tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post8268879579512716163..comments2023-10-23T14:25:18.187-06:00Comments on Crowding the Book Truck: Before I Die by Jenny DownhamCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post-12175365731457702852010-01-12T14:06:16.707-07:002010-01-12T14:06:16.707-07:00I have a handful of YAs I've just brought home...I have a handful of YAs I've just brought home from the library, and as much as I love the genre, I think it's the most emotionally demanding/draining out there. While the story sounds compelling, I'm skipping this one.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post-30263764039645144662010-01-12T02:40:12.801-07:002010-01-12T02:40:12.801-07:00Like the review, and the list of other books. Dead...Like the review, and the list of other books. Deadline by Chris Crutcher sounds like one I need to get. Love Crutcher.Jan von Harzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911676835023825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post-26249151775966594202010-01-11T19:25:46.508-07:002010-01-11T19:25:46.508-07:00This one was hard for me to read. We had recently ...This one was hard for me to read. We had recently lost a former student - just 19 years old - to colon cancer and I saw her when I read it. I thought the book was very touching and thought-provoking. I bet it made time pass more quickly in those airports. (Visiting via the Comment Challenge 2010)Kathy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168003964595205125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post-65072358415708460492010-01-11T17:44:28.666-07:002010-01-11T17:44:28.666-07:00Thank you, Melissa! I'm enjoying using the blo...Thank you, Melissa! I'm enjoying using the blog to get into a bit more about what I enjoyed about books; at work, doing booktalks and readers' advisory, I feel I have to be more diplomatic!<br /><br />I read Deadline first, Amy, awhile ago, and it has similar subject matter but a much different tone. It'd be interesting to really do read them side by side.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511914877644410598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post-13449628628637749802010-01-11T09:22:01.558-07:002010-01-11T09:22:01.558-07:00Intriguing. I like your reviews - they really sho...Intriguing. I like your reviews - they really show how you felt about a book. Like talking to a friend.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337671568489029512.post-11934160862450667122010-01-11T08:01:09.598-07:002010-01-11T08:01:09.598-07:00Deadline is one of my all time favorites, so I'...Deadline is one of my all time favorites, so I'll have to try this one. Great review.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200630721904688015noreply@blogger.com