tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256130805076511496.post7522082583365684212..comments2023-10-31T21:57:55.323+10:00Comments on Luvvie's Musings: Elizabeth Taylor's Angel - Week 2Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256130805076511496.post-54987001408473617552012-07-16T08:14:32.487+10:002012-07-16T08:14:32.487+10:00Ali - so great to hear from you...I've been a ...Ali - so great to hear from you...I've been a bit absent from Librarything and missed your cheery reviews...I have been thinking of you as we are now reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and I think I first heard about that from one of your reviews...<br /><br />Kaggsy - I'm with you...when I reflect on the books I've enjoyed the most they have been recommended to me by other readers on places like Librarything. Having said that I do still love to read Galleycat and Shelf Awareness to keep up to speed with what is what.<br /><br />Laura - I didn't know what a marmoset was really so I thought I'd better make quite sure and look, and see what beautiful ears he/she has?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256130805076511496.post-47478726888394186662012-07-16T06:45:04.867+10:002012-07-16T06:45:04.867+10:00First things first: I love how you kicked off this...First things first: I love how you kicked off this post with a photo of a marmoset!<br /><br />I definitely found Angel an odious character. I rather liked that about her at first, but then she began to wear on me. I agree with you that Taylor's humor saved the day. I'm so glad you called out a few phrases. I should have marked humorous passages as I read, because when I went back to write my review I couldn't find them. And so many are only funny in context, so they are like a joke that takes too long to explain.<br /><br />As for your questions about reviews ... I rely heavily on blogger and LibraryThing reader opinion. I've come to know those whose tastes are similar enough to mine that I can trust their recommendations.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219439074687598827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256130805076511496.post-31422594875193913282012-07-15T20:36:01.373+10:002012-07-15T20:36:01.373+10:00I also find bloggers and LibraryThing reviews the ...I also find bloggers and LibraryThing reviews the most useful. I always feel that newspapers and magazines etc have a kind of agenda and perhaps some kind of party line to toe. But with online reviews from bloggers etc I always feel that they've read the book because they want to, not as a job, and so what they're writing comes more from the heart. I've stumbled across some wonderful books I wouldn't have otherwise found this way and so I tend to trust the booklovers rather than the professional reviewers! Having said that, I have occasionally found something wonderful via Amazon recommendations based on my buying habits!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256130805076511496.post-37127738740164335422012-07-15T06:27:58.017+10:002012-07-15T06:27:58.017+10:00This second time of reading Angel made me see her ...This second time of reading Angel made me see her as less odious than the first time I read it. She is unlikeable though, but also ultimately a very character, rather pitiful. <br /><br />On the sunject of reviews - I like book bloggers reviews - and those from Librarything and Goodreads. I do often read reviews on Amazon too - though I sometimes find them less helpful. I always listen to friends recommendations though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com