tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post35027751338407666..comments2024-03-28T14:05:32.701-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-43995362904993278292021-01-24T19:11:22.556-06:002021-01-24T19:11:22.556-06:00I wish I had known. I would have liked to see it.I wish I had known. I would have liked to see it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-29567430667153430192021-01-24T19:03:00.903-06:002021-01-24T19:03:00.903-06:00Very powerful review! This book sounds amazing. As...Very powerful review! This book sounds amazing. As a side note the author was online virtually recently, but I missed the event.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-3531731242909655842021-01-23T10:27:15.620-06:002021-01-23T10:27:15.620-06:00It does indeed shatter some stereotypes of the Ame...It does indeed shatter some stereotypes of the American Muslim culture and offers quite a lot of insight into what it is like for them in a sometimes hostile greater culture.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-55385706261248897762021-01-23T05:39:52.814-06:002021-01-23T05:39:52.814-06:00This sounds fantastic. Based on your description i...This sounds fantastic. Based on your description it sounds as if the book wil shake a lot of stereotypes of people. It is not surprising that Obama recommended a book like this. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-64307644848778793732021-01-22T16:44:37.316-06:002021-01-22T16:44:37.316-06:00Thank God we are no longer stuck with him!Thank God we are no longer stuck with him!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-11056665286617187142021-01-22T15:23:49.800-06:002021-01-22T15:23:49.800-06:00Yeah this one got such high praise last year -- so...Yeah this one got such high praise last year -- so I better get to it. It sounds unique in various ways such as in its telling ... the part about Trump too perhaps funny & tragic - how we got stuck with the fraudster. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-71478445348800151482021-01-21T13:43:17.287-06:002021-01-21T13:43:17.287-06:00I'm glad to recommend it to you. I think you&#...I'm glad to recommend it to you. I think you'll find it illuminating as I did.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-75599054173509594092021-01-21T11:47:45.234-06:002021-01-21T11:47:45.234-06:00Great review, Dorothy! Now I know that I want to r...Great review, Dorothy! Now I know that I want to read this one.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-88054014525377407372021-01-20T18:45:03.727-06:002021-01-20T18:45:03.727-06:00That's very nice of you to say. This one was n...That's very nice of you to say. This one was not easy to sum up but complicated plots never are.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-90879249213427804722021-01-20T18:18:08.956-06:002021-01-20T18:18:08.956-06:00Dorothy, you always have a way of making me seriou...Dorothy, you always have a way of making me seriously consider some book that I had never planned to read. I quite curious now. Thank you for the informative review.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-20818727844977450402021-01-20T14:43:47.116-06:002021-01-20T14:43:47.116-06:00I believe you will find it interesting and I look ...I believe you will find it interesting and I look forward to reading your thoughts on it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-23318429907898735382021-01-20T12:19:33.389-06:002021-01-20T12:19:33.389-06:00Sounds like a very interesting read! Your review m...Sounds like a very interesting read! Your review made me so curious. I'm adding it to my TBR.Esther @ BiteIntoBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521908679162311172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2886819787526529642021-01-20T12:12:07.846-06:002021-01-20T12:12:07.846-06:00It is definitely a consequential book. Not the eas...It is definitely a consequential book. Not the easiest of reads but ultimately worth the effort.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-89365742405038287202021-01-20T10:11:03.452-06:002021-01-20T10:11:03.452-06:00After reading your review, I really think I need t...After reading your review, I really think I need to read this one!The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-90824816181776773182021-01-19T17:40:38.558-06:002021-01-19T17:40:38.558-06:00I'll be interested to learn what you think of ...I'll be interested to learn what you think of it once you read it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2658117149953494802021-01-19T16:15:28.031-06:002021-01-19T16:15:28.031-06:00I'm adding this to my list of books to read th...I'm adding this to my list of books to read this year. Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.com