tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post6999149446008486798..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: A Wish After Midnight, for this Wednesday's Timeslip TuesdayCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-38087831701089230712009-07-14T20:51:21.847-05:002009-07-14T20:51:21.847-05:00I think Judah's tale will be appealing to boys...I think Judah's tale will be appealing to boys, Tanita and I can understand why Zetta would want to write about him. Having said that though, yes, I want more Genna as well! I would love to know what happens after she gets back with her mom and siblings but I'm game for Judah's story too.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-40362850734908188632009-07-11T10:01:56.070-05:002009-07-11T10:01:56.070-05:00I am looking forward to reading Judah's tale b...I am looking forward to reading Judah's tale because I want to understand him more. I want to see how the shift in time changed him. I want to get a glimpse into his upbringing. Though I prefered Paul's treatment of Genna, I don't hate Judah. I hated the way he was treating Genna in Civil War times, but he had his own battles to fight before finding Genna again. So I will read Judah's tale to see how this affected his treatment of Genna. <br /><br />Charlotte - One of my favorite scenes with Genna, after the wish, when she's cornered by those two guys. Even with all the fear, Genna remembers to use some of that Brooklyn fight.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-57937780017215261692009-07-10T09:41:42.985-05:002009-07-10T09:41:42.985-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Zetta!
I myself found Pa...Thanks for stopping by, Zetta! <br /><br />I myself found Paul an important character, and was rooting for him over Judah. Even though I knew he probably didn't stand a chance.<br /><br />Like Tanita, I feel conflicted about Judah. He seems at first to validate Genna, respecting her for her strong-mindedness, but it seems (as is so often the case in real life) that he respects her opinions as long as they match his own. I'll be curious to see how this plays out...<br /><br />And like Tanita, I'm desperatly interested in Genna in the present! <br /><br />Anyone in Rhode Island who would like to reat this--there's no copy yet in our library system, but I'll be donating mine, so it should be on the shelf in the nearish future.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-78023959855371896272009-07-09T15:04:30.699-05:002009-07-09T15:04:30.699-05:00Thanks for such a thoughtful review, Charlotte! Y...Thanks for such a thoughtful review, Charlotte! You raise some really good questions for discussion...I only wish I could find a way to arrange a reading group for Wish; maybe I'll figure it out by the time Judah's Tale is done (end of August, fingers crossed). I'm especially interested in the way you position the novel within the time-slip genre; I started out identifying Wish that way, but kept hearing that it was "really historical fiction." Now I think of it as speculative fiction, since that term encompasses so many different forms and strategies. But you're absolutely right--the time travel device creates an opportunity to consider notions of progress: how far have we really come? the passage of time alone doesn't ensure improved conditions and/or relations between members of our society. <br /><br />Tanita--Paul serves a couple of purposes in the novel (for me, at least!) He's Judah's foil, of course, and so he provides Genna with an alternative when it comes to romance *and* finding a way forward; Judah is a racial chauvinist and staunchly supports the colonization movement, whereas Paul embodies hybridity--not only b/c he's mixed race, but b/c his vision of the future involves "settling" the West, staying in the USA...Judah's cynical, Paul's hopeful; Judah's patriarchal, Paul's more progressive in his treatment of women...I think of DuBois a lot, and how he devoted his entire life to bringing about change in US race relations...then surrendered his passport and moved to Ghana at the end of his life. Paul has that kind of stamina... Judah does not...<br /><br />Sorry to go on so long! Thanks again for giving my novel a chance. All my books are now available through Baker & Taylor, so any bookstore and/or library should be able to order it for their patrons.Zettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073292465074072114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-42681266413711558872009-07-09T12:15:35.294-05:002009-07-09T12:15:35.294-05:00That book sounds really good - how disappointing t...That book sounds really good - how disappointing that it never found a publisher. <br /><br />Thanks for the review.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026655338225093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-66372101051800458892009-07-09T08:01:34.177-05:002009-07-09T08:01:34.177-05:00Wow. That sounds really good.Wow. That sounds really good.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-38194949420998837652009-07-09T07:24:07.398-05:002009-07-09T07:24:07.398-05:00I haven't reviewed this title because I felt p...I haven't reviewed this title because I felt pretty conflicted about the character of Judah -- I don't feel compelled to follow Genna into the next book to find out about <i>him</i>, rather I want to find out about <i>her</i>, and how her time in the past changes her present. I'm not sure why the character of Paul was introduced -- only to show that someone else found Genna lovable? To prove the reality of biracial people in that time? There are a lot of threads I wanted to pursue that the author felt were less important -- it is a multi-layered, thought-provoking book...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com