tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post2321602014823686154..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: Maggie-NowJeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-56403181634560429412009-08-16T07:10:18.795-04:002009-08-16T07:10:18.795-04:00I've made a note of this one as I adored A Tre...I've made a note of this one as I adored <em>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</em> last year. I want to read more by Betty Smith and this one sounds like a lovely quiet read.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-62106680411833866762009-08-15T18:53:48.739-04:002009-08-15T18:53:48.739-04:00Bybee- I'm sure you would. Buried treasure is ...Bybee- I'm sure you would. Buried treasure is right- it was buried so long on my shelf, behind the newer books!<br /><br />Sandy Nawrot- Thanks. I don't know if this book is considered as classic as <i>Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i>, but it's definitely one that should not be forgotten.<br /><br />Hazra- Betty Smith's books are a good way to ease into reading about that time period. Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-17176659389975964272009-08-15T09:30:32.881-04:002009-08-15T09:30:32.881-04:00I loved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but I haven'...I loved <i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</i>, but I haven't read any of her other books. I'll have to give them a try.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-47035315245895850112009-08-15T00:13:55.572-04:002009-08-15T00:13:55.572-04:00I am seriously illiterate when it comes to pre-198...I am seriously illiterate when it comes to pre-1980 books; I have read so few. This sounds like a nice look at how ordinary people live their livesHazrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441208944580008891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-66944492077170243362009-08-14T21:13:51.841-04:002009-08-14T21:13:51.841-04:00This is like buried treasure. Keep reading the cla...This is like buried treasure. Keep reading the classics...maybe someday I can catch up, as I was classically neglected as a youth!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-29428995942080392272009-08-14T20:24:24.594-04:002009-08-14T20:24:24.594-04:00I've read Joy In The Morning and Tree and like...I've read Joy In The Morning and Tree and liked them both. I think I'd like this one as well. Thanks for your review, and as always, thank you for this blog...I love it that you read older stuff. Coming here is like finding buried treasure.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-45215391436954600942009-08-14T18:00:30.766-04:002009-08-14T18:00:30.766-04:00I think that's a great book to start with. I&#...I think that's a great book to start with. I've read it four or five times, it's so good.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-30937376610831849922009-08-14T17:09:24.623-04:002009-08-14T17:09:24.623-04:00This sounds interesting and I do like a quiet stor...This sounds interesting and I do like a quiet story from time to time, but I think I'll start with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn if I read one of Smith's books.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com