tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post2783555542486511182..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: BOOK: The Bone Cage by Angie Abdouraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-31922246951540716822011-02-13T21:58:34.112-04:002011-02-13T21:58:34.112-04:00I thought the characterization was strong and the ...I thought the characterization was strong and the theme was more versatile than I expected. And the writing was solid. But where I wish there had been just a little more was in the use of language; if she had taken some of the aspects of the specific sports and let them infiltrate her prose, in each of the character's sections, I think it would have left a stronger impression on me and cinched the literary deal. Still, I liked it.Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-63096783100484788472011-02-05T13:32:51.171-04:002011-02-05T13:32:51.171-04:00Kailana - glad I could help! Some people have real...Kailana - glad I could help! Some people have really loved it.<br /><br />john - What I thought was slow, my mother thought showed the practice regime. I have very vivid images as described by Abdou about swimming and wrestling training, a credit to her writing. I just finished all the books, and lean to Unless or Essex County as my favorite books.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-36115988787137957522011-02-01T01:23:32.005-04:002011-02-01T01:23:32.005-04:00I wasn't predicting that I'd enjoy it, but...I wasn't predicting that I'd enjoy it, but I didn't think it would be slow. Now I'm reluctant to bother. I will, of course, but without enthusiasm. With Unless (and I do like Unless) and the Birth House, both of which are also on the slow side, things are looking up for the funny book and the comic.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-47264761591779854672011-02-01T00:04:13.540-04:002011-02-01T00:04:13.540-04:00Oh, thanks for the review. I had no idea what this...Oh, thanks for the review. I had no idea what this book even was when I heard the title... Now I have a general idea. I am sure I will read it eventually. :)Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com