tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post273107007303412577..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Saplings by Noel StreatfeildKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-86067337687251473772012-12-18T10:48:11.102-05:002012-12-18T10:48:11.102-05:00I've heard that this book in connection to WWI...I've heard that this book in connection to WWII, but had no idea what it was really about. Thanks for the review.hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-88348235328969985252012-11-11T19:47:19.472-05:002012-11-11T19:47:19.472-05:00I felt really bad for all of the children, except ...I felt really bad for all of the children, except Kim. He was so self-absorbed, I couldn't feel sorry for him. That was one seriously messed-up family. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-57416013831517740652012-11-11T15:27:21.860-05:002012-11-11T15:27:21.860-05:00Read it and loved it, but it is oh so sad! Poor l...Read it and loved it, but it is oh so sad! Poor little Tuesday.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-3565480615644799582012-11-10T09:30:15.569-05:002012-11-10T09:30:15.569-05:00I loved The Home-Maker! It was one of the first P...I loved The Home-Maker! It was one of the first Persephones I read. I agree, I loved the insight in that book, though it's very different from Saplings. I'm so glad I discovered Persephones, I've read quite a few of them now and I nearly always love them, or get something out of them. I wish I lived closer so I could go to the shop someday. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-67444281666439157702012-11-10T09:23:06.709-05:002012-11-10T09:23:06.709-05:00It was a bit tough at first because I really didn&...It was a bit tough at first because I really didn't care for the mother; however, it's so well-written, I was able to get absorbed by the interplay between the characters. World War II is really fascinating, but what I've always loved is reading about the domestic side, the war at home. <br /><br />Sorry to hear about your TBR list, but there's still time, you could still make progress at least!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-17150975489465751792012-11-10T09:20:21.030-05:002012-11-10T09:20:21.030-05:00I've made it through nearly all of my challeng...I've made it through nearly all of my challenges this year -- I signed up for the Historical Challenge really late, so I probably won't make that one. I'm already thinking about the TBR Challenge for next year! <br /><br />Luckily, most of my TBR Challenge books have turned out to be winners, only a couple of duds in the bunch. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-54329403937942349962012-11-10T09:17:56.243-05:002012-11-10T09:17:56.243-05:00Somehow I have never read anything else by Streatf...Somehow I have never read anything else by Streatfeild, not a single one of the Shoes books! I keep meaning to read Ballet Shoes but somehow I never get to it. <br /><br />I know she wrote a lot of adult fiction as well, but they've all fallen out of print. Sad.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-55475687266102399722012-11-10T08:20:08.806-05:002012-11-10T08:20:08.806-05:00As I was reading your review, I was thinking of Do...As I was reading your review, I was thinking of Dorothy Canfield Fisher's The Home-Maker, also republished by Persephone (and only the second I've bought) - and one of the most psychologically insightful books about how family trauma affects children (though not the trauma of war).Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-84714717597379848202012-11-10T07:47:47.714-05:002012-11-10T07:47:47.714-05:00This sounds really good! I love novels about famil...This sounds really good! I love novels about family dynamics. Congratulations on the TBR Pile Challenge! I have only read and reviewed 2 of 12 on my list, so it's not looking too good for me. ;)Laurie Chttp://baystatera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-22159671415371511192012-11-09T22:25:45.472-05:002012-11-09T22:25:45.472-05:00It's hard when the book doesn't click righ...It's hard when the book doesn't click right away. I love the TBR challenge for making me get through some of those tough books. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-44623739614656932762012-11-09T21:45:53.021-05:002012-11-09T21:45:53.021-05:00I've read loads of stuff by Noel Streatfeild, ...I've read loads of stuff by Noel Streatfeild, but nothing as bleak as (I've heard) Saplings is. Her kids' books do have that same lovely exploration of family dynamics, though, and she never romanticizes the kids in her books. They're all selfish little jerks sometimes, even if they're basically very good kids. I love that about her. Ballet Shoes and Circus Shoes are my two favorites.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com