tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post8349095950599867008..comments2013-08-12T07:15:07.228-05:00Comments on Pages of the Mind: Sunday at Tiffany's by James Patterson -- A Book ReviewStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17469305047612339334noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post-71866261945467799082009-06-03T12:56:04.811-05:002009-06-03T12:56:04.811-05:00Thanks Lisa. Sorry too if there is any confusion. ...Thanks Lisa. Sorry too if there is any confusion. I didnt know how you guys wanted "our" responses too. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976955352947422408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post-10330857557675187722009-06-01T15:30:33.302-05:002009-06-01T15:30:33.302-05:00I got your answers and I'll be sure to post them o...I got your answers and I'll be sure to post them on the website, but for the blog I'll post them here as a comment! Sorry if there was any confusion we're still trying to find the best way to "discuss" the book on the blog! ;0)<br /><br />WHAT AMY SAYS: <br />1. Michael says that the role of an imaginary friend is to make children feel less alone and to help them find their place in the world. Do you think imaginary friends help children deal with their lives or keep them from dealing with life head on? In what other ways do we use our imagination to cope with life or hide from it?<br />I think they do both. If you use have an imaginary friend, you are using it to sort of seperate yourself from reality of what is actually happening, but at the same time sometimes you need that "somebody" to help you sort out your feelings and thoughts. Who doesnt talk to themselves still?! I think majority of people do, it is just with kids they use an imaginary friend to "talk to", and as adults we find friends and family who will listen to us about our thoughts and feeling, and how often to kids get ignored about their feelings? Or they dont let us know about it in the first place.<br /><br />2. When Michael leaves Jane on her ninth birthday, Jane is devestated and says, "I'll never forget you Micheal, no matter what." Do you think there is one perfect love for each of us? How influenced are we by portrayals of love and love affairs in the media, movies, and on television?<br />I do think there are soulmates and a person you are destined to be with. I could not imagine myself with anyone but my husband. It is like we fit perfectly within eachother, despite our differences. I do think there may be more than one person destined for you, but at different times (like when a spouse dies or something else tragic happens, and you find another love)<br /><br />3. Jane's play Thank Heaven, is based on her childhood friendship with Michael. Would you have an interest in seeing the play? Do you prefer the play's ending where Michael leaves Jane on her ninth birthday or do you prefer the book's ending where Jane and Michael meet again as adults?<br />I would just because I am a sap for a good love story!!!! I of couse would be DEVASTATED if it ended where Michael leaves and there is no "resolution". <br /><br />4. Michael gives up has immortality to be with Jane. Do you think he could have made another choice? Do you support his decision? If you had been presented with a similar situation, what would you have done to be with the one you loved?<br />There was no other choice he could have made....well ok.....he could have not been with Jane, but even that wasnt a choice for him. I think there is a destiny, and despite what you WANT, you dont always get it "your way". For my husband, yes I would do absolutely anything if it meant making him happy and being with him. For anyone else.....well, I dont know, it depends, because obviously I dont love them like I do Brent.<br /><br />5. Michael takes Jane to Nantucket because he doesn't want to waist a minute of the time they have together. Michael says, "Is it so difficult to imagine or believe that a man and a woman can find happiness together for a little while, which, after all, is all that we have?" Is this the moral of the story for you? If not, what is?<br />Myu moral of the story is love finds a way, no matter what. But it is a true point!<br /> <br />Thanks Ladies! It was a great book! Cant wait for next month!!!<br />AmyUnited Cakedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541032460065809836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post-90255603709841766152009-06-01T10:03:14.892-05:002009-06-01T10:03:14.892-05:00Girls, did you get my questions answered via email...Girls, did you get my questions answered via email? I didnt see them up, so I was just wondering. Excited for Junes Book!!!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976955352947422408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post-28086799239933508022009-05-31T17:25:00.085-05:002009-05-31T17:25:00.085-05:00Sunday at Tiffany's just came out last year so Cit...Sunday at Tiffany's just came out last year so City of Angels was first.<br />I don't mind the short chapters so much, if you've read James Patterson he writes like that. But I think this book lacks because it was written with another Author. Which is something else Mr. Patterson does. I haven't read anything by him except Maxium Ride and those were cool!!United Cakedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541032460065809836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post-70573977057543132692009-05-31T07:45:02.136-05:002009-05-31T07:45:02.136-05:00I agree with Janet, this 30-something guy falling ...I agree with Janet, this 30-something guy falling in love with a girl he was friends with when she was only nine was way to creepy. I also didn't like the 2 page chapter and choppy-ness of the writing. However, it was VERY City of Angels which I though was interesting. (Does anyone know which came first? I suppose I could look it up...)<br /><br />Anyway, on to the discussion:<br />1. I never had imaginary friends but I remember trying to have them. It sounds silly, but I thought the idea was fascinating and wished I could have on of my own. I think that imaginary friends can be beneficial to a kid but I wonder how many kids who had serious imaginary friends become schizophrenic as adults?<br />2. I think love is more of an action than a reaction and therefor love for someone is often a choice and something that needs to be worked on. That's not to say I don't believe in falling in love; I think initially there is an attraction that connects us that some people call love but ten it comes down to commitment. This also means that I think any of us could be happy with almost anyone, it's just a matter of how hard you are willing to try. However, there are definitely people whom are better suited for us than others.<br />3. I second Lisa's motion on this one ;) I would rather think that the imaginary friend left her and she turned into a strong independent woman with no more need for this imaginary friend.<br />4. Within the context of the book, I totally support his decision and think it was the right one. He loved her and wanted to be with her and that's all that matters.<br />5. Again, I second Lisa...I think the moral of the story is more about finding love in unexpected places and doing whatever it takes to be with the one you love despite the potential for the love being cut short.ClumsyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878532503036182203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218960145091287229.post-34653090971162055432009-05-29T18:24:04.390-05:002009-05-29T18:24:04.390-05:00I have to apologise for our one day delay in getti...I have to apologise for our one day delay in getting this up!! Time zones!!United Cakedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541032460065809836noreply@blogger.com