tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post6730105366481126968..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): TURNING PAGES: H2O by VIRGINIA BERGINSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-7461833609565581302016-10-31T12:19:04.075-07:002016-10-31T12:19:04.075-07:00@Sarah: ...and sometimes, "reasonably enterta...<b>@Sarah</b>: ...and sometimes, "reasonably entertained" is all one can ask for! It wasn't awful, it's just that honestly, the British government is SO parental that the disorganization here just didn't at all seem feasible, and even if they WERE caught off guard, as you say, there should have been a kind of "okay, the worst has happened, THIS is what we're doing now" response. tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-68613968550347822882016-10-31T12:04:06.015-07:002016-10-31T12:04:06.015-07:00After reading your review a while back, and just r...After reading your review a while back, and just reading this one last week, I ended up liking the book more than I thought I might. My biggest quibble was that there seemed to be no organized disaster response plan--like, say, dragnetting the towns for survivors or having shelters set up right away and putting THAT out on the radio and such. But despite the logistical questions, I was reasonably entertained.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-31964818330445620042014-10-13T15:19:26.133-07:002014-10-13T15:19:26.133-07:00@ Jen Robinson: I wanted to like this more than I ...<b>@ Jen Robinson</b>: I wanted to like this more than I did. When I lived in the UK, the BBC put out weather advisories for hot days, and advised people to ...drink water. The BBC are kind of like the Talking Heads of Step-By-Step Instructions, and they've been doing that for years. I cannot imagine them failing their people now... and so my suspended disbelief fell down there, and kept falling.<br /><br />Still, I know this book will work really well for some. There's a lot of drama, and very "now" teen stuff.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-42144724076016084232014-10-13T15:08:34.290-07:002014-10-13T15:08:34.290-07:00You are much better than I am at isolating WHY a b...You are much better than I am at isolating WHY a book doesn't work, Tanita. My review is already written but saved until next week. Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.com