tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post82726618847002921..comments2023-11-03T04:00:21.556-05:00Comments on Books 'N Border Collies: TESTIMONY OF AN IRISH SLAVE GIRLLezliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-7617110094827395262008-08-05T11:54:00.000-05:002008-08-05T11:54:00.000-05:00Chatroose ~ Oops. I forgot the second half of you...Chatroose ~ Oops. I forgot the second half of your question! No, the characters were not lacking at all. They all had very distinct personalities, their own coping mechanisms. They were all discussed by Cot so matter-of-factly and pretty much just noted and dismissed by the doctor taking the deposition, which drove home the "less than human" view of the slaves.<BR/><BR/>Answering your questions has really made me think about what it is that makes us like or dislike a book. I think even only a few years ago this book would have bored me, but I've grown in my reading. I can see it now in a different light than I would have previously and appreciate the writing style used to make this book more deeply affecting than it initially seems. Thanks for the questions!!<BR/><BR/>LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-56868276756119055862008-08-05T11:40:00.000-05:002008-08-05T11:40:00.000-05:00Chartroose ~ That's a great question! I had to th...Chartroose ~ That's a great question! I had to think about it for a minute. I believe my feelings of detachment stemmed from the success of the author in reflecting Cot's emotional state in her nearly dispassionate manner of telling her painful story. You could feel the numbness of a woman who had seen the worst life has to offer and knows there is nothing else it can do to her.Lezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-56546292277541178752008-08-05T11:18:00.000-05:002008-08-05T11:18:00.000-05:00Hmmm...methinks this may be placed on the ol' TBR ...Hmmm...methinks this may be placed on the ol' TBR list. Why were you detached while reading this? Were the characters lacking in some way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-45357000678939515622008-08-04T14:46:00.000-05:002008-08-04T14:46:00.000-05:00Dar ~ I completely agree. I've heard about Sweets...Dar ~ I completely agree. I've heard about Sweetsmoke, and thought it sounded like something I'd like. I've got it requested at the library. I'll be waiting to see what you think of it!<BR/><BR/>LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606392701671180733.post-29688079276679733432008-08-04T12:28:00.000-05:002008-08-04T12:28:00.000-05:00This does sound like an interesting novel Lezlie. ...This does sound like an interesting novel Lezlie. I'm currently reading Sweetsmoke-a novel about slavery. It's difficult to read this kind of material but at the same time I've always been drawn to novels of this type. It's hard to imagine worlds such as these.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.com