tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post2842586134366478964..comments2024-03-25T16:57:17.825-05:00Comments on Bostonmaggie: As I Was Saying.....BostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-70055203218675429852014-08-15T18:40:30.079-05:002014-08-15T18:40:30.079-05:00You know what I've noticed is that most people...You know what I've noticed is that most people who love this book, have read Kelly's other books. Maybe I am just much less invested in her. <br /><br />But that said, no, I don't regret dissing her book. It still remains my worst Kindle purchase. It is what it is.<br /><br />But the real point of this post was the fact that Stephanie Zia tried to silence my view. She tried nicely at first to cajole me into retracting or softening it. Then she tried to make me sound unstable. Then she got Amazon to censor me. Which I am still peeved at Amazon about because the haven't answered me.<br /><br />If you read my responses to those who have commented here, you see I have no problem with dissention, just censorship.BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-73994932157734138632014-08-13T07:01:44.675-05:002014-08-13T07:01:44.675-05:00I too misunderstood the title -thought it meant &#...I too misunderstood the title -thought it meant ''Wish I could , but I can't '' .I too would like to slap all the adults...but that is as far as I go in agreeing with you . I found the description of Susie being asked to choose between parents one of the most poignant things I ever read ; no she does not wrap it up all neatly because it is all going on behind the scenes and she is trying to make sense of it from the perspective of a child , trying to piece it together when she does not know what the pieces are . I cannot imagine why she thinks she should apologise to any of them . <br /><br />I found it very well written and plenty in it that is not depressing , I have read and loved her other books so would give it a 5 star rating, sorry you did not like it but do you think it is worth dissing it to this degree? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-13523818256091817792014-08-01T20:59:53.751-05:002014-08-01T20:59:53.751-05:00Glad I can set your heart "a-fluttah"!!!...Glad I can set your heart "a-fluttah"!!!Yer Marinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-8208342197047973112014-08-01T14:34:40.166-05:002014-08-01T14:34:40.166-05:00Oh Helen! I wish I could say it was. But no, thi...Oh Helen! I wish I could say it was. But no, this is me. I get mad. I shoot from the hip.<br /><br />What transpired between the publisher and myself is right in the blog post. And I think it is ironic because, in my opinion, Stephanie is the one with the problem. Not Kelly and not me. But that's just me.<br /><br />I have just finished a biography on Herbert Hoover's early life and a mining engineer. Fascinating! Not necessarily answers or resolution, but insight into the man as a President.<br /><br />Maybe answers or resolution aren't the right words but the book left me cold and peeved.<br />BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-61062331542073757632014-08-01T13:39:10.412-05:002014-08-01T13:39:10.412-05:00I see that what divides us is our view on the expe...I see that what divides us is our view on the expectations arising upon taking up an autobiographical work...<br /><br />You were expecting a resolution, something which showed that lessons had been learned, perhaps, this being the mark of an autobiography whereas the book offers a description of a process....which to me is an equally valuable way to approach autobiography.<br />Thus perhaps your disappointment with it?<br /><br /><br />I'm not privy to what passed between the publisher, you and Amazon so am not qualified to comment...but it's a pity that both you and the author end up somewhat unhappy...<br /><br />Do you think, in hindsight, that it is possible that your review was somewhat more ad hominem than you had intended? <br /><br /><br />Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-49195282023452604452014-07-31T18:01:59.265-05:002014-07-31T18:01:59.265-05:00My Marine, as always, just seeing you reading me s...My Marine, as always, just seeing you reading me sets my heart aflutter!BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-65336859215144894222014-07-31T18:01:05.726-05:002014-07-31T18:01:05.726-05:00Unknown - I'm glad you enjoyed this book and t...Unknown - I'm glad you enjoyed this book and the others that Kelly has written. Clearly, you are in the majority, Kelly's 5 star reviews far outpaced the 1 stars. I think it was ten to one.BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-6947129167513066272014-07-31T17:59:24.093-05:002014-07-31T17:59:24.093-05:00Helen, I wouldn't say I had rigid expectation...Helen, I wouldn't say I had rigid expectations for the genre. But yeah, I did expect some resolution once Kelly reached adulthood.<br /><br />I have never read Gosse's Father & Son, so I'll take your word for it being fascinating.<br /><br />I am actually much more upset that Zia was trying to get me to "take it back". She was nice about it at first and then she did something underhanded. Without Zia's actions this conversation would never have made it to my blog.BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-78549538955242926582014-07-31T10:19:28.488-05:002014-07-31T10:19:28.488-05:00I have to say that I read and enjoyed this book an...I have to say that I read and enjoyed this book and interestingly the fact that it was unresolved left me wanting to read the next one as Susie has clearly come a long way since this difficult childhood.<br /><br />I also found it an incredibly honest account which, surely is what an auto biography should be. Many that have neat endings and resolved differences feel manufactured to me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844913700625642465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-66593776326317643152014-07-31T08:56:37.255-05:002014-07-31T08:56:37.255-05:00You were disappointed in that, as an autobiography...You were disappointed in that, as an autobiography, there was no resolution, if I understand you correctly.<br /><br />And if there were no resolution in this case...?<br /><br />Gosse's Father and Son offers no resolution either....but it is still a fascinating book.<br /><br />It's a pity that your review gave rise to a spat with the publisher - that is never very edifying, after all - but having read what you post here then I have to say that I think that part of the problem might lie with your somewhat rigid expectations for a certain genre of writing.<br /><br />I'm not sure that 'enjoy' is the right word to use in respect of this book, but her descriptions of place are unbeatable - as they are in her books about France - as is her depiction of the child adrift in a world where she has no power and little information.Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-17255494239507700312014-07-31T05:30:53.623-05:002014-07-31T05:30:53.623-05:00How dare they take offense when you are merely rep...How dare they take offense when you are merely reporting the results of the dental exam you did on the gift horse?Yer Marinenoreply@blogger.com