tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post6978915429912014439..comments2024-02-13T15:17:57.466-05:00Comments on Beth Fish Reads: Review: The Beans of Egypt, Maine, by Caorlyn ChuteBeth Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-38807397459666453112017-02-09T06:13:36.615-05:002017-02-09T06:13:36.615-05:00My thesis advisor recommended this novel, since my...My thesis advisor recommended this novel, since my story is of a neighborhood. I find your thoughts helpful because I need to see what the author is doing, despite the fact that I find the characters to be be pretty, well, yucky. <br />I do like the poetic, her love of words, her use of sound and smell.Fox eyes is nice. She can be clever, with the father of ten in the bathroom. So, thanks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599501364502104042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-20852596314574291282014-10-19T10:08:54.825-04:002014-10-19T10:08:54.825-04:00Though I haven't read the author's note, f...Though I haven't read the author's note, from what I understand, the popular interpretation of the novel is very far away from the reason she wrote the book, almost as bad as Freud and his cigar. If, as an author, you believe readers are grossly off track from what you intended, then I believe you have a right to let them know what you intended, that interpreting The Aeneid solely as historical fact is wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308258888006687329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-31651549642270451512009-03-25T00:20:00.000-04:002009-03-25T00:20:00.000-04:00Hey, Beth! That is a very bizarre note for the au...Hey, Beth! That is a very bizarre note for the author to write. I agree she should have just reworked it better. Why rework it if you still feel the need to explain it? Hmm...<BR/><BR/>I also want to tell you that I have given you an award! Be sure to come by and pick it up! http://imlostinbooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/thank-you-for-award.htmlBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-85444501414867947412009-03-24T22:03:00.000-04:002009-03-24T22:03:00.000-04:00softdrink and I could have identical comments - I ...softdrink and I could have identical comments - I read this years ago (must have been the original novel, without the interpretation instructions!), but don't remember much about it.<BR/><BR/>Now, that Wikipedia article reference to her personal life and lifestyle ... that could be a book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-45033165598383493142009-03-24T21:35:00.000-04:002009-03-24T21:35:00.000-04:00I read this years ago and remember nothing other t...I read this years ago and remember nothing other than it being a bit odd. And I just read that wikipedia article. Whoa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-34680239320903119282009-03-24T21:30:00.000-04:002009-03-24T21:30:00.000-04:00i agree with the other commentor who mentioned the...i agree with the other commentor who mentioned the cover...i'm not a fan of it either. being a visual person, it's sometimes hard for me to get beyond a cover i don't like. sorry, but it's true! not that this book selection has been foolproof--the last few books i read were picked solely on aesthetics...and they were only *meh*. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-59724519514060429792009-03-24T19:33:00.000-04:002009-03-24T19:33:00.000-04:00I haven't heard of this author before, though I've...I haven't heard of this author before, though I've to admit I'm somewhat intrigued by the premise. I've never encountered any author's note like that before, and I'd hate to have anyone spoil the story for me. I'm sorry you're disappointed, Beth.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-35211830239146620722009-03-24T17:59:00.000-04:002009-03-24T17:59:00.000-04:00Isn't it odd when an author doesn't have a website...Isn't it odd when an author doesn't have a website? Seems like <I>everything</I> and just about everybody does nowadays. We've become so spoiled lol!Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-48390622303200442082009-03-24T16:12:00.000-04:002009-03-24T16:12:00.000-04:00Character studies are one of my favorite type of b...Character studies are one of my favorite type of books so I probably will check this one out. I'll just skip the author's and publisher's comments. I've known a few Bean type families in my life and this might be a good insight into what makes them tick, or at least this particular one. Good review. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-54887785422949537462009-03-24T15:08:00.000-04:002009-03-24T15:08:00.000-04:00I'm thinking along the same lines as stacybuckeye....I'm thinking along the same lines as stacybuckeye. It will be interesting if I come across the book in my travels, now that I am aware of it.Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-90052888673636412722009-03-24T12:06:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:06:00.000-04:00I'm intrigued and narked all at the same time. If ...I'm intrigued and narked all at the same time. If I read it, I'll definitely skip the author's notes!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-277707301720264572009-03-24T11:23:00.000-04:002009-03-24T11:23:00.000-04:00I'm intrigued now. I've never heard of an author ...I'm intrigued now. I've never heard of an author giving you a heads up on how to feel towards the book - but at the same time, I would like to read it just to come to my own conclusions and then compare them with the authors. I think I might just pick it up based on that.Nelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571077334972520535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-57285667122361649332009-03-24T10:55:00.000-04:002009-03-24T10:55:00.000-04:00I've never seen an author's note like that - how o...I've never seen an author's note like that - how odd. The book does sound interesting. I guess I'll just skip the author's note if I read it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-78031711110021369502009-03-24T09:55:00.000-04:002009-03-24T09:55:00.000-04:00When I started reading your review I was all ready...When I started reading your review I was all ready to add it to my list, but when I got to the author's notes I changed my mind. What an odd and ridiculous thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-293396595511517952009-03-24T08:49:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:49:00.000-04:00First of all, that cover would not have prompted m...First of all, that cover would not have prompted me to pick it up...it does nothing for me! I do like character-driven stories, and I probably would like this one. I do not, however, like to be told how to feel about a book! If I were to try to empathize, I suppose it is important to the author that everyone understand where she is coming from...I can imagine I would feel like that. But you have to let go at some point, right?Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-73769405518972257562009-03-24T08:24:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:24:00.000-04:00That would annoy me to no end, being told how to i...That would annoy me to no end, being told how to interpret the book. I've read something similar to this in non-fiction.Nicole (Linus's Blanket)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12473607646939202824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-86406133095455931062009-03-24T08:19:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:19:00.000-04:00I am not at all familiar with this author or this ...I am not at all familiar with this author or this book. The premise does sound interesting though. It is kind of funny that the reader is told how to interpret the work!Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.com