tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post3197863577871013313..comments2024-03-13T16:40:46.759-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The Order of Odd-Fish, by James KennedyCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-7902772228266352722009-01-17T13:00:00.000-05:002009-01-17T13:00:00.000-05:00Thanks, James-I'll check it out!Thanks, James-I'll check it out!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-604913716313353712009-01-16T12:37:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:37:00.000-05:00By the way, Charlotte (and whoever else might be i...By the way, Charlotte (and whoever else might be interested), the music blog Largehearted Boy has a series called "Book Notes" in which authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books.<BR/><BR/>You can listen to a stream of the soundtrack I chose for "The Order of Odd-Fish," plus read about why I chose those songs, <A HREF="http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2009/01/book_notes_jame_2.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A><BR/><BR/>FWIW, other YA authors, I think this is a fun, creative way to promote your book, and David Gutowski (who runs the blog) is a prince.James Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342773800742515957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-55018832773546638122009-01-16T11:32:00.000-05:002009-01-16T11:32:00.000-05:00What's with all the cockroaches? I'm reading Mayb...What's with all the cockroaches? I'm reading Maybelle Goes to Tea (Cybils finalist, Easy Reader) and I admit I squirmed when she scuttled into her home under the refrigerator.<BR/><BR/>But I love Marvin the beetle in Elise Broach's Masterpiece.Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-69750243614917767232009-01-15T17:41:00.001-05:002009-01-15T17:41:00.001-05:00You could pretend they were flies???? or think of ...You could pretend they were flies???? or think of them as "cockroaches" in a they're-really-something-else sense? <BR/><BR/>And they are actually rather minor characters.<BR/><BR/>And while on the subject of literary roaches, I was very taken by the cockroach warriors in Gods of Manhattan, until they turned out to be small beings encased in cockroach carapice armor, which somehow seems a bit yuckier, even if they are fake carapices.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-13875844590625869742009-01-15T17:05:00.000-05:002009-01-15T17:05:00.000-05:00I know! But I just...can't do it.I can read about ...I know! But I just...can't do it.<BR/><BR/>I can read about flies, though, since I did greatly enjoy E. Lockhart's <I>Fly on the Wall</I>. <BR/><BR/>TrishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-12919826915867092442009-01-15T04:52:00.001-05:002009-01-15T04:52:00.001-05:00And thank you also for reviewing all the books whi...And thank you also for reviewing all the books which DIDN'T get chosen. It's sometimes hard to keep up with these Cybils things!!!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-8431134852912854682009-01-15T04:52:00.000-05:002009-01-15T04:52:00.000-05:00(snicker. Trisha...!)I like your concern about the...(<I>snicker</I>. Trisha...!)<BR/><BR/>I like your concern about the insanity. I like whimsical books a whole lot, but it's no good if you get overwhelmed in the crazy. This sounds really... weird. In a good way.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-88383764520350773722009-01-15T04:14:00.000-05:002009-01-15T04:14:00.000-05:00Thanks for the nice review, Charlotte! I appreciat...Thanks for the nice review, Charlotte! I appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>@Trisha: Coward!James Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342773800742515957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-2708892714832239522009-01-14T22:42:00.000-05:002009-01-14T22:42:00.000-05:00Nice review, Charlotte. This is a hard book to des...Nice review, Charlotte. This is a hard book to describe, isn't it? It's one I look forward to reading again, to savor the details. Cool about the Smithsonian thing! I hadn't heard!Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-72431490204760105832009-01-14T22:40:00.000-05:002009-01-14T22:40:00.000-05:00Giant cockroaches? Really?As great a review as thi...Giant cockroaches? Really?<BR/><BR/>As great a review as this is, I hate roaches too much to pick this one up.<BR/><BR/>TrishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com