tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post7714104775408261468..comments2024-01-06T02:15:31.671-06:00Comments on Marcia Hoehne: Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline WoodsonMarciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-40722147237716103352014-12-13T21:07:13.417-06:002014-12-13T21:07:13.417-06:00Andrea -- I'm sure it's on a lot of TBR pi...Andrea -- I'm sure it's on a lot of TBR piles right now. :)<br /><br />Medeia -- I enjoy books in verse, too. Even people who don't are loving this.<br /><br />Lee -- It's really getting raves. Richly deserved NBA.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-69025264236471869562014-12-10T10:14:30.293-06:002014-12-10T10:14:30.293-06:00I love a well-written book in verse. Thanks for te...I love a well-written book in verse. Thanks for telling us about this one.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-90387535587837189372014-12-09T04:15:53.346-06:002014-12-09T04:15:53.346-06:00I enjoy books in verse. I've had my eye on thi...I enjoy books in verse. I've had my eye on this for awhile. I'm sure I'll read it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-52368171454433753162014-12-07T20:06:40.574-06:002014-12-07T20:06:40.574-06:00A lovely review. I haven't read this one yet b...A lovely review. I haven't read this one yet but it is definitely on my list. Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-582721508587282232014-12-07T19:26:53.931-06:002014-12-07T19:26:53.931-06:00Jess -- It's great that you're excited for...Jess -- It's great that you're excited for it!<br /><br />Emily -- It is, and you're welcome. :)Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-54474970443493019182014-12-06T21:39:31.907-06:002014-12-06T21:39:31.907-06:00Sounds like a lovely, heart wrenching read. Thanks...Sounds like a lovely, heart wrenching read. Thanks for the review!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-49249071491511408952014-12-06T11:28:18.460-06:002014-12-06T11:28:18.460-06:00I have read a couple of novels in verse and enjoye...I have read a couple of novels in verse and enjoyed them. I have heard good things about this book, but I learned so much from your review. Glad to hear you loved it and highly recommend it. I can't wait to check it out!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-21781770864959086612014-12-05T09:46:15.382-06:002014-12-05T09:46:15.382-06:00Vijaya -- Yes, do get your hands on it!
Leandra ...Vijaya -- Yes, do get your hands on it! <br /><br />Leandra -- A lot of reviews have said how perfect the choice of verse was for this memoir, and I'm hoping to understand more why this is so. I mean, it works, but why verse would be so fitting in *this* instance isn't quite clear to me. A poet, I am not! Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-50433277113788125632014-12-04T22:17:40.153-06:002014-12-04T22:17:40.153-06:00I really want to read this, and novels in verse ar...I really want to read this, and novels in verse aren't always my cup of tea, but this sounds so good. And that's a neat tid-bit about the pictures in the back!Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054081895459294120.post-21722784784933671432014-12-04T19:58:39.693-06:002014-12-04T19:58:39.693-06:00Oh, Marcia, what a lovely review! It makes me want...Oh, Marcia, what a lovely review! It makes me want to run to the library right now!!! Tomorrow, tomorrow! I didn't know she wanted to be a writer when she was a young girl. I am sooooo pleased she won the NBA!!!Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com