tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post4722108964664107178..comments2024-03-27T03:31:05.834-04:00Comments on Book Nook Club: Three Reviews: Jewel, Gilgamesh, and Made in the U.S.A.Britnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620610247395572368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-5758380095874957422009-07-16T09:03:29.491-04:002009-07-16T09:03:29.491-04:00Lit and Life: I've read everything by Letts, a...Lit and Life: I've read everything by Letts, and nothing she's done since Where the Heart Is is as good. The Honk and Holler Opening Soon was okay, Shoot the Moon was... meh. I'd give them both three stars. Made in the U.S.A. was much better, and in somewhat of a similar vein. In fact, in both books, you've got teenagers being abandoned at WalMart. I guess she figured that led to success with Where the Heart Is and decided to go back to that literary root. As Jacki said there is a lot of sex and drugs and such in this book, so that's something to watch out for if you're sensitive to it. Otherwise Where the Heart Is still reigns supreme, but this is the next best of her books in my opinion. It's worth a read.Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-16488424296151348512009-07-15T23:08:17.593-04:002009-07-15T23:08:17.593-04:00How does "Made in the USA" compare to &q...How does "Made in the USA" compare to "Where The Heart Is" which I adored?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-18811197146576621442009-07-15T22:20:35.532-04:002009-07-15T22:20:35.532-04:00I haven't read Jewel yet, but plan to soon. M...I haven't read Jewel yet, but plan to soon. My mom loved it, and now I find out you did.<br /><br />You beat me to a review of the Billie Letts book! I finished it a couple of weeks ago, but have been too lazy to do a review. I really liked it, though. It was a bit rough in parts, so the only thing I can add to your review is that readers should be warned it contains graphic language, sex, pornography, drugs.... For me that just added a more realistic element to the book, but to some people it might be a little much. But overall, I found it hard to put down.United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-39130460811156585452009-07-15T17:32:46.762-04:002009-07-15T17:32:46.762-04:00The name thing bugs me. I think they generally ne...The name thing bugs me. I think they generally need to fit into baby names that would be usual at the time of the chracter's birth, had they actually been born. If not, then there at least needs to be a purpose for their name being something else (and surely not ALL the characters need weird names!).Ronnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242687458315186709noreply@blogger.com