tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post3959754010093421858..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Spies Who Fly!Aartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-91465610335545532302013-11-03T20:15:47.430-06:002013-11-03T20:15:47.430-06:00High expectations and the beginning is SO SLOW are...High expectations and the beginning is SO SLOW are why I didn't dig it as much as everyone else, I think. It was hard for me to stay engaged until the second part, which really got me caught up in the story. I think it would make an excellent movie, though.Akilahhttp://theenglishist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-27389093983982769352013-11-01T13:26:13.041-05:002013-11-01T13:26:13.041-05:00That is a difficult one, the plot holes. Maybe the...That is a difficult one, the plot holes. Maybe the account is the reason for them - I've not read enough reviews to get an idea (though I've seen lots, I don't think our blog lists are too dissimilar). A lot of plane details does sound a bit dull but if it's worth it overall it's not so bad (just had this sort of thing but with boats).Charlie (The Worm Hole)http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-54551632154483060812013-11-01T09:07:32.016-05:002013-11-01T09:07:32.016-05:00I must admit that I didn't notice many holes, ...I must admit that I didn't notice many holes, but I was very caught up on finding out what happened. (And I took a lot of the plane stuff as Julie messing with the Gestapo by including a lot of details about something when she was probably making a ton of the details up.)<br /><br />I think I preferred the companion novel, Rose Under Fire, which shows an even wider range of women in WWII, but is probably a tougher read.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-81156779315524342682013-10-31T19:52:28.403-05:002013-10-31T19:52:28.403-05:00>>>It may just be me and the books I read...>>>It may just be me and the books I read, but it's not often that you see a friendship at the center of a book targeted to teens and adults any more. <br /><br />Ugh, sadly true. I wish friendship were more widely acknowledged as being an important thing that should be cherished for its own sake. I was reading an excellent article in New York Magazine recently about how there's no vocabulary to talk about the wooing and acquiring of friends as an adult, because friendship isn't thought of as important in the same way that family/romantic relationships are.<br /><br />ANYWAY. Yes, there were indeed many plane details in this book. I just skipped em like the Waterloo sections of Les Mis. Ain't nobody got time for that.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-54118586374707172572013-10-31T06:07:53.136-05:002013-10-31T06:07:53.136-05:00Wait wait, this bit: "However, I did not lov...Wait wait, this bit: "However, I did not love this book. Possibly this is due to high expectations going in, but most likely it is due to the inordinate amount of time spent describing types of planes and how to fix planes and what it's like to fly planes and the words you'd use to help someone land a plane. "<br /><br />Did I write that? ha ha. Exactly how I felt!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-49398064950021394002013-10-31T05:56:11.227-05:002013-10-31T05:56:11.227-05:00I really loved this one back when I read it, and r...I really loved this one back when I read it, and really enjoyed the sequel (of sorts) although that is a very different book, about a very different character, still in WWII though.Fencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478271943214944729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-70564493345048214712013-10-31T02:39:12.698-05:002013-10-31T02:39:12.698-05:00I enjoyed this too (strange to say about a book so...I enjoyed this too (strange to say about a book so desperately sad!),but it is the first time that I've actively wished I had a physical copy of a book rather than the e-copy as when it all starts unravelling in Part Two I was desperate to go back and see how I'd missed important things. The structure really worked for me though. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-3995660795084630752013-10-31T01:47:53.364-05:002013-10-31T01:47:53.364-05:00Yes I have seen it around on a few blogs ;) I can&...Yes I have seen it around on a few blogs ;) I can't remember which ones but I am sure Anna the Eccentric bookworm read itBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-29271391380407898372013-10-30T18:32:06.984-05:002013-10-30T18:32:06.984-05:00I enjoyed this book, but I also didn't love it...I enjoyed this book, but I also didn't love it as much as many other people did. I was sort of distracted by the level of detail she shared about things she didn't experience herself--and lack of detail about other stuff. Being on the alert for a twist, I assumed that was part of the story, but then it wasn't. There were lots of things I did like about the book, though, so I'm glad I read it, and I have the sequel on my list.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-37484846519451869832013-10-30T18:01:02.697-05:002013-10-30T18:01:02.697-05:00I just finished the companion novel Rose Under Fir...I just finished the companion novel Rose Under Fire. That one is more straightforward than Code Name Verity, so you might like that one better! Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-50823623326197620202013-10-30T16:38:13.836-05:002013-10-30T16:38:13.836-05:00Yes, almost everyone seems to have reviewed this b...Yes, almost everyone seems to have reviewed this book! I haven't read it yet but I probably should as I think I would enjoy it - though the focus on planes doesn't sound very appealing!Helenhttp://shereadsnovels.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-56036845829352119682013-10-30T14:34:09.607-05:002013-10-30T14:34:09.607-05:00My daughter and I both loved this book! I can see...My daughter and I both loved this book! I can see how the fragmented narrative can make it a little frustrating. I really liked the structure of the novel, how the second half packed so much of a punch and made everything at the beginning make sense. Great review, as always!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.com