tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post1258563559303828938..comments2024-01-20T14:31:12.327-07:00Comments on Muddy Puddle Musings: 15. Leaving Gee's Bend - Irene LathamChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13358133008476086924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post-40755831743521533262010-03-01T15:38:25.881-07:002010-03-01T15:38:25.881-07:00Hi! I am impressed that you linked to my negative ...Hi! I am impressed that you linked to my negative review to accompany your positive one. I've never considered doing that before with reviews I've written, but it could be a quite responsible thing to do for readers.<br />I really don't see a bias or left-field comments but then they wouldn't seem like that to me! I'm so glad you could see we clearly had different interpretations of the story because of our backgrounds: education, training, beliefs, life experience... We can become so attached to our opinion of something, that we begin to take it as fact. <br />I do understand how this can be a good book for some teachers to use in schools and I hope your students enjoy it as much as you did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post-61639787019404156272010-02-27T15:10:28.102-07:002010-02-27T15:10:28.102-07:00Hi - just want to thank you for your thoughtful re...Hi - just want to thank you for your thoughtful review! The original title of the book was The Witches of Gee's Bend. But the publisher in all its wisdom thought a person might pick up the book expecting paranormal/HarryPotter /somesuch and then be disapointed to get this FAMILY story. So this is where we landed. Interestingly, Elyzabeth Wilder, who wrote a play about Gee's Bend had similar title challenges and ended up calling it simply "Gee's Bend." I would love to hear other readers' suggestions! Meanwhile, if you'll send me your snail mail address to irene at irenelatham dot com, I'd love to send you a little something "Gee's Bend." Thanks so much for reading!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com