tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post8821177261869802456..comments2023-10-24T04:43:53.179-04:00Comments on KGMom Musings: Struggling Through to the EndKGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-66038125846470512962009-07-09T11:54:36.664-04:002009-07-09T11:54:36.664-04:00I like your reviewing style. :)I like your reviewing style. :)Carehttp://bkclubcare.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-55073950724805099402009-07-07T11:26:10.275-04:002009-07-07T11:26:10.275-04:00Daryl--I quite agree about seeing with 21st centur...Daryl--I quite agree about seeing with 21st century eyes. In fact, I kept wondering--how did it come to be that one group of people failed to see another group of people as HUMAN.<br /><br />As for working with primary sources, true. The one frustration I had with Annette G-R is that she would infer the existence of something from the SILENCE of the primary source. I felt that was a bit of a jump.<br /><br />I enjoyed working with primary sources when I wrote our grandparent's biography. But, the caution is always there.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-75928617291164899722009-07-07T10:17:30.811-04:002009-07-07T10:17:30.811-04:00A basic difficulty in evaluating someone like Jeff...A basic difficulty in evaluating someone like Jefferson is the fact that we see from our 21st century perspective. You note the way that the crafter of the declaration of independence had to be forced to promise freedom to his own child. So far from mitigating or weakening the declaration, this fact can create greater appreciation that Jefferson and others, living in a world that did not see people in the way that we do, were able to break through to the kind of statement encapsulated in the declaration.<br /><br />Thank you for yourself encapsulating the book, so that we get the benefit without wondering why we're still reading! I do think that reporting original sources (as yo said this book does) is harder than writing a clear account on the basis of someone else's work. So maybe you need to do the readable follow-up that makes this stuff available more creatively?Climenheisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989459133238230712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-44371633306103131942009-07-04T09:01:58.402-04:002009-07-04T09:01:58.402-04:00I'm glad you reviewed this because I had plann...I'm glad you reviewed this because I had planned to purchase it. One would think the author would understand that the audience for this book would not need constant repetition in order to understand the salient points.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-2561441449211961522009-07-03T08:14:58.338-04:002009-07-03T08:14:58.338-04:00I have a few books on the go but not terribly on t...I have a few books on the go but not terribly on the go right now. A book on the Celts has a ton of info -- basically name after name. Sigh.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-76706523320713616872009-07-03T06:35:26.331-04:002009-07-03T06:35:26.331-04:00You are a much more dedicated reader than me Donna...You are a much more dedicated reader than me Donna. I have started some books that I just simply felt annoyed reading and had to put them down. You are to be commended for your perseverance!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31402520.post-32585029853215941752009-07-02T23:37:30.196-04:002009-07-02T23:37:30.196-04:00When you read for information it is easier to aban...When you read for information it is easier to abandon a book once you grasp the main argument.<br />Some such books are so well structured you can read a book by just reading the opening and closing paragraphs of each chapter. There are several other ways of "reading" a book without reading every word. As one who never mastered speed reading, I had to learn other reading tricks to get the best out a book.<br /><br />It is too bad that a book about such an interesting subject of human interest turned out to be so plodding. Perhaps, in the future a more skilled writer will take up the subject.Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.com