tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post460833554071957630..comments2024-03-26T02:07:02.561-04:00Comments on Vijaya Bodach: ReadingVijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-52721752865902867742011-05-16T15:54:14.456-04:002011-05-16T15:54:14.456-04:00Thanks for the link, Laura. I'll have to liste...Thanks for the link, Laura. I'll have to listen to it later. Ruta has a video talking about her book on her website as well.<br /><br />We are well, Laura. I have loads to catch up with you and will write later this week ... You must be having a spring thaw finally. Be well.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-69245060555361979372011-05-15T22:27:35.840-04:002011-05-15T22:27:35.840-04:00I just heard an interview with Ruta Sepetys on a w...I just heard an interview with Ruta Sepetys on a writing podcast called Pen on Fire. You might want to check it out. (http://penonfire.blogspot.com/2011/04/ruta-sepetys-and-alina-tugend.html) I hope things are going well, Vijaya--for you, your family and your health!LauraWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022652736124057900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-90452017162682538122011-05-12T13:06:44.449-04:002011-05-12T13:06:44.449-04:00Ultimately, Shades is uplifting, Faith, because it...Ultimately, Shades is uplifting, Faith, because it's about the power of love, but I'd wait to read it if I were you. So many sections are so brutal and sad. I wouldn't read Unplanned right now either. A few parts are too graphic. <br /><br />Flip is great, though!Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-24114481036351910712011-05-12T12:43:29.454-04:002011-05-12T12:43:29.454-04:00I'm glad to hear you liked Between Shades of G...I'm glad to hear you liked Between Shades of Gray...I've been thinking of reading it, but tend to avoid "depressing" books when I'm pregnant... Do you think I should go ahead and read it now anyway?<br />And I've heard a lot of praise for Unplanned, too. I'll definitely be reading that soon.Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-89926878218784246602011-05-06T20:31:09.458-04:002011-05-06T20:31:09.458-04:00Amy, it was great to meet your whole family and I ...Amy, it was great to meet your whole family and I suppose I should send you some of the good pictures my son took. I still can't believe how prolific you are with three little ones.<br /><br />I had a hard disk crash over Easter and didn't discover it until Tue. Thankfully, I have hard copies of almost everything. Still I lost a month's work on my novel and that was a hard lesson to learn. Back up! <br /><br />I still have much to process from the conference, but I already know my next revision will focus on language!<br /><br />Mary -- you would be curious! I'm so glad Ruta wrote this book because so many people don't realize what Stalin did, how much blood he has on his hands. This is the power of story. We must tell them.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-56406536563130478952011-05-06T10:04:32.912-04:002011-05-06T10:04:32.912-04:00I especially want to read Between Shades of Gray. ...I especially want to read Between Shades of Gray. I bought tea from two Lithuanian women a few days ago; I asked them what language they were speaking (I'm obnoxiously nosey because I love languages) and they told me. <br /><br />It's frightening just how much Stalin got away with, and yet there are still people who don't realize he was as ruthless and and narrow-minded as Hitler.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221151616674180073.post-83030857982799618402011-05-05T01:20:55.936-04:002011-05-05T01:20:55.936-04:00Thank you for the recommendations, Vijaya! I will ...Thank you for the recommendations, Vijaya! I will have to check these out. They sound wonderful.<br /><br />I've been reading your blogs lately, but I've been a bad commenter. *sigh* I'm so glad you had such a wonderful, uplifting time at the conference, and your children did indeed look wonderful on Easter Sunday! They are great kids. It was so fun to meet your family. I felt so blessed visiting you! I'm glad it was a wonderful Easter for you. :)<br /><br />How's the novel going? Are you applying everything you learned at the conference?<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.com