tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post134062153754581323..comments2023-10-07T07:36:56.859-07:00Comments on My Head Is Full of Books: Review and quotes: THE NIGHT WATCHMAN. Where I examine why this book won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?Anne@HeadFullofBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-62476174015634291202021-09-11T06:37:24.720-07:002021-09-11T06:37:24.720-07:00I need to get caught up on Louise Erdrich's wo...I need to get caught up on Louise Erdrich's work.Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-49681632680667547622021-09-10T18:59:01.249-07:002021-09-10T18:59:01.249-07:00Her children's books are amazing and difficult...Her children's books are amazing and difficult to read at the same time. Sounds like this one would be, too. I have often found Pulitzer winners to be confusing, but I will still give it a try. Thank you for the well rounded review.<br />Roberta Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514132056058021466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-8479971005518369442021-09-10T17:40:43.509-07:002021-09-10T17:40:43.509-07:00Thank you. I felt I needed to do some research bef...Thank you. I felt I needed to do some research before I wrote the book to help me understand it better.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-42988070362754011872021-09-10T17:39:54.897-07:002021-09-10T17:39:54.897-07:00I always bump up the speed, but my husband can'...I always bump up the speed, but my husband can't stand doing that so I often listen at the regular rate if he is with me. We did listen to the Obama book and he agreed that to bump up the speed, admitting that Obama speaks very slowly.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-65702520485816982302021-09-10T17:38:44.877-07:002021-09-10T17:38:44.877-07:00It certainly filled in a gap in mine.It certainly filled in a gap in mine.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-57513222727828144342021-09-10T17:38:00.000-07:002021-09-10T17:38:00.000-07:00I don't often do this copying and pasting but ...I don't often do this copying and pasting but if I listen to the book I don't have a print book to look at for the quotes. You do notice that this book had very few preview pages, however. My second quote was from page nine or something very close to the beginning. But you see from that quote how poor Patrice was.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-28247725379387872752021-09-10T17:36:28.393-07:002021-09-10T17:36:28.393-07:00It sure was deeply written and it was also deeply ...It sure was deeply written and it was also deeply felt.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-64159313594996652572021-09-10T16:02:32.031-07:002021-09-10T16:02:32.031-07:00I really, really appreciate all the Erdrich books ...I really, really appreciate all the Erdrich books I've read.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-46448170557849881142021-09-10T16:01:54.419-07:002021-09-10T16:01:54.419-07:00Thanks for your insights. I was very impressed whe...Thanks for your insights. I was very impressed when I was in Germany how accountable the people seem to be about correcting the wrongs of the Holocaust. Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-34907623304257004112021-09-10T16:00:56.322-07:002021-09-10T16:00:56.322-07:00I am eager (anxious) to finish my Pulitzer Challen...I am eager (anxious) to finish my Pulitzer Challenge because I've started the feel the same way about past winners. They may work for the year that they were published but most haven't stood the test of time so I struggle with them as I am reaching back to read those published years ago.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-29499118714329913892021-09-10T15:55:18.279-07:002021-09-10T15:55:18.279-07:00She's written children's books? I will hav...She's written children's books? I will have to look for them. I noticed she also writes poetry so I will look for that, too.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-77412923870991759282021-09-10T15:54:43.517-07:002021-09-10T15:54:43.517-07:00The book was a bit of a slow starter but I really ...The book was a bit of a slow starter but I really got into it about half way.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-87996836846476765222021-09-10T14:43:38.227-07:002021-09-10T14:43:38.227-07:00Sounds interesting and you wrote a great review.Sounds interesting and you wrote a great review.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-49881833879583354152021-09-10T11:15:21.676-07:002021-09-10T11:15:21.676-07:00I almost always have to bump the speed when I list...I almost always have to bump the speed when I listen to an audio book.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-79620647662976312832021-09-10T09:44:57.682-07:002021-09-10T09:44:57.682-07:00Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Sounds like an import...Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Sounds like an important and fascinating read. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)Ashley Sapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398599355275934867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-46810881928762372122021-09-10T08:10:06.456-07:002021-09-10T08:10:06.456-07:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this boo...Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this book. Your perceptions about the characters makes a strong argument for me. This sounds like a book that would fill in a huge gap in my reading life.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-36356126877198944492021-09-10T07:43:23.496-07:002021-09-10T07:43:23.496-07:00Didn't realize she won the Pulitzer Prize. Goo...Didn't realize she won the Pulitzer Prize. Good to know. Also, why haven't I taken photos of the first paragraphs, as you did,instead of retyping them for the Friday posts? Harveehttps://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-5588323590427491172021-09-10T07:42:41.314-07:002021-09-10T07:42:41.314-07:00This book has been languishing in one of my shelve...This book has been languishing in one of my shelves for some time now--I need to move it up in the queue!Catherine @ Book Club Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511461722921794733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-23928098871794833042021-09-10T07:09:00.666-07:002021-09-10T07:09:00.666-07:00Great idea, reading a book to see why i t won a Pu...Great idea, reading a book to see why i t won a Pulitzer. It does sound like one deeply written. :-) Happy weekend!fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-11698727812243140642021-09-10T05:50:55.621-07:002021-09-10T05:50:55.621-07:00Seems like an interesting read indeed.
Happy week...Seems like an interesting read indeed.<br /><br />Happy weekend!<br /><br /><a href="https://elzareads.blogspot.com/2021/09/library-card-september-2021-weekend.html" rel="nofollow">Elza Reads</a>Elza Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147340976876251074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-66082677151466153982021-09-10T05:45:48.821-07:002021-09-10T05:45:48.821-07:00I must read more of her books! She has an awesome...I must read more of her books! She has an awesome way of digging below the surface to the core and exposing the darkness and shame.<br /><br />Great excerpts!Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-50015136889360593442021-09-10T01:17:46.634-07:002021-09-10T01:17:46.634-07:00Oh I hadn't realized this had won the Pulitzer...Oh I hadn't realized this had won the Pulitzer, but I very much enjoyed reading your thoughts on it. I also think it's so important we read novels (and poetry) about these difficult moments in history. As a German, I have learned a lot about myself by confronting myself with the dark parts of our recent history, even if it was difficult and sometimes painful. I will definitely look this one up. Thanks for sharing and have a lovely weekend :)<br />Juli @ <a href="https://universeinwords.blogspot.com/2021/09/friday-friyay-nightbitch-by-rachel-yoder.html" rel="nofollow">A Universe in Words</a>Juli Rahelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367150240867758577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-58811167466629190842021-09-09T22:58:57.517-07:002021-09-09T22:58:57.517-07:00Glad to hear you enjoyed this book. I often strug...Glad to hear you enjoyed this book. I often struggle through award winners, so it's always nice to hear that one really does connect with readers.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-2114750930639275342021-09-09T18:48:17.729-07:002021-09-09T18:48:17.729-07:00I love her children's books but I have yet to ...I love her children's books but I have yet to pick up her adult fiction. Looks like I need to. Glad you really enjoyed it.Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-57397138640736809382021-09-09T18:43:38.434-07:002021-09-09T18:43:38.434-07:00I wasn't as impressed with it as you were, but...I wasn't as impressed with it as you were, but it should be a good discussion. At least there are specific questions for the book this time!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.com