Comments on: Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 03:27:34 +0000

In reply to Katie @ Doing Dewey. It's not easy, Katie, but somehow the fact that Rory is so strong makes it easier to handle. Sadly, it felt like a fairly realistic portrayal of what can go wrong for uneducated single mothers. They HAVE to work but what do you do with your children? A lot of social issues.

By: Katie @ Doing Dewey

Katie @ Doing Dewey — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 21:10:14 +0000

The child abuse in this book sounds too horrifying for me to consider picking it up, but I’m glad you found a book that really blew you away! The non-tradition format sounds like it could be very powerful.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:58:24 +0000

Sometimes the older books turn out to be the best books! Just added this one to my list…

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:50:55 +0000

In reply to Susan. At some point I added it to my Goodreads to-read list years ago and when scrolling through it for something to read, saw it, saw that bloggers I knew I had read and loved it and went with it. I do love Goodreads for that!

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:31:44 +0000

Wow glad you found a novel that knocked you off your feet. I haven’t heard of this one, but I will jot it down on my list. How did you find this one?

By: Susie | Novel Visits

Susie | Novel Visits — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 02:44:13 +0000

I read Girlchild a few years ago and loved it. too. I have some family that lives in the Reno area, so that added a little to Rory’s story for me. (The cover shot looks like where some of them live!) I’m so glad you found a book you enjoyed so much.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:11:25 +0000

In reply to Tara. That's exactly how I felt, Tara! I saw her in my mind's eye striding off into her own life. Maybe overly optimistic, but it's what I need to believe these days. She prevailed.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:45:31 +0000

OH, MY GOSH! I loved this novel! I was not blogging at the time; in fact, I was in a situation (not sure how much of my story you’ve read) where I was spending time with a lot of other women, away from home, and we passed around a LOT of books. I remember discussing this one with a friend and we both decided that, in spite of everything she experienced and how badly things could have gone, we both had the sense that Rory was going to be okay. I have horrible “book memory,” so I haven’t thought of this one in awhile, but what a great read. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:35:13 +0000

I read this a while ago, so don’t remember it exactly, but I do remember loving it. I wish I remember who recommended it to me, and I hope I thanked them at the time. I’m so happy you found something that knocked your socks off. Here’s to more of that!

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:41:53 +0000

I’m so glad you loved this. I thought it was fantastic and really didn’t get the attention it deserved.