tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post1085545890770675317..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Review: A Train in WinterChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-22902693344080732902012-11-01T15:51:13.228-04:002012-11-01T15:51:13.228-04:00Seriously, I know it's a small point, but the ...Seriously, I know it's a small point, but the way pictures are handled in most nonfiction makes me batty. Color photos are not worth the loss of integration! They're just not. I have to give the book props for doing it the way I approve of!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47379389592603687912012-10-31T19:20:57.790-04:002012-10-31T19:20:57.790-04:00From a history buff I think you've given the a...From a history buff I think you've given the author quite high praise! :) <br /><br />Also, I agree that if all the pictures are lumped in the middle, you can guarantee the impact will be lost on me by the time I get there. I can only imagine what it must have been like to look at these pictures as you read through the book! <br /><br />Thanks for being on the tour! trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688001590373132381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-75981532756594931082012-10-31T11:41:48.231-04:002012-10-31T11:41:48.231-04:00Nonfiction is super intimidating, I don't blam...Nonfiction is super intimidating, I don't blame you. Haha. If it hadn't been for a tour, I probably would have been too intimidated to actually read it, even though it's awesome.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-80079989778803804312012-10-30T17:48:15.737-04:002012-10-30T17:48:15.737-04:00Wow, the description alone intimidates me. I love...Wow, the description alone intimidates me. I love history, but I prefer lectures to books... I don't read much non-fiction, but this sounds really intense and I'm glad you liked it!fakestephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178042157823156839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-16477021147901397832012-10-30T13:48:59.507-04:002012-10-30T13:48:59.507-04:00Yes, it's such a contrast with everything else...Yes, it's such a contrast with everything else and all of your expectations. Every time I look at that picture, I just can't believe that it truly is of the guards.<br /><br />I wish they would always do that with pictures!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-82584433263830168572012-10-30T13:29:29.856-04:002012-10-30T13:29:29.856-04:00Oh wow... that's not how I envisioned them loo...Oh wow... that's not how I envisioned them looking either. That photo gives me chills. This sounds like a really good read, I haven't read much nonfiction and tend to run from it but seeing how I love painfully real stories that feel like they hurt me physically I could really see myself enjoying (as much as one can) something like this. I may have to grab this one. I like that the pictures are sparsed throughout rather then thrown in a chunk in the middle. Great review!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714782276296445149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-68694305261050807432012-10-30T10:40:41.658-04:002012-10-30T10:40:41.658-04:00Sounds like your reaction to that photo was as vis...Sounds like your reaction to that photo was as visceral as mine was. It shocked me utterly. My mental images of the guards were nothing like that. Sometimes I forget to remember that terrible people look just like everyone else.<br /><br />As for whether you should read it, there is a lot of death. I mean, it's the death camps, so...Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-76129343664119967362012-10-30T09:53:13.011-04:002012-10-30T09:53:13.011-04:00Ummm wow. That photo is...nauseating, really. I...Ummm wow. That photo is...nauseating, really. I've often thought about reading this one but I have read many WWII books already, and it is such a tough subject for me to read about. I might at some point, because it does sound really moving, but I don't know if I should. I get really emotional and depressed and I know that is the point but I hate feeling that way. Still, wonderful review. Kara_Malinczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559498182018910285noreply@blogger.com