tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post4206470181879398271..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: The Train of Small Mercies by David RowellMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-29429107918062623482017-11-27T22:05:23.129-05:002017-11-27T22:05:23.129-05:00Glad I piqued your interest. Makes me feel like t...Glad I piqued your interest. Makes me feel like this rusty reviewer's still got it. ;-)<br />Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-3829699128651194772017-11-27T22:01:36.358-05:002017-11-27T22:01:36.358-05:00The randomizer is very good to me.....sometimes. ...The randomizer is very good to me.....sometimes. My theory is I got all the books I have for a reason, the randomizer just keeps me from neglecting some in favor of others. This poor book might have languished on my shelves for a long time otherwise! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-87069261037025794552017-11-27T21:58:57.039-05:002017-11-27T21:58:57.039-05:00Good news, this is a fairly short plotless book as...Good news, this is a fairly short plotless book as plotless books go, so it has that to recommend it, too. ;-)<br /><br />Long enough to get to know the characters but not so long that the lack of a plot becomes oppressive. <br />Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-67346205333245681092017-11-27T15:47:20.726-05:002017-11-27T15:47:20.726-05:00I"m not sure this is for me but you've pi...I"m not sure this is for me but you've piqued my interest.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-4775858512781405312017-11-27T14:24:41.822-05:002017-11-27T14:24:41.822-05:00I usually have trouble with long, plotless books, ...I usually have trouble with long, plotless books, but I do like complex, authentic characters. If I come to love them enough, then I don't always care if their stories are lacking in plot. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-56885787145047874452017-11-27T10:44:04.641-05:002017-11-27T10:44:04.641-05:00I’m glad randomizer worked for you this time. I ha...I’m glad randomizer worked for you this time. I have to pick my reads based on moods but that doesn’t always work either. This one sounds interesting. I like that it’s not about anything exactly. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.com