Comments on things mean a lot: May B by Caroline Starr Rose

As you know, I really liked this too! I wasn't...

2012-01-21T16:25:26.719Z

As you know, I really liked this too! I wasn't sure about the "in verse" aspect at first but I agree it did fit the voice perfectly.

Thanks so much for including an excerpt. By your d...

2012-01-14T06:05:18.374Z

Thanks so much for including an excerpt. By your description and the excerpt, this sounds like a fantastic novel. I hope it does well!

I've seen this book around the blogisphere but...

2012-01-14T03:02:26.398Z

I've seen this book around the blogisphere but it's your review of it that made me decide to put this on my tbr list. Great review.

Aarti: apparently they're becoming a thing, es...

2012-01-13T17:40:42.023Z

Aarti: apparently they're becoming a thing, especially in Middle Grade, which I think is so interesting. The author says on her interview with Amy that poetry made it easier to get the sparse voice just right, and I can see how that wold be the case.

Debi: I've no doubt you'd enjoy it!

Want. Want want want want want.

2012-01-12T18:59:04.491Z

Want. Want want want want want.

Oh, wow, I've never even heard of the idea of ...

2012-01-11T02:02:37.075Z

Oh, wow, I've never even heard of the idea of a novel written in verse. So interesting! And what a great premise for a novel. I wonder how the author decided to use poetry to share this plot and character. I feel like it must have been a conscious decision, but I have no idea WHY I think that- I assume most authors don't consciously decide to use prose to tell a story, so maybe this one just thinks poetically. Hmm...

Vivienne: This one happened to catch my eye on Net...

2012-01-10T13:26:05.829Z

Vivienne: This one happened to catch my eye on NetGalley. I couldn't resist the gorgeous cover!

Jeanne: That's a perfect way to word it.

Zibilee: Do give a try! You'll forget that it's written in verse in no time.

Amy: I can't wait to hear what you think of it. Loved your interview!

Amanda: Aww, thank you so much!

Tiina: I haven't read it, no, but how could I resist a subtitle like that? :P

Jason: Yes, I found that really striking as well. It must make for an incredible amount of pressure - and of course, that determines everything that happens in the story, since May was in no position (emotionally as well as anything else) to refuse contributing to the household income.

TerryLynnJohnson: I hope you enjoy it :)

Kathy: That's always a lovely feeling, isn't it?

This book sounds like it was written for me!

2012-01-10T02:13:29.969Z

This book sounds like it was written for me!

Yay for books in verse! Can't wait for this on...

2012-01-09T20:09:09.794Z

Yay for books in verse! Can't wait for this one!

The irony of 'I am not alone' there was ve...

2012-01-09T20:05:14.074Z

The irony of 'I am not alone' there was very striking, and then the idea of children being economic items is something I've been thinking about a lot,lately, as I was reading something that mentioned how birth rates dropped once people in the West moved to cities, and children became a financial liability rather than a financial necessity. What would that feel like, after all, knowing that your childhood had a specific purpose and destiny? I remember feeling oppressed simply by my parents expectations and hopes. Having needs on top of me as a little child would have been terrifying.

Oh, I love the passages you quoted! This book soun...

2012-01-09T18:32:40.886Z

Oh, I love the passages you quoted! This book sounds great. The only story in verse I've read (if I'm not counting the ancient Greeks here :))is The Firefly Letters by Margarega Engle. You might like it, if you haven't read it yet. It's subtitled "A suffragette's journey to Cuba".:)

I'm soooo happy you're done with your diss...

2012-01-09T18:12:34.179Z

I'm soooo happy you're done with your dissertation and back to reviewing books! My wishlist is already growing. :-)

aw, this is such a lovely review. I have only read...

2012-01-09T17:39:51.819Z

aw, this is such a lovely review. I have only read like one novel in verse before but you're right that you soon forget that's what you're reading.

The survivalist aspects of this book have kept me ...

2012-01-09T17:19:11.300Z

The survivalist aspects of this book have kept me considering this one repeatedly, even though I am not a big reader of novels in verse. I think I should probably try to get this one, as I read some of your excerpts, and they are rather enticing!

As someone was recently kind enough to say about t...

2012-01-09T14:01:37.391Z

As someone was recently kind enough to say about the format of my Christmas newsletter, the sparseness of the way this is written makes the emotion starker. I like the bits you quote, especially the last one about the wolf.

I love books in verse! I was quite taken with this...

2012-01-09T12:54:28.160Z

I love books in verse! I was quite taken with this book from your first paragraph. Where do you find such gems?? I will definitely add to my TBR list.