tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post1472591382714243355..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: World Made by Handjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-34487338225912447422009-07-12T19:25:37.768-05:002009-07-12T19:25:37.768-05:00Rebecca - The book wrapped up too neatly in one wa...<b>Rebecca</b> - The book wrapped up too neatly in one way, and yet left so much unresolved. The conclusion had a hurried feel to it, as if the author just wanted to finish and be done.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-80659187213878241192009-07-11T23:33:53.620-05:002009-07-11T23:33:53.620-05:00I enjoy these kind of books sometimes myself and a...I enjoy these kind of books sometimes myself and as I began reading your review I found myself drawn into the plot. However, that is a long list of unexplained events and plot points not wrapped up. One or two to get you to read the next book or to keep you thinking about the book for days afterwords is one thing, but when there are that many I can't imagine that there feels like any closure to the book and you're left feeling unsatisfied.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-18671306874252707832009-07-07T12:49:29.432-05:002009-07-07T12:49:29.432-05:00Melanie - I wasn't as impressed with The Road ...<b>Melanie</b> - I wasn't as impressed with <i>The Road</i> as many people were; it was really depressing, but it may have been a more realistic vision of what might happen after an apocalyptic disaster. At least it didn't have any weird "hive" scenarios. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-85131295625824563082009-07-06T13:01:09.625-05:002009-07-06T13:01:09.625-05:00I liked this one but had many of the same problems...I liked this one but had many of the same problems you did with it. Why not make the doctor or the dentist a woman? I absolutely hated The Road though. Now i'm off to Amazon to look up Z for Zachariah and Life as We Knew It.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215448457283751470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-19142540684452989832009-06-29T06:32:12.067-05:002009-06-29T06:32:12.067-05:00Deb - Maybe I found The Road more depressing becau...<b>Deb</b> - Maybe I found <i>The Road</i> more depressing because the devastation was so great. Rebuilding that world would be so very difficult. <br /><br />I've never read <i>Z for Zachariah</i>, although it has been on the best lists for YA fiction for a long time. I'm not familiar with <i>Life as We Knew It</i>, but I'm jotting both of them down on my post-apocalyptic list. Thanks!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-47558357631139516752009-06-28T18:41:17.019-05:002009-06-28T18:41:17.019-05:00Jen, oddly, I did not find The Road to be that dep...Jen, oddly, I did not find <i>The Road</i> to be that depressing although I thought I would. I read two young adult Post apocalyptic titles a while back: <i> Z for Zachariah</i> by Robert O'Brien and <i>Life As We Knew</i> It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. <i> Z for Zachariah</i> is very good, particularly because it features a strong, intelligent young woman. I had some issues wiht <i>Life As We Knew</i> although overall I liked it, and it also had a very likeable, resiliant teenage girl as the central character. In spite of some irritating, intrusive political statements, it was a good book. I like this genre, too! It's practically the only SF I read.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453645332115977645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-69795180975291668692009-06-18T09:32:58.990-05:002009-06-18T09:32:58.990-05:00booklogged - Oops, skipped your comment! Not ever...<b>booklogged</b> - Oops, skipped your comment! Not everyone likes this genre, McCormack's <i>The Road</i> probably garnered new readers, though.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-64179855243058297022009-06-18T09:27:27.918-05:002009-06-18T09:27:27.918-05:00LF - No, the book is not exactly enjoyable reading...<b>LF</b> - No, the book is not exactly enjoyable reading, but it isn't as negative or depressing a view as <i>The Road</i>.<br /><br />The parts I like best in post-apocalyptic novels are those in which the human spirit rises above the situation and learns to live in the circumstances that exist. I like seeing how how people feed themselves without supermarkets, plant without modern equipment, put up food without refrigeration, how they reorganize society to fit a new paradigm, etc.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-85302709789040937882009-06-17T12:56:46.411-05:002009-06-17T12:56:46.411-05:00I haven't really read many postapocalyptic boo...I haven't really read many postapocalyptic books--I've probably seen more movies that fall into that category. I want to read The Road and I, Legend eventually.<br /><br />World Made by Hand sounds different. I am not sure it would be something I'd enjoy reading. I like the cover though. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-88306496832246877632009-06-17T09:16:58.660-05:002009-06-17T09:16:58.660-05:00Iliana - Oh, yes, I do think this book would stimu...<b>Iliana</b> - Oh, yes, I do think this book would stimulate discussion--and on many levels!<br /><br />Thanksfor the M.K. Wren recommendation!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-67826150861008862572009-06-16T12:11:39.856-05:002009-06-16T12:11:39.856-05:00I haven't read the book but I remember seeing ...I haven't read the book but I remember seeing it at my library last Fall and making a note of it. I really liked your review and think I'll have to continue to keep this one in mind. In a way it's good when a book leaves you with so many questions right? I get the feeling this would be a good one for a book discussion too. <br /><br />Last year I read A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren - I loved it. One of the characters is determined to have culture survive in the future and so becomes a keeper of books.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-54609483213439824432009-06-15T20:40:13.098-05:002009-06-15T20:40:13.098-05:00I thought I left a comment the other day, but I gu...I thought I left a comment the other day, but I guess I didn't. I can't think of a single post-apocalytic novel I've read though I'm sure there must be at least one. So no recommendations from me. (I'll probably wake up in the middle of the night with a whole list!)Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-59261905037765191442009-06-15T15:46:52.862-05:002009-06-15T15:46:52.862-05:00sublime oblivion - I really need to read A Canticl...<b>sublime oblivion</b> - I really need to read <i>A Canticle for Leibowitz</i>, it is practically a classic.<br /><br />Surely Kunstler wouldn't advocate disregarding progress of the kind Bullock was making? There were some obvious messages concerning serfdom, but that didn't really seem to be the case for Bullock's people.<br /><br />So much concerning Brother Jobe, on the other hand, seemed both actively and passively sinister. At times he seemed normal, even likable, but the power he wielded among his members was cult-like. Also the weird "bee hive and fat lady" scene didn't seem like any normal theology. I found it almost occult and very worrisome.<br /><br />Loren's treatment seemed impersonally brutal,even though Loren was insulting, and Robert's seemed personally mild. Karp did mention the fiddling aspect, but it still didn't come across for me.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-60209135461484288192009-06-15T15:24:17.889-05:002009-06-15T15:24:17.889-05:00I highly recommend A Canticle for Leibowitz.
If I...I highly recommend <i>A Canticle for Leibowitz</i>.<br /><br />If I may...<br /><br />"why was Bullock's industry so questionable? (he seemed the one most capable of building a future, but the author appears to frown on him)"<br /><br />Kunstler doesn't like industrial civilization. Bullock is rebuilding it, in his own small way. Jobe on the other hand represents the return of God to the world.<br /><br />"why was the treatment of Loren so brutal and of Robert so mild?"<br /><br />Wasn't it because Loren actively insulted Karp?akarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322298490656235467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-58336457897359728222009-06-15T00:54:59.878-05:002009-06-15T00:54:59.878-05:00Just a quick comment to tell you that Gwendolyn B....Just a quick comment to tell you that Gwendolyn B. at <a href="http://aseaofbooks.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sea of Books</a> has nominated me for my first award and I'm passing it on to you! Come to my <a href="http://mybookdragon.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-first-award.html" rel="nofollow">blog</a> to grab the graphic and to see who else I picked :)Book Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078900987400537432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-91849193947066477112009-06-14T22:32:26.443-05:002009-06-14T22:32:26.443-05:00You have a way of making books sound so appetizing...You have a way of making books sound so appetizing. Thank you...on the other hand, I'm gonna need a new wishlist notebook soon.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-66324419297170288182009-06-14T21:59:00.685-05:002009-06-14T21:59:00.685-05:00I didn't like this one very much, for many of ...I didn't like this one very much, for many of the reasons you elucidate. In fact I felt guilty that I gave it such a poor review!<br /><br />I do like Alas, Babylon as a classic, but I really love Wyndham's The Chrysalids. Also, Ronald Wright's A Scientific Romance is sort of post-apocalyptic (with time travel involved) and is quite intriguing.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-64886731522727744112009-06-14T19:43:46.789-05:002009-06-14T19:43:46.789-05:00Alas, Babylon is my favorite but I also loved Girl...Alas, Babylon is my favorite but I also loved Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-6290520673623104322009-06-14T18:17:40.846-05:002009-06-14T18:17:40.846-05:00I have a hard time with postapocalyptic books - my...I have a hard time with postapocalyptic books - my friend LOVES them and reads them ravenously, but I often find them really upsetting. And as well I never know what ones are good and what ones are crap...Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com