tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post2420444711823312213..comments2023-06-25T11:24:57.244+01:00Comments on fairyhedgehog: You can't say that!fairyhedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-62708712740739253812015-02-12T10:29:21.370+00:002015-02-12T10:29:21.370+00:00Lucky you! I'd have liked to have seen that.Lucky you! I'd have liked to have seen that.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-481817717832433242015-02-12T09:48:59.472+00:002015-02-12T09:48:59.472+00:00Saw her do a talk once. She's always good valu...Saw her do a talk once. She's always good value.Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-24300675847465356822015-02-04T20:16:06.677+00:002015-02-04T20:16:06.677+00:00I agree; it would have been great to have read som...I agree; it would have been great to have read something like that when I was a teenager!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-75307214360873886792015-02-04T18:45:04.751+00:002015-02-04T18:45:04.751+00:00Yes, I wouldn't want to write about my childho...Yes, I wouldn't want to write about my childhood/teenage years either. But it could be liberating for a teen to read such a frank book.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-55909497915753088662015-02-04T17:52:15.598+00:002015-02-04T17:52:15.598+00:00It just seems very brave to me to look back at wha...It just seems very brave to me to look back at what it was really like to be a child/teenager without sugar coating it. I think I'd find it too painful!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-84138312197696099942015-02-04T17:36:30.025+00:002015-02-04T17:36:30.025+00:00My first NaNo novel was loosely based on my childh...My first NaNo novel was loosely based on my childhood, with a few events that I described almost exactly. But there was lots of fiction too. Thing is, I know which is which, but readers won't. And there's no way I'd write about any early sexual encounters! MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-45202329823989036212015-02-04T12:02:32.640+00:002015-02-04T12:02:32.640+00:00It was interesting and infuriating but never borin...It was interesting and infuriating but never boring! So yes, I'd say it was good.<br /><br />And despite my initial misgivings it was a good choice for a book club because it turned out we all had a lot to say about it!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-12123322357223309422015-02-04T10:35:11.498+00:002015-02-04T10:35:11.498+00:00Not because of what other people might think but b...<i>Not because of what other people might think but because I don't want to look back on my growing years with that crystal clarity and tell it as it really was, even if I was the only person in the world to ever read it.</i><br /><br /><br />Hah, yes, that's exactly how I feel. <br /><br />The author was clearly brave...was the book good?Sylviahttp://intrigue.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-18663247883793713192015-02-04T08:31:00.384+00:002015-02-04T08:31:00.384+00:00Thank you!
It was an interesting book to read: mo...Thank you!<br /><br />It was an interesting book to read: mostly fun, sometimes very annoying, but never boring!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-68751481614197133782015-02-04T08:14:49.861+00:002015-02-04T08:14:49.861+00:00Sounds like a bit of a shocking experience! But I ...Sounds like a bit of a shocking experience! But I think the honesty also brings about a bit of humour! I'm relieved for you that it wasn't awkward to talk about!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436164122417717229noreply@blogger.com