tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122786989853029411.post8224147020793142149..comments2023-05-05T06:37:17.356-07:00Comments on Bookwyrme's Lair: Book Review: The Spindlers by Lauren OliverBookwyrmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11206423697706457318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122786989853029411.post-5971888545361763032013-01-01T15:01:40.834-08:002013-01-01T15:01:40.834-08:00I'm always nervous picking up a childhood favo...I'm always nervous picking up a childhood favorite I haven't read in a long time: Will it still be wonderful? Will it still have that special, extra something that makes a book shine?<br /><br />Sometimes, yes. Sometimes... not so much, and that is always a big disappointment.<br /><br />"Fun" is a good word for The Spindlers. I liked it. It was a nicely written, relaxing, comfortable--and comforting--jaunt. <br /><br />I think it makes a difference that I have never read any of Oliver's work before. The couple of reviews I read by people who didn't like it were chiefly disappointed because it didn't live up to her previous work. I haven't read her previous work, so I had no expectations there!<br /><br />I do, of course, have a couple of books by her on hold now, so I may develop expectations! We'll see. This is one of those times when there is <i>no way</i> I'm finishing all my library books before they're due, <i>and</i> I have a ridiculous amount on hold.Bookwyrmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206423697706457318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122786989853029411.post-88789191883504337682013-01-01T14:09:10.357-08:002013-01-01T14:09:10.357-08:00I love speculating about what books would have mad...I love speculating about what books would have made it into my favorites list if I had read them when I was a kid. Some of my childhood books completely hold up to adult rereads, and some I loved just as much don't at ALL. But this one does sound fun!Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com