Comments on: The Wet Nurse’s Tale – Book Review

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:21:17 +0000

I found Susan’s story more interesting than you did, but I wasn’t crazy in love with it, either… and I absolutely agree that the short interlude chapters were the most interesting part.
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By: Beth F

Beth F — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:08:59 +0000

I wasn't that interested in this one to begin with, and now I know I can put it aside for now. I'll get to it someday, just not soon! .-= Beth F´s last blog ..Thursday Tea: Death of a Travelling Man by M. C. Beaton =-.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:08:16 +0000

Great review. Stop by and pick up an award http://wordsmithonia.blogspot.com/2009/08/b-i-n-g-o-award.html
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By: Carrie K.

Carrie K. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:25:55 +0000

Sorry this one didn't do it for you! Thanks for the link, though. ) .-= Carrie K.´s last blog ..Book Review: Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant =-.

By: devourerofbooks

devourerofbooks — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:59:49 +0000

I’m a big supporter of nursing too. I pictured the people who used wet nurses as a bunch of rich women who didn’t want to lose their figures. Some of them were, but many were not and had varying degrees of necessity for a wet nurse that I found very interesting. Hence why those short chapters were actually the most interesting part of the tale.

By: Literate Housewife

Literate Housewife — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:54:22 +0000

I nursed Allison. I support people who nurse their children and even enjoyed the story of the women who take turns nursing a man’s baby after his wife died tragically (can’t remember the full details). Somehow, I don’t think I could find a novel about a wet nurse interesting. The fact that you were ‘meh’ about it makes me almost sure that I wouldn’t. Now, I would be more inclined to read a well written and researched book about the history, politics, and sociology of wet nursing.
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By: stacybuckeye

stacybuckeye — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:11:46 +0000

That's too bad! .-= stacybuckeye´s last blog ..Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen =-.

By: devourerofbooks

devourerofbooks — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:05:49 +0000

It does, doesn’t it? There’s not a whole lot in the text to date the book, but that’s what the Publisher’s Weekly review says, and the husband of one of the characters is in the Army (I think) in India.

By: J.T. Oldfield

J.T. Oldfield — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:56:10 +0000

I didn't know that this book was set in Victorian times. Judging by the cover, it looks like the story is set in the Renaissance to me. .-= J.T. Oldfield´s last blog ..The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams =-.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:31:05 +0000

I've read other "meh" reviews, so it's not just you. Thanks for your honesty. .-= Kathy´s last blog ..Wondrous Words Wednesday =-.