tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post3143953790920549509..comments2023-12-08T03:12:32.004-06:00Comments on The Conscientious Reader: 50 Books in a Year: Book #34 A Visit from the Goon SquadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10156573651587644699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-53337050962614357452011-08-16T19:15:48.700-05:002011-08-16T19:15:48.700-05:00Great review, Stephanie! I love short story collec...Great review, Stephanie! I love short story collections.Ruth Cox aka abitosunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670570644577223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-2385907760378972792011-08-15T11:29:11.333-05:002011-08-15T11:29:11.333-05:00Wow - a chapter-by-chapter review. You really love...Wow - a chapter-by-chapter review. You really loved this! As it happens, so did I, for all the same reasons as you did - the searing nostalgia, and the real satisfaction of the weave of characters, finding out more about each one even when their chapter was over. Realistic too, in that in life we do find out what happened to people gradually and not always from the same source.Deborahhttp://www.deborah-lawrenson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-63293044924048509832011-08-15T09:07:57.662-05:002011-08-15T09:07:57.662-05:00I knew you would like it! I'm so glad you did!...I knew you would like it! I'm so glad you did! And thanks for linking to the map!Emilyhttp://www.rosiesays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-10887616313106227502011-08-15T07:22:22.357-05:002011-08-15T07:22:22.357-05:00Great (and thorough!) review- had a very similar r...Great (and thorough!) review- had a very similar reaction - the nostalgia, and it did take me a few stories to get into it. Loved Safari, and from there I was hooked.bookspersonallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931047825445272188noreply@blogger.com