tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237406483262306557.post2779414146295836690..comments2022-03-24T22:26:24.437-07:00Comments on Aunt Rowena sez:: Broken Wing by Judith James ****aunt rowenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057699340414065959noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237406483262306557.post-18678501028844654432009-03-04T07:19:00.000-07:002009-03-04T07:19:00.000-07:00It's hard to say if I would have rated it higher i...It's hard to say if I would have rated it higher if I had not had any expectations, since I can't go back and do it otherwise. But the prose didn't pull me into the story the way it did Kristie and Cindy, and it didn't produce the same feelings for me. I would rate Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers much higher on the angst scale, and for a tear jerker, nothing made me cry as hard as Cry No More by Linda Howard. I didn't even tear up during Broken Wing... I hope that doesn't make me cold and uncaring!!<BR/><BR/>So while I enjoyed the story, no, it didn't produce those same feelings that have Kristie on her 4th re-read!!aunt rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057699340414065959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237406483262306557.post-11559219188377868692009-03-04T06:57:00.000-07:002009-03-04T06:57:00.000-07:00*laughing* I have my Broken Wing radar still worki...*laughing* I have my Broken Wing radar still working. <BR/>Well - as probably the one who started the buzz on this book, it's hard to explain exactly what it really is that hit me so hard about this book. I think part of it was the dichotomy of Gabriel. On the one hand he was this hardened and jaded prostitute who had spent most of his life pleasuring men/women/couples. But at his core being he was such an innocent when it came to the basics of love and compassion. It was this intriguing combination that just "got" me in the gut. I'm a big picturer when I'm reading and can easily put myself as a silent observer in a book. The easier it is for me to get into that picture, the more I'm going to enjoy the experience of reading and I was solidly inside this one. I could really get into his head and understand him. The same with Sarah. I loved that she was a rebel and she didn't act like normal heroines. She accepted Gabriel as he was and though horrified at his confessions, she rarely let him see that.<BR/>And though not everyone reading this book experiences it quite like I did - still there are a number who just seem to 'get' it. And even those who don't quite see the same thing still enjoy it. As Cindy says - a 4 or 4.5 is still pretty good. I haven't seen one negative review on this one yet although there are a number who don't hold it on the same pedestal as some of us *g*Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237406483262306557.post-33198494086451434792009-03-04T04:55:00.000-07:002009-03-04T04:55:00.000-07:004's are still good, so I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!4's are still good, so I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!Cindy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070641288811872626noreply@blogger.com