tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post1800184923433417464..comments2024-03-01T20:58:52.315-08:00Comments on The Book Chick: Review: "The Recessionistas" by Alexandra LebenthalThe Book Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248537555041830039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-65276269666087324472010-09-15T14:46:09.988-07:002010-09-15T14:46:09.988-07:00Enjoyed your candid reveiw. Thanks for sharing.Enjoyed your candid reveiw. Thanks for sharing.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501259287565067209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568208905301554987.post-9271474542493988972010-09-14T12:09:34.904-07:002010-09-14T12:09:34.904-07:00I'm almost finished with this one (the copy I ...I'm almost finished with this one (the copy I won from you!) and <i>completely</i> agree about the awkward dialogue. I'm enjoying the plot (but agree about the financial explanations -- ack), but the conversations are so <i>ack.</i> And plagued my biggest pet peeve: overuse of first names.<br /><br /><i>"Well, Grigsby, let me tell you something."<br />"What is it, Blake?"<br />"Grigsby, we have a problem."<br />"Okay, Blake, but what's the problem? What can we do?"<br />"I'm not quite sure yet, Grigsby. Okay, Grigsby? We'll talk about it later."</i><br /><br />So I'm totally paraphrasing there, of course, but you know what I mean! It's just not <i>natural</i>.Meg @ write meg!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15837479897570974834noreply@blogger.com