tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post947569421739834483..comments2023-08-20T07:42:52.010-05:00Comments on Trish's Reading Nook: The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien: A ReviewTrish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-406745579807758812007-10-24T18:34:00.000-05:002007-10-24T18:34:00.000-05:00*Stephanie - I would recommend it. Tim O'Brien is...*Stephanie - I would recommend it. Tim O'Brien is an effortless storyteller--I look forward to reading more of his works.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-63940961451748860062007-10-24T18:31:00.000-05:002007-10-24T18:31:00.000-05:00I haven't even heard of this book!! Sounds great....I haven't even heard of this book!! Sounds great. Thanks for a great review and recommendation!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-12667755790432998262007-10-23T06:53:00.000-05:002007-10-23T06:53:00.000-05:00*Nymeth - I hope you like this one. I think that ...*Nymeth - I hope you like this one. I think that O'Brien tells his/the story very well.<BR/><BR/>*Bookfool - I'm not sure why I put it off for so long, but its not a very difficult or lengthy read...won't take you more than a few days.<BR/><BR/>*Heather - I had a difficult time with the blurred lines because he makes his audience believe that everything he writes is true and I fell for it. So sometimes I would have to slow down and remind myself that this is HIS fiction but also his truth. Hmm...kinda complicated!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-49378313629005666302007-10-23T03:08:00.000-05:002007-10-23T03:08:00.000-05:00I'm not sure whether the blurring of truth and fic...I'm not sure whether the blurring of truth and fiction would annoy me or appeal to me! I guess it would depend on how it was done. I do like his point about story-truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-26272890976172283162007-10-22T18:52:00.000-05:002007-10-22T18:52:00.000-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I've been putting ...I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I've been putting it off for quite a while, too, although I know exactly where to find it (very unusual, these days).Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-29999108450888057662007-10-21T11:10:00.000-05:002007-10-21T11:10:00.000-05:00"I think that O'Brien's point is that it doesn't m..."I think that O'Brien's point is that it doesn't matter. If these things didn't happen to him, they probably happened to someone during this war." And a very good point that is. <BR/><BR/>Also, I love the line "story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth". I'm going to look for this book.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-69763691444066637222007-10-20T09:11:00.000-05:002007-10-20T09:11:00.000-05:00Oh thanks! It was beautiful and we had a great ti...Oh thanks! It was beautiful and we had a great time.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922354827535398877.post-83981919367602821102007-10-20T06:26:00.000-05:002007-10-20T06:26:00.000-05:00I felt the exact same way on this one, Trish.BTW, ...I felt the exact same way on this one, Trish.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I browsed through your Alaska trip ... looked beautiful. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832231139076878401noreply@blogger.com