tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post2188695372901342148..comments2023-10-20T04:24:40.601-06:00Comments on 9 to 5 Poet: Reading List 2008: Colonialism in a MemoirJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09701158085304753313noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-77127234345259399312008-03-22T20:21:00.000-06:002008-03-22T20:21:00.000-06:00Disagree. The year abroad has not much to do with ...Disagree. The year abroad has not much to do with the travel, rather it is a reflection of the journey she is going throughinwardly, to reclaim something of herself that she had perhaps lost in a difficult marriage. I thought it was just honest, I understand why many people would find it difficult to relate to it - it does go against the grain of many of our beliefs and expectations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-86971722118258916082008-03-14T14:02:00.000-06:002008-03-14T14:02:00.000-06:00I was on the fence about picking this up and after...I was on the fence about picking this up and after reading your thoughts about it -- I think I'm going to pass.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in the mood for icky these days.GFS3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15759347763430390352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-84381905616744336432008-03-08T09:59:00.000-06:002008-03-08T09:59:00.000-06:00Yes, the first place she lost me was when, in the ...Yes, the first place she lost me was when, in the first chapter, she started talking about money and how she might...horrors!...lose her SECOND home. Yah, a little hard to relate to there.<BR/>The second was when she talked about giving money to the woman who needed the house - something was off about that whole episode. <BR/>But the speaker worked really hard to be likable, and humble, trustworthy, and show how nice she was - that was her biggest narrative voice quality. I agree with you - I was alternately amused and horrified.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-7103835981807880882008-03-07T12:15:00.000-06:002008-03-07T12:15:00.000-06:00I listened to the book on my ipod, walking for mil...I listened to the book on my ipod, walking for miles and miles last spring.I really got a good dose of her voice, since she read the book herself.<BR/><BR/>She tells a good story, but she also seems very pleased to be Elizabeth Gilbert. It had too much of a quasi-happy ending.<BR/><BR/>I say quasi, because it didn't seem too great being Felipe's lover. How much you want to bet she goes back to the States and realizes, "Oh my God, what have I done?" and the panic attacks start all over again... Just kidding, but it really wasn't gritty enough for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-15574215790098758282008-03-07T07:48:00.000-06:002008-03-07T07:48:00.000-06:00Jessica - My wife moaned and groaned through the w...Jessica - My wife moaned and groaned through the whole book as well. I remember saying on several occasions, "then just put it down!" She said that when the story finally moved into India, it got much better, but that it was painful up until that point. But somehow, she still liked it. <BR/><BR/>DDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917954423962512385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338748757092553597.post-65293460693229151512008-03-06T02:28:00.000-06:002008-03-06T02:28:00.000-06:00I'm with you. When I wrote up my review for this ...I'm with you. When I wrote up my review for this book I thought am I the only one who thought this way? But I've come to find out in my web browsing that people either feel like she is their long lost best friend, they hate her or have mixed feelings. I had mixed feelings. She was annoying a bit. Way to high maintenance for me. And since I was jealous of her ability to just take a year off "from life" I couldn't get over her whining all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com