tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post4031311008726199647..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: If at first you don't succeed...Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-24028061369600509252010-12-20T09:51:04.365-08:002010-12-20T09:51:04.365-08:00Thanks for the summaries. (And cool about the oth...Thanks for the summaries. (And cool about the other comment.)Amirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927123661243654972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-46215283084121617892010-12-20T07:34:13.715-08:002010-12-20T07:34:13.715-08:00Wow, hi there Jean! Well, if the *author* is goin...Wow, hi there Jean! Well, if the *author* is going to ask my opinion, then I'll have to write a post! Stay tuned...Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-1259718849558529952010-12-20T07:27:14.711-08:002010-12-20T07:27:14.711-08:00Hi Jean! This is Jean Sasson, the author of GROWI...Hi Jean! This is Jean Sasson, the author of GROWING UP BIN LADEN. First of all, I was amazed to hear from Omar and Zaina (his wife) and then to hear that they wanted Omar's story told. Since I tend to write about women only, I knew that readers would want to know about Omar's mom and other family members. The end result was an amazing story coming straight from Najwa and Omar. I didn't know what to think at first, but came to care very much for the entire family -- innocent people who have been struggling to attain a normal life for many years. Let me know what you thought of their story. For now, have a wonderful holiday season -- Jean SassonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464190587363614963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-78033823001994417212010-12-19T20:10:50.917-08:002010-12-19T20:10:50.917-08:00Hey Amira! Glad to see you. Let me see...I was v...Hey Amira! Glad to see you. Let me see...I was very interested by the Bin Laden book, Harriet Jacobs was very good but really really sad, Nurtureshock was quite good, Death and Taxes was an OK mystery set in Berkeley which was why I read it. The Moonstone is a good Victorian mystery if you don't mind embarrassing racial problems but I spend the whole time wondering why they don't just give the dang diamond to the Brahmins already. I loved I Shall Wear Midnight. Charles Williams is strange. And The Way of Kings is very good high fantasy--which it had better be at that length.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-54673133079602228852010-12-19T16:05:47.391-08:002010-12-19T16:05:47.391-08:00Glad to see you back! Maybe you can post whether ...Glad to see you back! Maybe you can post whether you liked those books because I'm curious. But either way, I'm looking forward to hearing you you're reading next year.Amirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927123661243654972noreply@blogger.com