tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post5735250290554561473..comments2024-02-13T15:17:57.466-05:00Comments on Beth Fish Reads: Review: Day for Night by Frederick ReikenBeth Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-59580397155405478942010-06-16T15:28:41.451-04:002010-06-16T15:28:41.451-04:00Yes, I agree with all the others above, this reall...Yes, I agree with all the others above, this really sounds interesting. I also think it is great when a book/a story can evoke all those different feelings.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041866872571178817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-26439718272618252452010-06-16T12:35:33.236-04:002010-06-16T12:35:33.236-04:00It sounds weird and interesting. Great review to...It sounds weird and interesting. Great review too...makes me want to read it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182023445485838169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-56433708202267164752010-06-16T10:06:49.138-04:002010-06-16T10:06:49.138-04:00Have you read anything else by Reiken? I read The ...Have you read anything else by Reiken? I read The Odd Sea and The Lost Legends of New Jersey two summers ago. Both were written in this same style, but neither ended up making any permenant impression on me. I barely remember either of them.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-44018631941373590932010-06-16T05:19:19.205-04:002010-06-16T05:19:19.205-04:00That's a great review! The cover of the book l...That's a great review! The cover of the book looks good, so I guess the book is the sort of book for me. :-)<br /><br />Thanks for your insights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-62173665190579193912010-06-15T20:40:59.423-04:002010-06-15T20:40:59.423-04:00I loved the style of this review, and I am so intr...I loved the style of this review, and I am so intrigued, I need to pull this from my recent acquisition's pile soon. Thanks so much.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-24686427985621228862010-06-15T20:07:25.338-04:002010-06-15T20:07:25.338-04:00But you see, my dear. This is the kind of review ...But you see, my dear. This is the kind of review I relish.Beth Kepharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-56004820246198793772010-06-15T19:56:41.475-04:002010-06-15T19:56:41.475-04:00Hmmm. I'm curious, but not sure if I'm cur...Hmmm. I'm curious, but not sure if I'm curious enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-1007246132109188372010-06-15T18:05:22.528-04:002010-06-15T18:05:22.528-04:00I am halfway through this book right now and I rea...I am halfway through this book right now and I really like it. But it isn't for everyone. I don't know how I would write a review of it as it is hard to describe. You did a great job though!bookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-68371215155590985742010-06-15T16:11:17.448-04:002010-06-15T16:11:17.448-04:00Sounds intriguing... And one of those you'll ...Sounds intriguing... And one of those you'll either love or hate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994804810007576090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-27402186894201283292010-06-15T15:31:25.946-04:002010-06-15T15:31:25.946-04:00I like that you write a different review of a diff...I like that you write a different review of a different book. It sounds interesting.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-70210200337910560252010-06-15T15:16:50.123-04:002010-06-15T15:16:50.123-04:00I definitely think you captured an important part ...I definitely think you captured an important part of the book here. I don't normally like short stories, but these all had something a little more to them. I completely agree that one person might think it shallow and the next think it very complex - it's all about how deep you look into it.Meghanhttp://medievalbookworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-51568873858744687202010-06-15T14:55:42.096-04:002010-06-15T14:55:42.096-04:00You did a great job! I think you captured the esse...You did a great job! I think you captured the essence of the book perfectly!Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-7154748566987141322010-06-15T14:13:42.475-04:002010-06-15T14:13:42.475-04:00I think you did a fine job of articulating it. Qui...I think you did a fine job of articulating it. Quite honestly, if a book is that difficult to 'get', I am not totally sure I want to read it. I'll leave it for students in modern literature courses to muse on.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-27027531966074849242010-06-15T12:20:12.742-04:002010-06-15T12:20:12.742-04:00It seems this one is a bit of an enigma, yes? I c...It seems this one is a bit of an enigma, yes? I can't really tell a damn thing from any of the reviews I've read. Rebecca's was something. I tend to be a little dense, so I'm wondering if I would get it. But I may need to read it either way, just to satisfy my curiosity.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-89927360065935602282010-06-15T08:47:02.177-04:002010-06-15T08:47:02.177-04:00Word Lily: I am not a fan of short stories either,...Word Lily: I am not a fan of short stories either, but this book works if you stick with it. I'm so glad I didn't give up.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-12444817621688492992010-06-15T08:32:56.427-04:002010-06-15T08:32:56.427-04:00I don't usually like movies that are stories o...I don't usually like movies that are stories of disparate characters that somehow end up intertwined, kind of sort of. This makes me skeptical about whether I'd like this book, especially when I don't love short stories to begin with.Word Lilyhttp://wordlily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-50712267398172298292010-06-15T08:26:40.699-04:002010-06-15T08:26:40.699-04:00This is an excellent review. Before I read this bo...This is an excellent review. Before I read this book it had been compared to one of my favorite books ever, and it absolutely is not that book! So that was a negative influence, but the book screams for discussion. Your review brought out some thoughtful points that will make me reconsider some of my original thinking. Thank-you for your discussion of such an unusual book!Suejustbooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-54494208496511544582010-06-15T07:20:57.822-04:002010-06-15T07:20:57.822-04:00It does sound interesting though!It does sound interesting though!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337839645455551325noreply@blogger.com