tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post8498265524998389395..comments2024-03-26T21:23:44.804-07:00Comments on Bibliomama: Book Review: Couldn't Keep it to Myself, by Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional InstituteBibliomamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-24238125416698785592009-03-11T12:34:00.000-07:002009-03-11T12:34:00.000-07:00I will probably comment on this blog in a couple o...I will probably comment on this blog in a couple of months. I wanted to let you know that I am reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff - and I love it. Great suggestion - plus my whole book club is reading it for next month on my suggestion on your suggestio. I hope you are enjoying your Ophrah like powers to influence a book's sucess. I was late dropping the kids off this morning 'cause I was reading it while trying to clean my teeth. So now I am going to give to read Prisons and Power. I've read one of Wally Lamb's books (there was a fat girl with beautiful hair and a whale) - it was extremely powerful and sad. I think he has a real affinity for the downtrodden. I worked for the Elizabeth Fry Society one summer and the thing I learned was that the women I dealt with were really ordinary but as a rule came from really crappy situations and often had very poor impulse control - they were mostly teenagers. But they sure weren't bad or evil. ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-65196294250309618942009-03-10T05:34:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:34:00.000-07:00Wally Lamb is the author that got me reading again...Wally Lamb is the author that got me reading again after many many years. I really enjoyed 'She's come undone' and 'I know this much is true'. Honestly, I hadn't finished a book in over 10 years and this man actually engaged me enough to finish a book and give me hope that there were more out there. I'm currently reading his latest book, which has been very good. Now I'm going to have to go find this one! I didn't realize it would be that good - I thought it was just a series of interviews. Thanks!!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961167953334977586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-16854554121455805582009-03-09T09:37:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:37:00.000-07:00I really enjoy Wally Lamb, but have not read this ...I really enjoy Wally Lamb, but have not read this book. I will have to put it on my list after reading your review!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162019571877185075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102491209284064200.post-51119643040962136672009-03-07T08:28:00.000-08:002009-03-07T08:28:00.000-08:00"how can we think that locking people up and treat..."how can we think that locking people up and treating them like animals unworthy of respect or kindness is going to result in anything positive?"<BR/><BR/>Hear hear! I can't believe how the correctional institution reacted. Isn't it a good thing if inmates are turning their lives around? Isn't that sort of the intention? I would really hope that someone who ends up in prison can use that time to a positive end. And treating them badly or impeding their success is hardly the way to do that. Particularly if these women will one day be released (as I assume most are), it's better for everyone if they have something going for them on release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com