tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post8886454710276922383..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: [TSS] Musings: Soldier from the War ReturningAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-9556163428440990872011-03-06T18:04:28.265-06:002011-03-06T18:04:28.265-06:00I do tend to agree that this time period and the p...I do tend to agree that this time period and the people affected are most often seen through rose colored glasses, when I imagine that it must be very different than the truth of what life was like for all of them after the war. Your review intrigues for a lot of reasons, and this is a book that I really need to read. Though it does indeed sound like it can be heartbreaking at times, it also sounds rather interesting and poignant. This is a book that I am going to be looking into very soon, and I thank you for your very intelligent and heartfelt review.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51586258718699411482011-03-06T15:33:42.586-06:002011-03-06T15:33:42.586-06:00This one sounds really good and I'm putting it...This one sounds really good and I'm putting it on my list. Thanks for a great review, Aarti.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865699135545209220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-26040001991596380682011-03-06T15:16:58.998-06:002011-03-06T15:16:58.998-06:00I always only read books about WWI, but also there...I always only read books about WWI, but also there I only like a certain few. Not all warbooks are for meBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-68309889073212078052011-03-06T13:06:30.542-06:002011-03-06T13:06:30.542-06:00Teddy - Yes, you're right. Very romanticized....Teddy - Yes, you're right. Very romanticized.<br /><br />Kathleen - Yes, if you like social history, I think you'd really enjoy it.<br /><br />Monica - Yes, definitely with the blue collar. It seems like veterans had a pretty high rate of unemployment at that time, too, which is sad.<br /><br />Jenny - I want to find and read Demobbed, too! It sounds fantastic. Also Stranger in the House.<br /><br />Kailana - That's great you were able to do a project like that. It's nice to have that oral history.<br /><br />Aths - Yes, that example just tore me apart. It was so sad and moving.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-15516340792877619892011-03-06T11:29:43.615-06:002011-03-06T11:29:43.615-06:00This book sounds amazing! I've recently read a...This book sounds amazing! I've recently read a few depression and WW1-era books, and I agree we should never judge them through a lens safely secured in the more peaceful times now. Sometimes you just cannot judge. Like that father-son example you gave.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-1059085564303982702011-03-06T10:37:32.979-06:002011-03-06T10:37:32.979-06:00Oh, this sounds good. I remember when I was a litt...Oh, this sounds good. I remember when I was a little kid I did a project on my grandfather and what it was like when he came home from WWII. I always found it fascinating, so I really should read this book and the book that Jenny mentions above me... :)Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-48957912995969952772011-03-06T10:23:57.292-06:002011-03-06T10:23:57.292-06:00I love aftermathy books -- I'm dying to read t...I love aftermathy books -- I'm dying to read that book Demobbed, about British soldiers coming home from World War II. This sounds wonderful too! As you say, it's impossible to imagine coming home from that to regular life.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-89662318826323425942011-03-06T00:56:05.356-06:002011-03-06T00:56:05.356-06:00Yes, I think too many books are sentimental about ...Yes, I think too many books are sentimental about the working-class heroes of the time. <br />This sounds like a good one.Monicahttp://inknchai.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-60918320846751443782011-03-06T00:38:20.959-06:002011-03-06T00:38:20.959-06:00I've always enjoyed reading social history and...I've always enjoyed reading social history and this book seems to hit the mark.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-52878361992561933422011-03-06T00:10:01.469-06:002011-03-06T00:10:01.469-06:00I does sound really good. So many books about WWI...I does sound really good. So many books about WWII and it's aftermath either focus on the holocaust or romanticize it.Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.com