Comments for Slacks for Ella Funt http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef writing about books and other things I love Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer by rachel http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/08/28/eclipse-by-stephenie-meyer/#comment-247 rachel Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:24:27 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/08/28/eclipse-by-stephenie-meyer/#comment-247 I completely disagree.... while i am afraid that she is meerly infatuated with him, he is more mature than he is and realizes the potential for danger. He is over 100 years old.... while Jake is "fun" he too is just a teenager and would not/ could not offer the devotion that edward is capable of. I would love to seem them together.... but i think she will end up with not marrying anyone. I wish i had someone adore me like Edward. She fell in love with edward... her first real love. Jake just happen to be there.... it could have been anyone. They were friends... and he was there... if anything he is a rebound relationship... and was able to secure her trust "physically" because he knew her. I completely disagree…. while i am afraid that she is meerly infatuated with him, he is more mature than he is and realizes the potential for danger. He is over 100 years old…. while Jake is “fun” he too is just a teenager and would not/ could not offer the devotion that edward is capable of. I would love to seem them together…. but i think she will end up with not marrying anyone. I wish i had someone adore me like Edward. She fell in love with edward… her first real love. Jake just happen to be there…. it could have been anyone. They were friends… and he was there… if anything he is a rebound relationship… and was able to secure her trust “physically” because he knew her.

]]> Comment on Restless by William Boyd by Lucy gould http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/27/restlessby-william-boyd/#comment-180 Lucy gould Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:34:28 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/27/restlessby-william-boyd/#comment-180 I found "Restless" very readable but it didn't fulfill its promise in that the plot was very thin. The mysterious coming and going kept me interested in what would or may have been an outcome of all that espionage but in fact the end was flat. I also thought that the two voices of Sal and Ruth merged into the same character and there wasn't much differentiating the two characters. The mother first introduced in the wheel chair seemed to be ancient and then turns out to be 66 yrs old. Good read but not much meat on the bone. I found “Restless” very readable but it didn’t fulfill its promise in that the plot was very thin. The mysterious coming and going kept me interested in what would or may have been an outcome of all that espionage but in fact the end was flat. I also thought that the two voices of Sal and Ruth merged into the same character and there wasn’t much differentiating the two characters. The mother first introduced in the wheel chair seemed to be ancient and then turns out to be 66 yrs old. Good read but not much meat on the bone.

]]> Comment on Potato by eben http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/11/14/potato/#comment-159 eben Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:38:55 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/11/14/potato/#comment-159 come home potato, we miss you! come home potato, we miss you!

]]> Comment on What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman by Stephanie http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/11/08/what-the-dead-know-by-laura-lippman/#comment-158 Stephanie Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:41:04 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/11/08/what-the-dead-know-by-laura-lippman/#comment-158 I loved this one! I didn't read it quite in one sitting, but definitely inside of a weekend. I was really surprised by the ending too, though my co-worker claims she had figured it out. Fie on her! I loved this one! I didn’t read it quite in one sitting, but definitely inside of a weekend. I was really surprised by the ending too, though my co-worker claims she had figured it out. Fie on her!

]]> Comment on Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer by Stephanie http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/08/28/eclipse-by-stephenie-meyer/#comment-155 Stephanie Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:37:03 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/08/28/eclipse-by-stephenie-meyer/#comment-155 I had the exact same reaction. I just don't see Edward's appeal. She and Jacob had fun together, he made her laugh, they were evenly matched. Edward was just dreary. I don't care how much he sparkles in the sunlight. The way she kept harping on how she would simply DIE if she weren't with Edward plus that whole agreeing to marry him just so she could have sex with him thing were totally irresponsible of Meyer. They're both extremely dangerous lessons to be teaching young women. But, yeah, I'll read the next one too. I had the exact same reaction.

I just don’t see Edward’s appeal. She and Jacob had fun together, he made her laugh, they were evenly matched. Edward was just dreary. I don’t care how much he sparkles in the sunlight.

The way she kept harping on how she would simply DIE if she weren’t with Edward plus that whole agreeing to marry him just so she could have sex with him thing were totally irresponsible of Meyer. They’re both extremely dangerous lessons to be teaching young women.

But, yeah, I’ll read the next one too.

]]> Comment on Restless by William Boyd by anna http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/27/restlessby-william-boyd/#comment-106 anna Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:16:21 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/27/restlessby-william-boyd/#comment-106 Nope, this is the first one I read. I requested "Any Human Heart" at the library, but it hasn't come in yet Nope, this is the first one I read. I requested “Any Human Heart” at the library, but it hasn’t come in yet

]]> Comment on Restless by William Boyd by Toby http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/27/restlessby-william-boyd/#comment-72 Toby Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:54:33 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/27/restlessby-william-boyd/#comment-72 Did you read Boyd's "Any Human Heart"? One of the best novels I've read in the last couple of years... Did you read Boyd’s “Any Human Heart”? One of the best novels I’ve read in the last couple of years…

]]> Comment on Pickled Green Beans by Grandmother http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/15/pickled-green-beans/#comment-55 Grandmother Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:45:20 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/15/pickled-green-beans/#comment-55 Those pickled beans sound pretty good so how about sharing the recipe. Yum Those pickled beans sound pretty good so how about sharing the recipe. Yum

]]> Comment on Brooklyn Cyclones by Toby http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/15/brroklyn-cyclones/#comment-54 Toby Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:19:57 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/07/15/brroklyn-cyclones/#comment-54 ....not to mention the weird frog-gristle. (frogristle?) Yikes. ….not to mention the weird frog-gristle. (frogristle?) Yikes.

]]> Comment on The Departed by Kathryn Oler http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/02/24/the-departed/#comment-11 Kathryn Oler Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:19:01 +0000 http://slacksforellafunt.com/sfef/2007/02/24/the-departed/#comment-11 Just found out that they are filming TULIA in Louisiana instead of Texas. Ditto for the astronaut farmer flick with Tommy Lee Jones. It's all about incentives that the state can give the production companies. Maybe, NYC has better incentives at this time (read cheaper place to work comparatively). Just found out that they are filming TULIA in Louisiana instead of Texas. Ditto for the astronaut farmer flick with Tommy Lee Jones. It’s all about incentives that the state can give the production companies. Maybe, NYC has better incentives at this time (read cheaper place to work comparatively).

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