tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136422718652647102.post8867182387332314201..comments2024-03-05T19:16:15.008-05:00Comments on Bookish Blather: Review: Borrowed Names by Jeannine AtkinsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223450892316241062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136422718652647102.post-76975178636782156582010-05-10T21:21:15.494-04:002010-05-10T21:21:15.494-04:00Cindy - I think you mean you bought it *late* for ...Cindy - I think you mean you bought it *late* for your secretary, if I'm recalling your holiday mix-ups correctly ;-)<br /><br />But you're right, the daughters do have some negative feelings towards their mothers which is totally realistic. However I felt that the book presented the relationships as ultimately positive - that while there was some angst and arguing while growing up, as adults the daughters saw their mothers as hugely positive influences. Whether that is an historically accurate point of view, I have no idea, since while I knew a little of Marie Curie I know nothing of any of the daughters in this collection. Definitely would love to know what the teen response is! I would have been totally turned off by the poetry in high school, but I like to think my attitude towards poetry is slowly maturing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13223450892316241062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136422718652647102.post-41867497857300255322010-05-10T19:11:49.272-04:002010-05-10T19:11:49.272-04:00I read this a while back and had thought about pos...I read this a while back and had thought about posting it for Mother's Day, and even bought it for my secretary for Admin. Asst. Day since she is a Wilder fan, but I have mixed feelings about the book. I know a lot about the Wilders and the Curies so those sections meant the most to me. I'm curious to see how my teens respond to it who probably don't know much about any of the women. I also decided not to share it for Mother's Day since the daughters feelings for their mothers contain as much negative as positive. That's probably indicative of most mother/daughter relationships but it made me think twice about suggesting it as a Mother's Day gift book as I had originally thought to do. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I agree that the poetry is fine.Cindy Dobrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145117974568731275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8136422718652647102.post-21915181104566889352010-05-10T19:11:47.209-04:002010-05-10T19:11:47.209-04:00I read this a while back and had thought about pos...I read this a while back and had thought about posting it for Mother's Day, and even bought it for my secretary for Admin. Asst. Day since she is a Wilder fan, but I have mixed feelings about the book. I know a lot about the Wilders and the Curies so those sections meant the most to me. I'm curious to see how my teens respond to it who probably don't know much about any of the women. I also decided not to share it for Mother's Day since the daughters feelings for their mothers contain as much negative as positive. That's probably indicative of most mother/daughter relationships but it made me think twice about suggesting it as a Mother's Day gift book as I had originally thought to do. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I agree that the poetry is fine.Cindy Dobrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145117974568731275noreply@blogger.com