tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post2190358013596753218..comments2023-08-21T04:21:28.626-04:00Comments on The Beautiful Necessity: The Wandering HeartGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-87831752014906697682009-06-15T08:53:54.128-04:002009-06-15T08:53:54.128-04:00Yay Stephanie! :DYay Stephanie! :DGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-59535161364361506112009-06-12T21:16:31.708-04:002009-06-12T21:16:31.708-04:00Phooey. I had already promised the kids I'd t...Phooey. I had already promised the kids I'd take them to Barnes and Noble today. Usually this is a once-a-month treat for them and I let them pick whatever book they want (as long as the price is within reason)and I don't purchase anything for myself. But, I wandered around with them long enough to talk myself into buying the book and I couldn't find it! So, of course this makes me want it more. Now I think I'll order it from Amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-88259674179547077782009-06-12T16:59:31.557-04:002009-06-12T16:59:31.557-04:00This is intriguing; I need to check this out immed...This is intriguing; I need to check this out immediately. The cover of the book is enough to get my attention. What a wonderful review you gave Grace; you most definitely are well read and I appreciate your criticism and what to watch for as I read. Lovely post. AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-35427241019697825752009-06-11T21:48:31.425-04:002009-06-11T21:48:31.425-04:00Ro, I thought of your list of PRB fiction while I ...Ro, I thought of your list of PRB fiction while I was reading it :)<br /><br />Lee Ann and Stephanie, I hope you both enjoy it when you get a chance to read it!! <br /><br />A Rossetti for the cover would have totally made sense, but I have to admit the picture they chose is rather apt for the family legend, as you will see! :DGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-87599819922081770632009-06-11T20:03:49.467-04:002009-06-11T20:03:49.467-04:00Oh, how wonderful. Thank you for the heads up. I h...Oh, how wonderful. Thank you for the heads up. I have been dying for something new to read :-) I'll add this to my list of Pre-Raph inspired fiction :-)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169535607094298507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-46174498463641276042009-06-11T16:59:18.744-04:002009-06-11T16:59:18.744-04:00I adore A.S. Byatt but I have not read any of Eliz...I adore A.S. Byatt but I have not read any of Elizabeth Hand's works yet.<br />This book sounds intriguing. My "to be read" list for this summer is growing and growing!<br /><br />I'm with you, Grace, in that I do not enjoy it when an author becomes too heavy handed with morality or any other point they feel the need to make. Subtlety goes a long way. For example, I liked a lot of Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries, but in quite a few of them she tackles social subjects in a very strong way in order to get her message across and it distracts from the story. If there is a moral to the tale then I want it to flow naturally with the plot.<br />I am looking forward to reading this -- I love seeing the Pre-Raphaelites in fiction. But I do wonder why they didn't choose a Rossetti painting for the cover art since he is such a focal point of the story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-30370244251902816162009-06-11T14:05:17.163-04:002009-06-11T14:05:17.163-04:00Oh I can't wait to check out this book! As a ...Oh I can't wait to check out this book! As a fan of both A. S. Byatt and Elizabeth Hand (as well as the PRB), that's a pretty high recommendation! Thanks for that!Lee Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695324817551526765noreply@blogger.com