tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post8130789965005563405..comments2024-01-24T05:31:22.471-06:00Comments on troutbirder: The Mascottroutbirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-77722177854283927862014-11-16T17:07:32.911-06:002014-11-16T17:07:32.911-06:00That's a very interesting review of a very int...That's a very interesting review of a very interesting story.<br /><br />And that Latvian museum comment - whew! - that was a nice touch. I hope they don't come across the Troutbirder site and train their guns on you.<br /><br />The writing of history, though, is never cut and dried. It's as much somebody's take on things as it is facts. Or somebody's interpretation. There are battles raging all the time among historians and academics over what different things mean, and the Latvian government no doubt had more than one aim in mind when it built its museum, and one was political.<br /><br />But you sure have an interesting reading list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-21292624755677544172014-11-13T08:25:00.057-06:002014-11-13T08:25:00.057-06:00That sounds like a really interesting read.That sounds like a really interesting read.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-37050682521035612014-11-12T20:13:20.445-06:002014-11-12T20:13:20.445-06:00I would expect any story told of events which occu...I would expect any story told of events which occurred when one was 5 or 6 would be full of holes. It does sound like an interesting tale, though. I do believe truth to be much stranger than fiction.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573262524755768643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-56516166920445153442014-11-12T11:14:30.434-06:002014-11-12T11:14:30.434-06:00What an amazing story! That's a shame that the...What an amazing story! That's a shame that the author didn't do his historical research because factual errors like that would ruin the book for me. I feel so bad for Alex. He must be suffering from PTSD. I hope it helped to share his story with his son.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-10937133617021063652014-11-12T10:00:23.864-06:002014-11-12T10:00:23.864-06:00...excuse me, I meant to say The Painted Bird was ......excuse me, I meant to say The Painted Bird was FICTION , no-fiction and I HAVE finished "Unbroken" (I think my brain is half frozen this morning - 37 degrees here (NM) and I can only imagine what single digit temps Minnesota is experiencing today).Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-60073357884196287002014-11-12T08:43:36.709-06:002014-11-12T08:43:36.709-06:00A book I read about the experience of a child surv...A book I read about the experience of a child survivor of the horror of WW2 Europe was non-fiction but probably based on some memories of his experience in Europe. It was Jerzy Kosinski's The Painted Bird. The book which I read as a 20-something was shocking to me about the unspeakable acts of human beings to other human beings and the response of young children to such an experience. This book sounds like one I may read. Haven't finished "Unbroken" recently, I may have had my fill of books about war that talk about the explicit horrors experienced by those involved.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-9513444326147207782014-11-11T20:12:18.306-06:002014-11-11T20:12:18.306-06:00Sounds fascinating... I enjoy books when you finis...Sounds fascinating... I enjoy books when you finish still leave you with questions.... Think I might have to check into this one. Thanks.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-33675236116643255592014-11-11T19:40:02.761-06:002014-11-11T19:40:02.761-06:00Wishing you a wonderful November my friend!
xo Cat...Wishing you a wonderful November my friend!<br />xo CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885238657002176243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-41634948635904090672014-11-11T19:35:24.319-06:002014-11-11T19:35:24.319-06:00Wow. This sounds like a great book. I can imagine ...Wow. This sounds like a great book. I can imagine that all that trauma erased memories of his family. Might be too painful to remember names and faces???<br /><br />On another note--I like your new header. The purse is a little much though. You might want to get something a tad more casual. ;)<br />Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-89167890521677606562014-11-11T19:32:16.255-06:002014-11-11T19:32:16.255-06:00Some books are well worth reading but leave you wi...Some books are well worth reading but leave you with some doubts.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-75834903648969834012014-11-11T17:19:38.286-06:002014-11-11T17:19:38.286-06:00My goodness what a horrible childhood...but he see...My goodness what a horrible childhood...but he seems to have survived a good many years. I suppose the trauma must have wiped out many of his memories. <br />We only got a skiff of snow but it is cold:(<br />Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-1806540556001798702014-11-11T17:18:10.955-06:002014-11-11T17:18:10.955-06:00This sounds fascinating. What an incredible story....This sounds fascinating. What an incredible story. I will check my library and if not there, I just may have to buy it. Thanks. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-90300998792935262692014-11-11T16:03:51.876-06:002014-11-11T16:03:51.876-06:00I went to my library website and put a hold on the...I went to my library website and put a hold on the book. It does indeed sound interesting. Sometimes I forget where I hear about these books by the time they show up, but you haven't steered me wrong yet! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-55134520629487292522014-11-11T14:05:54.304-06:002014-11-11T14:05:54.304-06:00P.S. Stay warm in MN.! -- barbaraP.S. Stay warm in MN.! -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-50145548953617462014-11-11T14:05:00.142-06:002014-11-11T14:05:00.142-06:00This is quite an incredible story. Perhaps the hor...This is quite an incredible story. Perhaps the horror of seeing his family killed erased his very early memories of family and place. I'm putting this book on my reading list. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-71134429511449349812014-11-11T13:45:39.674-06:002014-11-11T13:45:39.674-06:00I don't know how long he was with them, but I ...I don't know how long he was with them, but I can only imagine what kind of memories a child of 5 or 6 could remember and how those memories may have influenced him in the future. Sounds interesting, for sure.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com