Comments on: Read-Along: “Kristin Lavransdatter, Part III: The Cross”

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:44:34 +0000

Valerie, thanks so much for reading along with us! Although I hate, hate, hated the trilogy for a number of reasons (!), I enjoyed reading everybody else’s reactions along the way–and I appreciate the fact that the critiques you bring up in this post (both the positive and the negative ones) show a level of engagement with the reading experience sometimes missing on other peoples’ blogs. P.S. My grade school principal had advice much like your Mom’s: he once instructed our entire class that we should always clap and never boo at the end of a performance…either to show that we really enjoyed it or because we were politely, silently happy that the performance was over!
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By: lifeisapatchworkquilt.com » “The Calligrapher’s Daughter”, by Eugenia Kim

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:21:56 +0000

[...] concerned at first when I saw that there were missionaries and talk of religious faith; especially after reading the “Kristin Lavransdatter” trilogy. I was not in the mood for the possibility of more heavy-handed references to religious theology [...]

By: softdrink

softdrink — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:06:46 +0000

Repetitive…so true!

Like Eva, I read it pretty fast (although probably not as fast as she did). After spending a month with the first part, I raced through the rest just to get it over with.
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By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:14:17 +0000

Amy, I don’t think I will ever re-read the trilogy. I may pull it off the shelf to look up passages, but not an entire re-read.

Jill, yes, that is why I bookmarked the “bitter dregs” quote, so typically Kristin!

Eva, it’s possible that you enjoyed Kristin because you read the trilogy in such a short period of time — but there are a lot of people who liked KL. It just seems that most of the read-athon-participants did not. If there were more of us that had read along, I’m sure there would have been more who liked it.

Emily, thanks to you and Richard for hosting !

Rebecca, don’t let my, or others’ opinions, affect you. When you get to the trilogy someday, I’ll be interested in what you think of it!
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By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:57:22 +0000

I’m very curious why all the read-a-long people disliked it so much…I’ve seen so many GOOD thoughts on the book before hand. Suffice it to say, I’m still going to read the book myself!!
Rebecca Reid´s last blog ..Treasure Island and Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:06:14 +0000

Valerie, I TOTALLY agree with the length issue – where was Undset’s editor?? And I don’t think you should feel bad for critiquing Undset’s writing – nice people can still be insightful critics, after all! Anyway, thanks so much for reading along, and congratulations on finishing!
Emily´s last blog ..First Lines

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:25:33 +0000

It’s SO funny to me that I had such a different reaction to KL as pretty much all of the read-a-long participants. I wonder if it made a different that I read it in such a short time span? So I was so caught up in Kristin’s life?
Eva´s last blog ..Let the Lord of the Rings Read-a-Long Begin!

By: rhapsodyinbooks

rhapsodyinbooks — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:56:51 +0000

I love the quote you chose about “the bitter dregs.” That is so Kristin!!!
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By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:03:58 +0000

I felt much as you do, although I thought the last book picked up after Erlend’s death. I’m glad I read it, but don’t imagine I’ll tackle it for a re-read anytime soon.
Amy´s last blog ..Best of 2009