tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post8042318027222976314..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Little Shadows: Marina EndicottTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68459975802314129332023-11-04T21:54:13.289-07:002023-11-04T21:54:13.289-07:00I hope you get a chance to read this sometime, Dav...I hope you get a chance to read this sometime, Davida. Vaudeville also interests me, I love seeing bits of it portrayed in some old movies.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88544932810816704642023-11-04T03:17:37.774-07:002023-11-04T03:17:37.774-07:00Well, this does sound good. This is an era I don&#...Well, this does sound good. This is an era I don't get to read enough about, and Vaudeville is fascinating to me. Thanks.Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13862954387314281089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48153128465228156912014-02-16T18:36:29.943-08:002014-02-16T18:36:29.943-08:00Keishon, thanks very much. I hope you find a copy ...Keishon, thanks very much. I hope you find a copy and enjoy it. I want to read more by this author, although her other books are said to be different. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79539979537963902602014-02-16T18:18:24.335-08:002014-02-16T18:18:24.335-08:00Terrific review. I am off to look for this one. Th...Terrific review. I am off to look for this one. Thank You!! whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41775139004814145372014-02-11T08:21:37.312-08:002014-02-11T08:21:37.312-08:00I am with you, Prashant. I almost refuse to read a...I am with you, Prashant. I almost refuse to read a really long book as an e-book. And it should be the other way around. As Sergio points out, a long book is heavy. But I don't like reading in the e-format for that long.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4193997925250826632014-02-11T08:19:39.362-08:002014-02-11T08:19:39.362-08:00Sergio, I got the term from a challenge I joined l...Sergio, I got the term from a challenge I joined last year... and then failed utterly at reading anything over 450 pages. I have plans for several longer books this year, so I may rejoin it. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89863264180762965882014-02-11T08:18:19.591-08:002014-02-11T08:18:19.591-08:00Katie, I spent more time thinking about this book ...Katie, I spent more time thinking about this book and its qualities that drew me in than it actually took to write it... Once I got going. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48987995608296279072014-02-11T04:23:24.406-08:002014-02-11T04:23:24.406-08:00Good review, Tracy. I don't mind the 500-plus ...Good review, Tracy. I don't mind the 500-plus pages so long as at that size it is a physical book and not an ebook I'm reading. I prefer reading historical books and historical fiction in actual book form.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2691670163721084382014-02-11T01:41:12.300-08:002014-02-11T01:41:12.300-08:00Tracy K, I just love you for referring to it as a ...Tracy K, I just love you for referring to it as a "chunkster" because, when it comes to schlepping books to and from work, size definitely matters!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22947314700582241332014-02-10T18:30:16.851-08:002014-02-10T18:30:16.851-08:00I often have the hardest times reviewing books I l...I often have the hardest times reviewing books I love too! Because I get pulled into them immediately, I usually take fewer notes. They also frequently have an indescribable something that makes them resonate with me. It can be very difficult to put into words!DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-36410131468734672002014-02-10T12:41:23.416-08:002014-02-10T12:41:23.416-08:00John, I am also glad that the author gave a realis...John, I am also glad that the author gave a realistic view. The sisters had good luck and bad. I will check into the autobiographies you suggested. My husband and I were just talking about Grace Allen in vaudeville while I was working on the review. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-58880056937018732302014-02-10T10:09:21.159-08:002014-02-10T10:09:21.159-08:00So did you -- as the Daliy Mail blurb says on the ...So did you -- as the <i>Daliy Mail</i> blurb says on the cover-- throw flowers at the end? :^D<br /><br />I'm glad that the writer didnt' glamorize vaudevile life. It was indeed the toughest and often most humiliating form of making a living as an entertainer. I've read many a memoir of people who lived through that era. Some of them have horror stoires to tell. Gypsy Rose Lee and W.C. Fields' autobiographies are perfect places to start to know the real story. Bob Hope and George Burns toughed it out in vaudeville, too before they became staples of TV.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48369598851705386792014-02-10T09:34:52.239-08:002014-02-10T09:34:52.239-08:00Not too surprised about that. Maybe the next one.....Not too surprised about that. Maybe the next one...TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88936538874081641982014-02-10T03:51:55.803-08:002014-02-10T03:51:55.803-08:00Glad you enjoyed it, but not one for me I'm af...Glad you enjoyed it, but not one for me I'm afraid.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-47305611720142692642014-02-09T09:22:49.310-08:002014-02-09T09:22:49.310-08:00Marie, this one wasn't bad at all. I have a fe...Marie, this one wasn't bad at all. I have a few more "very large books" that I plan to read this year, and I hope I have such a good experience with them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-81160352378114102242014-02-09T09:21:22.200-08:002014-02-09T09:21:22.200-08:00Margot, I enjoyed it a lot. No dull spots. I do l...Margot, I enjoyed it a lot. No dull spots. I do like vaudeville but it was the process of preparing acts and how the people interacted and were like an extended family that made the story so interesting.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11504103750053938912014-02-09T09:14:10.866-08:002014-02-09T09:14:10.866-08:00I hope you give it a try, Peggy. It is definitely ...I hope you give it a try, Peggy. It is definitely worth it. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-84804789255372238512014-02-09T09:13:20.722-08:002014-02-09T09:13:20.722-08:00It did take me a while to get through it, Moira, b...It did take me a while to get through it, Moira, but it was never a chore. A wonderful book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20027037161526498082014-02-09T09:11:26.333-08:002014-02-09T09:11:26.333-08:00Ann, the author does a great job of blending ficti...Ann, the author does a great job of blending fiction with history, and I think you would enjoy this book. Hope you give it a try.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-61354877611187424432014-02-09T08:51:13.583-08:002014-02-09T08:51:13.583-08:00Happy to see you have managed to get through one o...Happy to see you have managed to get through one of the chunksters you were dreading! Sounds like a good one. I don't think I've ever read any books about the world of vaudeville.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746977959474067829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24100588220151307362014-02-09T08:21:43.644-08:002014-02-09T08:21:43.644-08:00Tracy - I learned about this book from Moira, too,...Tracy - I learned about this book from Moira, too, and have been wanting to read it since. I'm very glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. I must absolutely read it now I've had such great endorsements from the both of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-42619661411666129382014-02-09T08:01:44.985-08:002014-02-09T08:01:44.985-08:00Sounds very intriguing, Tracy! I'm pinning it ...Sounds very intriguing, Tracy! I'm pinning it for future read!Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-31576284607332499742014-02-09T05:01:58.920-08:002014-02-09T05:01:58.920-08:00So glad you liked it Tracy, I'd have felt guil...So glad you liked it Tracy, I'd have felt guilty if you didn't, when it is so long! But it is a great book, and deserves to be better known round the world, not just in Canada...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89016136852680106192014-02-09T04:44:05.532-08:002014-02-09T04:44:05.532-08:00Sounds like a book worth reading. I like books tha...Sounds like a book worth reading. I like books that combine history with fiction, so this is one that I'll be adding to my "want to read" list.Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.com