tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post1263354237908805164..comments2023-10-25T03:54:14.726-07:00Comments on Tip of the Iceberg: BOOK REVIEW: The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaTerri B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-2599717870954027002008-07-03T06:20:00.000-07:002008-07-03T06:20:00.000-07:00I read this book back in October, and it took me a...I read this book back in October, and it took me almost the whole month to get through, though I found it very enjoyable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-33201614564627382192008-06-24T11:26:00.000-07:002008-06-24T11:26:00.000-07:00tanabata: This would be a great book for that chal...tanabata: This would be a great book for that challenge!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-36272661803642207472008-06-23T20:48:00.000-07:002008-06-23T20:48:00.000-07:00I'm hoping to read this this fall for Carl's R.I.P...I'm hoping to read this this fall for Carl's R.I.P challenge. I've heard so many good things about it.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-62219812954372854282008-06-22T17:23:00.000-07:002008-06-22T17:23:00.000-07:00I think I'd read that somewhere - she spent an ins...I think I'd read that somewhere - she spent an insane amount of time writing and researching, and I honestly think it was upwards of 10 years. I wish I could remember where I saw that.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314153391153507955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-47505684998483528522008-06-22T15:32:00.000-07:002008-06-22T15:32:00.000-07:00nymeth AND lezlie: I look forward to your thoughts...nymeth AND lezlie: I look forward to your thoughts when you read it. I'm so glad I did.<BR/><BR/>literary feline: I was a bit surprised that it held my attention so completely without seeming to drag at all. Quite an accomplishment for so many pages.<BR/><BR/>trish: I almost went off on little research jaunts myself! The only reason I didn't had to do with some restrictions on my time lately.<BR/><BR/>kate: Thanks for the visit! And just leaving the URL is fine. It is a bit clunky to put html coding in the comments. I didn't realize Kostova spent 10 years with this!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-67815930912890398892008-06-22T12:42:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:42:00.000-07:00Hello, I followed your link over from Semicolon's ...Hello, I followed your link over from Semicolon's roundup!<BR/><BR/>I read and reviewed this book back in January of this year:<BR/>http://whatkatesreading.blogspot.com/<BR/>2008/01/historian-elizabeth-kostova.html<BR/>(I'm sorry, I know know how to do html in comments - I'm a bit behind the times.)<BR/><BR/>I overall enjoyed it, but I did think it was a bit - bulky? - for what it was, though I understand apparently the author spent ten years or some crazy amount of time researching it, and put her foot down about trimming it to a smaller size. I'm still of the opinion that it could have used some editing, but I'd read her next book with only a little reservation.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314153391153507955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-88547523806825908692008-06-22T09:15:00.000-07:002008-06-22T09:15:00.000-07:00Wasn't this a great book!?! I absolutely agree wi...Wasn't this a great book!?! I absolutely agree with this statement: "Kostova also brought the historical research process to life and showed it as something active and exciting and even dangerous" and I found myself doing my own research while reading this book--looking up Vlad the Impaler for more depth and understanding.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-79365886457276509682008-06-22T07:22:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:22:00.000-07:00I'm hoping to get to this one before summer is ove...I'm hoping to get to this one before summer is over. Great review!<BR/><BR/>LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-82615400621470763042008-06-22T00:46:00.000-07:002008-06-22T00:46:00.000-07:00Your review is very well stated, Terri! This was ...Your review is very well stated, Terri! This was one of my favorites the year I read it. I was so taken in by the story that it stayed with me even when I had to set it aside to work and take care of real life sort of activities.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411057.post-58899873488299515452008-06-21T13:51:00.000-07:002008-06-21T13:51:00.000-07:00"The horrors and the joys of the past were real to..."The horrors and the joys of the past were real to someone."<BR/><BR/>So true, and so easy to forget. I'm really looking forward to reading this one.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com