tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post6298265532994145323..comments2023-10-29T16:02:17.355+00:00Comments on Historical Tapestry: Something for Everyone in WWI Literature - A Guest Post by Anna HornerMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-49264815002788325212012-11-19T17:09:19.147+00:002012-11-19T17:09:19.147+00:00No, I actually don't think I've seen a sin...No, I actually don't think I've seen a single WWI movie, which is so sad. I'll have to see if I can find it on Netflix.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-33952831963562956352012-11-14T12:51:57.235+00:002012-11-14T12:51:57.235+00:00Anna, did you ever see the 1981 Australian movie G...Anna, did you ever see the 1981 Australian movie Gallipoli? (stars Mel Gibson before he was bad! LOL) If anyone wants to get the full impact of how horrible trench warfare was, this is the movie to see, in my opinion! (I think that actually seeing it instead of reading about it gives it even more impact)rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-81149830033657725692012-11-11T15:49:35.821+00:002012-11-11T15:49:35.821+00:00Thanks, Suko!Thanks, Suko!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-55933394567126878412012-11-11T15:48:57.344+00:002012-11-11T15:48:57.344+00:00Wow, that must have been so powerful. Whenever I ...Wow, that must have been so powerful. Whenever I get a chance to visit Europe (someday...I'm determined!), some of those sites are on my list.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-21422422198808028812012-11-11T15:48:05.356+00:002012-11-11T15:48:05.356+00:00Thank you! Hope you get a chance to read them.Thank you! Hope you get a chance to read them.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-87088989130854417532012-11-11T15:47:44.150+00:002012-11-11T15:47:44.150+00:00I hope you get to it. I think it's one you...I hope you get to it. I think it's one you'd like.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-89176033314944086352012-11-11T15:47:12.204+00:002012-11-11T15:47:12.204+00:00Thank you so much! Serena and I spend a lot of ti...Thank you so much! Serena and I spend a lot of time updating the recommended reading pages on War Through the Generations, and we just hope it's a helpful resource.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-15611619548805163172012-11-10T22:06:59.415+00:002012-11-10T22:06:59.415+00:00Anna, what a wonderful list! I still need to read ...Anna, what a wonderful list! I still need to read <i>As Always, Jack</i>, which I won on your insightful blog. Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-54111919820316284432012-11-10T18:36:36.526+00:002012-11-10T18:36:36.526+00:00I don't read much in this genre, but I really ...I don't read much in this genre, but I really should pick one up. These all sound intense and wonderfully written. Thanks Anna!The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-46824488747388519722012-11-10T15:59:35.746+00:002012-11-10T15:59:35.746+00:00You're reviews are wonderful. WWI became real ...You're reviews are wonderful. WWI became real for me when we visited Verdun, France and saw the actual trenches as well as the villages that were litterly wiped off the map.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-9418275898182804192012-11-10T15:08:05.595+00:002012-11-10T15:08:05.595+00:00You are so well versed on all of these books and t...You are so well versed on all of these books and the impact they made on you. I already have marked a few of them to read!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-22539737642137237452012-11-10T11:42:21.564+00:002012-11-10T11:42:21.564+00:00I do mean to read the Louisa Young book one day :I...I do mean to read the Louisa Young book one day :I)Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-24684565071569629652012-11-10T05:10:16.868+00:002012-11-10T05:10:16.868+00:00I know where to go to find great recommendations o...I know where to go to find great recommendations on books about WWI and WWII. Your challenge and your blog with your well-written reviews is one of my favorites. Thanks, Anna!Laura at Library of Clean Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252118683176350398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-90503654719525535612012-11-10T01:39:58.307+00:002012-11-10T01:39:58.307+00:00The Gendarme also was my introduction to the Armen...The Gendarme also was my introduction to the Armenian Genocide. The historical parts of the story were heartbreaking, but I didn't care as much for the present-day story.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-59100258758054814682012-11-10T01:39:01.356+00:002012-11-10T01:39:01.356+00:00I knew you were going to cover that one!I knew you were going to cover that one!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-66836351632283325272012-11-09T16:38:16.828+00:002012-11-09T16:38:16.828+00:00These are some great recommendations. I would add...These are some great recommendations. I would add the WWI poetry book to that list as well. I think its a good mix of not only warfare in the trenches, but patriotism and friendships...plus a look at our own mortalitySerenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-31770060883564883342012-11-09T01:45:07.607+00:002012-11-09T01:45:07.607+00:00The last book which I read which would b e relevan...The last book which I read which would b e relevant to this meme is The Gendarme. I did not even know about the Armenian genocide before I read this book. This kind of book is intense and it touches one deeply. As you say war has affected each of us in some way or the other.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com