tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post4006708384289440716..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: BOOK: A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gainesraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-72925886006505426082008-05-22T19:47:00.000-04:002008-05-22T19:47:00.000-04:00maggie - I did! I dont' know if there was a partic...maggie - I did! I dont' know if there was a particular passage, but the book in total definately. <BR/><BR/>piksea - I can see that. The letters at the end were sad. It didn't hit me that way, but on another day, it could have. I love to read books that make me cry.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-87383165928742555462008-05-22T10:21:00.000-04:002008-05-22T10:21:00.000-04:00I read this book eons ago, but it still resonates ...I read this book eons ago, but it still resonates with me. It was just sooo sad. I read the last chapter, written by the poor illiterate man going to his death for a crime he didn't commit through my tears. I actually bawled my eyes out, but not literally.JoanneMarie Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16751278640738482830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-28017494248520343922008-05-19T17:50:00.000-04:002008-05-19T17:50:00.000-04:00So, you got a 1940s sense of Louisana. How cool! ...So, you got a 1940s sense of Louisana. How cool! Might want to mark the page for upcoming "Sense of Place" contest. ;) I'll admit I haven't read Gaines, and, well it's about time.maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.com