tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215390260586048055.post4609267829935713298..comments2023-07-29T07:32:23.865-07:00Comments on Lit and Life Test: Bending Toward The Sun by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie with Rita LurieLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215390260586048055.post-61271189850651903892009-10-30T08:52:14.330-07:002009-10-30T08:52:14.330-07:00Great review! I thought this book was amazing. I...Great review! I thought this book was amazing. I agree that it wasn't the best-written book I've ever read, but who better to write it than Rita's daughter? I liked that you really got to know the various family members. They didn't hold anything back.<br><br>I hope it's okay to link to your review on <a href="http://warthroughthegenerations.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">War Through the Generations</a>.<br><br>--Anna<br><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215390260586048055.post-49291498322125493212009-10-03T21:30:53.118-07:002009-10-03T21:30:53.118-07:00Oops--if that's the impression I left, then I&...Oops--if that's the impression I left, then I've really done this book a disservice. In this case, I think a professional writer may have made the book less poignant.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215390260586048055.post-52774184028595069652009-10-03T20:31:21.501-07:002009-10-03T20:31:21.501-07:00What an amazing book, it sounds like. I can only h...What an amazing book, it sounds like. I can only handle so many World War II/Holocaust books. They're just sooo sad and tragic and horrific. But the stories need to be told and this was a wonderful review. Thank you.hmsgofitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7215390260586048055.post-23715578660964104122009-10-03T17:27:55.857-07:002009-10-03T17:27:55.857-07:00I felt the same way about A Long Way Gone. I felt ...I felt the same way about A Long Way Gone. I felt that the author was too close to the subject and would have had a more powerful effect if he had had a professional writer write the book for him.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687620527201679249noreply@blogger.com