tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post5382862427481806431..comments2024-03-29T10:18:13.837-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: All Girls by Emily Layden: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-85045973442763877532022-01-19T19:02:45.194-06:002022-01-19T19:02:45.194-06:00Yes, I just found it confusing.Yes, I just found it confusing.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-17817169554772060502022-01-19T17:53:17.062-06:002022-01-19T17:53:17.062-06:00I'd love reading about the day-to-day life in ...I'd love reading about the day-to-day life in that boarding school, but I think I'd hate the nine different POVs. That's a few too many for me in one book. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-19695000697406405882022-01-19T10:05:30.596-06:002022-01-19T10:05:30.596-06:00I'm sure she thought it was the most effective...I'm sure she thought it was the most effective way to explore the intricacies of boarding school life, but it just didn't work. At least not for me.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24089833167508766002022-01-19T08:43:18.203-06:002022-01-19T08:43:18.203-06:00The author better have a good reason for offering ...The author better have a good reason for offering so many point-of-views, I think. Otherwise it's just confusing.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-78070965898853447772022-01-19T08:38:22.991-06:002022-01-19T08:38:22.991-06:00This book had been in my TBR stack for over a year...This book had been in my TBR stack for over a year and I can't even remember how it came to my attention. I've been trying to clear out my reading queue in this new year.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-38125495798312443302022-01-19T07:36:12.278-06:002022-01-19T07:36:12.278-06:00I have not seen this book. Where did you hear of i...I have not seen this book. Where did you hear of it? It does sound infuriating what happens. 9 girl narrations is a bit much. I went to an all-girls boarding school as well .... and the chaplain there was found guilty decades later at another school abusing boys ... hmm. to learn of this so many years later feels ill. what a creep.thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-56154458373273601492022-01-18T17:34:32.889-06:002022-01-18T17:34:32.889-06:00It was a good concept for a plot but I think it wa...It was a good concept for a plot but I think it was a mistake for the writer to have so many "main characters." It made it hard to identify with any of them because the perspective kept changing with every chapter. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-46512485853497424412022-01-18T16:48:26.424-06:002022-01-18T16:48:26.424-06:00I was intrigued enough to look the book up on Good...I was intrigued enough to look the book up on Goodreads and it would seem many readers had the same complaint as you. Could I have handled nine POVs? Doubtful, but if the story had been good enough, I may have tried, at least for a time. I won't be trying.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-82610343886852026422022-01-18T15:03:20.260-06:002022-01-18T15:03:20.260-06:00Exactly. And after all, we are reading for pleasur...Exactly. And after all, we are reading for pleasure, aren't we? Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-17679998809567622052022-01-18T14:51:31.598-06:002022-01-18T14:51:31.598-06:00I immediately thought of The Ethel Walker boarding...I immediately thought of The Ethel Walker boarding school in lovely, Simsbury, CT. I think most of the Kennedy women attended. Too bad this didn't work out. I have difficulties with too many POV these days unless I take lots of notes and that takes the fun out of reading for pleasure.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-19858040819530258432022-01-18T14:31:52.322-06:002022-01-18T14:31:52.322-06:00No, it's an okay book, but I can't really ...No, it's an okay book, but I can't really recommend it.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-27462535633940983372022-01-18T13:13:38.202-06:002022-01-18T13:13:38.202-06:00incoming tuition money being the bottom line, natu...incoming tuition money being the bottom line, naturally... i don't think this one will go on my "must-read" list...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com