge winners. ...I'm sorry neither of these were huge winners. It's so frustrating when a book is too confusing (or boring) to fully enjoy. Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/10715236765292209452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-57134562022952383852019-03-26T15:37:02.369-06:002019-03-26T15:37:02.369-06:00both sound interesting.
I'm sorry The Power dr...both sound interesting.<br />I'm sorry The Power dragged in the end.<br />The first one sounds like it really gave you something to dwell onLily Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759017749398223793noreply@blogger.com