tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649755626019320753.post7385680504671759067..comments2023-12-29T10:14:58.400-05:00Comments on Lisa's Other Bookshelf: Carlotto’s Bandit Love & Sofer’s SeptembersLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649755626019320753.post-58262728944897506712010-09-13T12:37:40.827-04:002010-09-13T12:37:40.827-04:00Thank you for mentioning your reactions to Shiraz,...Thank you for mentioning your reactions to <i>Shiraz</i>, Marie. I'm glad I'm not alone -- it must have been fun to discuss the book with the synagogue library group! I love reading about places I've never visited (e.g. Iran), but the settings in <i>Shiraz</i> -- other than the dusty basement where Shirin does her thing -- never quite came alive for me. I still keep having a strange, nagging feeling that something was missing...Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649755626019320753.post-57077999486665667802010-09-12T21:41:03.314-04:002010-09-12T21:41:03.314-04:00i agree with you about SHIRAZ. I wanted to love it...i agree with you about SHIRAZ. I wanted to love it but didn't. I think she made some of her characters, like Farnaz, not really that likable. I loved Shirin too; it's been forever since I read it but it definitely got a mixed response in my former synagogue library community with some people enjoying the exotic setting and others not resonating with it as much.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.com