tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post4090759983630175888..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The Other Side of Dark, by Sarah SmithCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-67097925663484049852011-02-23T23:59:19.229-05:002011-02-23T23:59:19.229-05:00To read more about the old mansion, see www.pineba...To read more about the old mansion, see www.pinebank.orgHugh Mattisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986267386316046432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-8641393597942304222011-02-14T02:49:06.393-05:002011-02-14T02:49:06.393-05:00^ referring to your second-to-last and and third-t...^ referring to your second-to-last and and third-to-last paragraphs hereTrishahttp://theyayayas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-9372331379772474592011-02-14T02:46:48.423-05:002011-02-14T02:46:48.423-05:00No, I agree with you about struggling to connect w...No, I agree with you about struggling to connect with Law and Katie. I liked the story more than I liked the storytelling.Trishahttp://theyayayas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-40737274709674312012011-02-12T11:07:16.862-05:002011-02-12T11:07:16.862-05:00I second both points--George was a very sympatheti...I second both points--George was a very sympathetic character, and the horrors of past, and their reverberations into the present, although certainly not easy reading, are written in such a way as to make the book very worthwhile.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-29703110061950688402011-02-12T11:03:25.730-05:002011-02-12T11:03:25.730-05:00I think the character of George is drawn fairly we...I think the character of George is drawn fairly well, with considerable sympathy and some depth. He's seen at a distance -- he *is*, after all, both a Downs person and a ghost.<br /><br />I wouldn't hesitate to read the book for fear that the slave account is either too unpleasant or too preachy. It's hard to see how it could have been done better, given our current constraints on what is unspeakable and what must be said.eastgatesystems@mac.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330449911583681516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-80560966856592197642011-02-12T00:45:01.166-05:002011-02-12T00:45:01.166-05:00Aw man, I wanted to read this because of the ghost...Aw man, I wanted to read this because of the ghosts but this sounds like it might be too horrific slave wise. I will need to mentally prepare myself, oh jeez. I like (well like isn't the best word) that one of the characters has Down's syndrome, but not so awesome that he's not fully developed.<br /><br />I think I'll try and get the book from the library though since I'm doing a speculative fiction challengeMissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.com