Comments on: Apples and Oranges, My Brother and Me, Lost and Found by Marie Brenner http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/11/30/apples-and-oranges-my-brother-and-me-lost-and-found-by-marie-brenner/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:57:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Natasha Maw http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/11/30/apples-and-oranges-my-brother-and-me-lost-and-found-by-marie-brenner/#comment-19374 Natasha Maw Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:32:05 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=1595#comment-19374 Florinda - Thanks for the link to your review. Seems to be the consensus on this one. Jenn - I am one of six siblings and we are all so different. It is easy to see in some ways. There is a 16 year difference between my oldest sister and I and 8 years between me and the next oldest. When I was twelve, my parents moved out of state with me and my little brother (18 months apart). My older siblings were all married by then. We were like a second family. Ironically, it's me and my little brother who don't get along very well. We don't speak often not on purpose but perhaps because we have nothing in common (like our author here). I've now moved back to the same state as my older siblings and we've spent the past ten years getting to know each other again. Florinda – Thanks for the link to your review. Seems to be the consensus on this one.

Jenn – I am one of six siblings and we are all so different. It is easy to see in some ways. There is a 16 year difference between my oldest sister and I and 8 years between me and the next oldest. When I was twelve, my parents moved out of state with me and my little brother (18 months apart). My older siblings were all married by then. We were like a second family. Ironically, it’s me and my little brother who don’t get along very well. We don’t speak often not on purpose but perhaps because we have nothing in common (like our author here). I’ve now moved back to the same state as my older siblings and we’ve spent the past ten years getting to know each other again.

]]> By: Jenn M. http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/11/30/apples-and-oranges-my-brother-and-me-lost-and-found-by-marie-brenner/#comment-19357 Jenn M. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:58:29 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=1595#comment-19357 I often wonder how two children with the same parents can end up so different. But this book doesn't sound like it would be to my liking. My brother and I fought like crazy, but we get along now. Maybe because we just grew up? We went for a period of like a year where we never spoke to each other. I just don't see where you would have enough substance with this subject to be entertaining. Maybe I'm not being fair, since I haven't read it, and therefore cannot have an opinion about it. I can say nothing about any of the reviews, including the publisher's synopsis and the positive review make me want to read it. I do appreciate you giving us the other opinions, Natasha. Not everyone looks at the same book the same way. I love how fair you are with your reviews. I often wonder how two children with the same parents can end up so different. But this book doesn’t sound like it would be to my liking.

My brother and I fought like crazy, but we get along now. Maybe because we just grew up? We went for a period of like a year where we never spoke to each other.

I just don’t see where you would have enough substance with this subject to be entertaining. Maybe I’m not being fair, since I haven’t read it, and therefore cannot have an opinion about it. I can say nothing about any of the reviews, including the publisher’s synopsis and the positive review make me want to read it.

I do appreciate you giving us the other opinions, Natasha. Not everyone looks at the same book the same way. I love how fair you are with your reviews.

]]> By: Florinda http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/11/30/apples-and-oranges-my-brother-and-me-lost-and-found-by-marie-brenner/#comment-19352 Florinda Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:16:28 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=1595#comment-19352 My experience with this book was similar to yours and Melissa's. I just couldn't warm up to it until about 3/4 of the way though - it was frustrating. My review: http://www.3rsblog.com/2008/06/book-talk-apples-and-oranges-by-marie.html My experience with this book was similar to yours and Melissa’s. I just couldn’t warm up to it until about 3/4 of the way though – it was frustrating.

My review: http://www.3rsblog.com/2008/06/book-talk-apples-and-oranges-by-marie.html

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