tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post5996485929967389003..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: A SHADE OF DIFFERENCEJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-2701434099757089452016-09-10T14:26:59.837-07:002016-09-10T14:26:59.837-07:00That's OK!That's OK! Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-38112684432805900172016-09-10T14:24:42.033-07:002016-09-10T14:24:42.033-07:00I'm not fond of political novels.... but I'...I'm not fond of political novels.... but I'm glad you had a great time reading this 1962 bestseller. <br />PS: Yes, we had a great Saturday ☺The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-45759821974865502262016-09-09T18:23:34.417-07:002016-09-09T18:23:34.417-07:00Thank you Susan. Bon Voyage!Thank you Susan. Bon Voyage!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-47052277289470618702016-09-09T18:04:52.059-07:002016-09-09T18:04:52.059-07:00I like political novels usually (I lived in the DC...I like political novels usually (I lived in the DC area 15 years I loved that stuff) but not too much wordy, dense ones. I admire that you have made it thru 1962 bestsellers, wow. Quite a heady time. I'm headed overseas tonite so I will catch more of your posts when I get back. Cheers! thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-32332856593221983102016-09-09T08:51:51.875-07:002016-09-09T08:51:51.875-07:00Thank you very much for that analysis. I will not ...Thank you very much for that analysis. I will not dread The Shoes of the Fisherman and perhaps I'll add the others even though they were not top 10 bestsellers.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-76551979513779248142016-09-09T05:43:43.455-07:002016-09-09T05:43:43.455-07:00The Shoes of the Fisherman is very wordy but I lik...The Shoes of the Fisherman is very wordy but I liked it a lot because I am into Vatican stuff. I didn't read the second one in the trilogy, The Clowns of God, because I read negative reviews about it. The third, Lazarus, is my favorite and that's why I said he improved. I think Lazarus is the best of the three. I also read by him one titled Eminence, which was very good too (in my opinion). I don't know the release years of the last two books. He proved prescient with his Vatican work; that's the reason I read him.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-31352693444058187612016-09-08T20:23:32.449-07:002016-09-08T20:23:32.449-07:00Dated yes, but of historical value I feel. You wou...Dated yes, but of historical value I feel. You would have to commit to a lot of pages.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-4366177719755664302016-09-08T20:14:40.912-07:002016-09-08T20:14:40.912-07:00I remember reading Advise and Consent back in the ...I remember reading <i>Advise and Consent</i> back in the day - it must have been in the '60s because that's when I was becoming interested in how government works. To be honest, I don't remember too much about the details of the story. I do remember that it was quite dense, but, as best I recall, I enjoyed it. I never read <i>A Shade of Difference</i> and I'm not sure I would want to now. The whole genre seems so dated somehow, but if you are seeking the historical perspective of that period, then I can see how these books would be useful. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-796598792320686682016-09-08T17:21:58.787-07:002016-09-08T17:21:58.787-07:00Uh oh. Wordy writing was a characteristic of the e...Uh oh. Wordy writing was a characteristic of the era, though some is better than others. I already read a Morris West book for 1961: Daughter of Silence. I didn't like it much. http://keepthewisdom.blogspot.com/2013/11/daughter-of-silence.html. But yes in 1963 there is The Shoes of the Fisherman, the first of his Vatican trilogy. I do like Vatican stories though, even though I was never a Catholic. Did he improve by 1963? Good recommendation. I have wanted to read A Long Way Gone.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-35603787132292174122016-09-08T16:32:51.494-07:002016-09-08T16:32:51.494-07:00Hmm...Interesting read. I may tackle it someday.
I...Hmm...Interesting read. I may tackle it someday.<br />It seems wordy writing was characteristic of the era. Morris West, whom you are going to tackle in 1963 (I guess), wrote like that too. He improved later.<br />I, unfortunately, don't have a recommendation for you as I have hardly read anything related to the United Nations. I read the nonfiction A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (a memoir) about a boy soldier in Africa. In the last few chapters, he explains that it was through the United Nations program for Refugees, or through UNICEF (I'm not sure now) that he made it out of Africa to the United States.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com