tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post7120443022607274024..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis and A Book of Bones by John Connollyjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-74815808751850857232019-09-30T14:20:12.063-05:002019-09-30T14:20:12.063-05:00I was just eyeing my copy of the first book in Con...I was just eyeing my copy of the first book in Connolly's series, which is sitting on my TBR shelf. It is a series I think I would enjoy. I would like to read The Good Luck Girls. I could understand your hesitation initially. It would give me pause too. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-42567571852885282019-09-30T07:14:36.853-05:002019-09-30T07:14:36.853-05:00As a debut novel, TGLG has some pros and cons, but...As a debut novel, TGLG has some pros and cons, but the author has a promising future. :)<br />jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-22981642924308844672019-09-30T07:12:09.351-05:002019-09-30T07:12:09.351-05:00It is difficult to believe that the same author th...It is difficult to believe that the same author that wrote The Book of Lost Things also writes these mystery/horror novels, but I read and reviewed <a href="http://bookgarden.blogspot.com/2007/04/book-of-lost-things.html" rel="nofollow">The Book of Lost Things</a> in 2007 and liked it very much.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-87901287464818402872019-09-30T03:28:18.871-05:002019-09-30T03:28:18.871-05:00I'm glad you kept reading The Good Luck Girls ...I'm glad you kept reading The Good Luck Girls -- that particular plot premise can so easily go wrong. Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-18371287694842215862019-09-28T13:04:38.177-05:002019-09-28T13:04:38.177-05:00I understand your trepidation about The Good Luck ...I understand your trepidation about The Good Luck Girls. I also have problems with that sort of depiction in books. It really does depend on how the author presents it.<br /><br />I've not read any John Connolly but I've heard particularly good things about The Book of Lost Things and thought I would start there. :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-4945560065548180542019-09-28T06:40:02.287-05:002019-09-28T06:40:02.287-05:00It is always maddening when we are confronted with...It is always maddening when we are confronted with the abuse of women, but at least these young women find a way to escape and grow in confidence and power. The author doesn't concentrate on race (the girls are from all races), she focuses on the way this society's culture views some people as less than others. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-65097605170260542522019-09-28T06:22:42.903-05:002019-09-28T06:22:42.903-05:00I did end up liking The Good Luck Girls. I like a...I did end up liking The Good Luck Girls. I like adventure tales with women in the lead. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-8453123257718238212019-09-28T06:21:27.907-05:002019-09-28T06:21:27.907-05:00The beginning of The Good Luck Girls almost put me...The beginning of The Good Luck Girls almost put me off--as much as the topic of sexual abuse is in the news, it is still disturbing. There are no graphic scenes, but still. Since that episode was over quickly, I enjoyed the rest of the book.<br /><br />The Charlie Parker books can also be disturbing. Not all of them are this long, but it was less the length and more the pacing that bothered me. It would have been better at half the length.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-32107394616375581782019-09-27T23:40:01.375-05:002019-09-27T23:40:01.375-05:00Sounds like there's a lot of things going on i...Sounds like there's a lot of things going on in The Good Luck Girls. I'm not sure about this one but still I thought the premise is intriguing. <br /><br />Sorry to hear about the John Connolly book, hopefully his next one will be better. Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848131929166247817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-48127198078560142572019-09-27T15:03:39.008-05:002019-09-27T15:03:39.008-05:00I've been intrigued by The Good Luck Girls, so...I've been intrigued by The Good Luck Girls, so I'm glad to hear that you liked it despite its flaws. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-80481994869228231062019-09-27T12:19:09.363-05:002019-09-27T12:19:09.363-05:00What a strange book The Good Luck Girls must be. I...What a strange book The Good Luck Girls must be. I was surprised to see that it's something aimed at a teen audience because I'm not real sure I could follow all the genre-mashing that seems to be goin on in that one.<br /><br />I've only read one of the Charlie Parker books but I remember enjoying it, and I'm not sure why I never picked up another of them...maybe the length scares me off a little. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.com