tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post1974198712082733206..comments2024-03-29T05:58:54.033-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: Review Bomb: A Parent's Worst NightmareSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-44722310931566164602019-07-11T10:08:40.711-05:002019-07-11T10:08:40.711-05:00That is good to know. I still won't read it, b...That is good to know. I still won't read it, but I am glad to know she was able to get away. Thanks!!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-47598203807872546142019-07-10T10:12:49.102-05:002019-07-10T10:12:49.102-05:00She is no dummy. She outsmarts him finally. That i...She is no dummy. She outsmarts him finally. That is the best part of the book.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-2715924232581397002019-07-09T18:34:10.950-05:002019-07-09T18:34:10.950-05:00I used to be able to read books like this, watch L...I used to be able to read books like this, watch Law and Order: SVU, and not be impacted on such a deep level but it is waaaaay harder now that I have a child of my own. It will be long time before I can read another book on this topic.<br /><br />I whole-heartedly agree on the topic of these beauty pageants. And from the narrative crafted for that book, it really feels like JonBenet didn't care about it at all. She just wanted to run and play and be a kid and I really feel like her mom was pushing her to do it, to relive her own pageant days. There are even mentions of JonBenet giving her medals and such away to new competitors who didn't win. Sweet girl, so tragic.<br /><br />I have not read Reading Lolita in Tehran, but I read non-fiction almost exclusively. I have heard mixed things about it and your assessment is spot on!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by :)<br /><br />Jacob's kidnapping happened not far from where I grew up, about two hours or so. I still have the button that was distributed with his photo as the search for him carried on. After finishing this post up last night, I went looking to see if there were any books about Jacob's case and it looks like there are two, but I am not sure of the quality. I felt like I was a child all over again when Heinrich was arrested and everything came out that he really had been the one who abducted and murdered Jacob. It was a very surreal thing, we all felt like Jacob was our brother, and we so terribly much wanted a positive outcome. A lot of people on the outside were really upset about the plea bargain, but the Wetterlings signed off on it, because they wanted to know where Jacob was so they could bring him home. The plea bargain never would have happened if the Wetterlings had not been okay with it. Part of the deal also mandated that Heinrich publicly recount exactly what happened the night he took Jacob, so everything would be on record to support him receiving a civil commitment at the end of the sentence for the child pornography. At the end of his sentence, if Heinrich even lives that long, it is all but a given that he will be civilly committed by the judge. One way or another, he will never be a free man again.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-4893973609781309542019-07-09T17:42:00.692-05:002019-07-09T17:42:00.692-05:00These were all read over the course of a couple mo...These were all read over the course of a couple months, so no worries on them being back to back to back. I could not handle all of this otherwise. And I definitely still need an extended break from such a terrible topic. How does she escape??Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-11717095300419507732019-07-09T17:40:39.662-05:002019-07-09T17:40:39.662-05:00Good to know. There are some classics and such tha...Good to know. There are some classics and such that I have not read and I get crap for it all the time. I don't feel like Lolita should be considered as such, and it will remain unread!Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-88225269068675836642019-07-09T12:41:24.530-05:002019-07-09T12:41:24.530-05:00Girl....(that's how we talk in Texas)...gerrrl...Girl....(that's how we talk in Texas)...gerrrllll...you need to stop torturing yourself with these gruesome stories. I did that when my son was Eleanor's age and younger. <br /><br />The thing with JonBenet, and what upsets us is that there is no closure, but what I deplore is the whole infant beauty pageant thing. Why is that legal? How is this not sexually exploiting your own children? And we wonder why child porn is out of control.<br /><br />I read about the boy in Minnesota (Wetterling). That book also needs to be updated because they caught and convicted the murderer a couple of years ago. Ironically, he plea bargained so he did not get convicted for murdering (and raping) the boy, but was sent to prison on 25 charges of child porn.<br /><br />I recently read Lolita. I understand why someone would write a book like that because those people are always with us. Why the heck did it become so popular? Have you read Reading Lolita in Tehran? It was so weird how the author would decry the oppression of women in Iran while drooling over this book. Huh?<br /><br />On to more positive things.<br /><br />Great Top Ten reading list. I see that is another post, but it came up in my news feed with this one. Have a good one!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-90097343581916374652019-07-09T11:20:54.535-05:002019-07-09T11:20:54.535-05:00Whoa! How could you get through all this? I admire...Whoa! How could you get through all this? I admire your given reasons for reading these stories though. I did read Lolita and it upset me so much, I had to wonder about all the people who think it is such a masterpiece. After reading these reviews though, I wonder if Nabokov intended to give readers a look into the minds of such people. And just so you know, Lolita does escape his clutches in a brilliant way.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-42659907784667651382019-07-09T05:59:36.641-05:002019-07-09T05:59:36.641-05:00You're not missing anything by avoiding readin...You're not missing anything by avoiding reading Lolita. It was a dreadful, dull book and I DNFed it. I do like the Jeremy Irons film version. I used to read tons of true crime but I admit they depress me too much now!chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.com