tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post114994778247931683..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: On Potter and PublishingCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1150264862511104912006-06-14T02:01:00.000-04:002006-06-14T02:01:00.000-04:00So? Are you? (Sick of JKR's name, that is)Tho' I s...So? Are you? <BR/><BR/>(Sick of JKR's name, that is)<BR/><BR/>Tho' I suppose it might not be politic to say so publicly... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1150174599638012212006-06-13T00:56:00.000-04:002006-06-13T00:56:00.000-04:00I read "Millicent Min" last month. I have to confe...I read "Millicent Min" last month. I have to confess with some amount of embarrassment that I was prepared to hate it. There are so many misconceptions about gifted children and what "genius" means. I was expecting a girly version of Jimmy Neutron.<BR/><BR/>However, I had heard so many good things about it and was curious, so I bought a copy and started reading. <BR/>Clock ticking.<BR/>Clock ticking.<BR/>Clock ticking.<BR/>.<BR/>It didn't suck, <BR/>nope, <BR/>not <BR/>at <BR/>all. <BR/>.<BR/>It was a wonderful world filled with interesting people. Lisa Yee did a clean job of showing what it's like to be gifted. I also loved the way so many mysteries unfolded as the story went on. Interesting bits about people were tucked here and there like Easter eggs. I found that I wanted to know not just more about what happens to Millicent but also about her parents and Emily’s mom as well. <BR/><BR/>I passed on to my ten-year-old niece. (Who is way too clever for real life.) <BR/><BR/>More please,<BR/><BR/>Marilyn<BR/><BR/>-- <BR/><BR/>"Books invite all, constrain none."Thetoymakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405265800595978197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1150048872557526422006-06-11T14:01:00.000-04:002006-06-11T14:01:00.000-04:00Sounds like you have a future writer there. Perhap...Sounds like you have a future writer there. Perhaps an award-winning journalist. She did a marvelous job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1149952488623362582006-06-10T11:14:00.000-04:002006-06-10T11:14:00.000-04:00"...wonderful characters and interesting stories, ..."...wonderful characters and interesting stories, revealed through atmospheric language and with emotional meaning."<BR/><BR/>Very well said. I'm going to tape those words beside my computer.<BR/><BR/>- JayDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-1149952291207694282006-06-10T11:11:00.000-04:002006-06-10T11:11:00.000-04:00Thanks for the insight into your work world! And t...Thanks for the insight into your work world! And the JK signing is hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Millicent Min was such a great book, and so many elements rang true for me. (Having taken my first college course at twelve amongst a classroom full of adults, you guys really nailed it.)<BR/><BR/>SZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com