Shirley
posts on 11/20/2009 6:30:24 PM
I've been a fan of this author for quite a while aleady. In fact, I read some of his short stories when they appeared in a number of magazines some years back. I also enjoyed Million Dollar Harry, and as opposed to Still Waiting For The Sun, which was more dramatic than anything else, Harry was comedy, and the author has just as an amazing a sense of humor and timing as he does a flair for the romantic and the dramatic. Good stuff.
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Barbara
posts on 11/20/2009 6:26:23 PM
I did feel the characters come to life in this book. I've only read Still Waiting For The Sun so far, but I loved it from the very first page. I am looking forward to reading some of this author's other works, as I have heard nothing but good things about them.
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Tara
posts on 11/20/2009 3:00:26 PM
Aside from loving Still Waiting For The Sun, I also enjoyed the poetry by this same author. I found both this novel and his poetry to have the same level of wordsmanship, if that is an actual word. I think he carefully choses each and every word he puts into his works, and that means alot these days. He's not just a writer - he is a craftman.
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Melinda
posts on 11/19/2009 6:24:29 PM
I also thought that life in Eatonville, and especially in Seneca Hollow, was beyond charming. I thought life at the marina was fascinating as well, but Seneca Hollow seemed magical. From the description of the canopied roads, to the victorian architecture, it seemed extremely pleasant, and living in sch a place would be a dream come true for alot of people - namely me.
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Veronica
posts on 11/19/2009 4:31:28 PM
I thought Still Waiting For The Sun was an amazing book, filled with great little stories and charm, and I especially loved the way that a reader can be transported to a new world by simply taking a ride down on the train along with Jane Whitley. I've read the book twice now, and each time I am surprised by something I may have missed the first time around.
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Daisy
posts on 11/19/2009 2:57:17 PM
My daughter loved The Christmas Mouse, and my thirteen year old loved A Home For Amanda Romero. My husband and I both loved Still Waiting For The Sun as well, and my cousin loves the poetry from this author. It's truly like there is something for everyone indeed when you mention Robert Segarra.
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Charlene
posts on 11/18/2009 3:34:51 PM
The Christmas Mouse is a classic children's picture book. My son loved that book. The characters just come to life for him whenever he reads that book. My husband liked Ever Dark, also by Robert Segarra, which was a sci fi piece. And I loved Still Waiting For The Sun, so this author has something for everyone in my family!
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Roxanne
posts on 11/18/2009 10:17:19 AM
I loved Still Waiting For The Sun, but I also found a book called A Home For Amanda Romero by this same author, and I thought that book was just amazing. So aside from brining a group or really diverse adult characters to life, he is also capable of doing the same for young adult readers!
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Christine
posts on 11/17/2009 2:46:51 PM
By comparison, Million Dollar Harry has a more homogenous cast of characters, from street people to a millionaire, and just like those characters in Still Waiting For The Sun, there is the dignity that is so apparent in this author's works. Million Dollar Harry is a comedic work, while Still Waiting For The Sun is a romantic drama, but in both cases the development of the characters, as well as the story is of utmost importance, and it shows in such a worthy couple of books.
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Maria
posts on 11/17/2009 2:42:09 PM
I also noticed the dignity and the variety of voices that this author writes in. I think it is amazing, and shows versatility, and each and every voice he gives words to sound legitimate to me. I especially loved Still Waiting For The Sun. I think it is a masterpiece.
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Debbie
posts on 11/17/2009 11:31:20 AM
I am a huge Robert Segarra fan, and aside from Still Waiting For The Sun, I also bought The Christmas Mouse and a few other books by this same author, and the detail I noticed most prevalent in all of his stories is the dignity of his characters. Even for the lowliest of creatures, such as in the Christmas book, there is something about the way that they are portrayed that puts every single one of them on the same level. And I find that amazing.
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Connie
posts on 11/16/2009 2:56:57 PM
I totally agree, sort of. But I think more than anything else, there really wasn't an underlying message between the roles that men and women traditionally play. I think it was what it was, and what it was was a really excellent book in my opinion.
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The commentator Emma
posts on 11/16/2009 2:53:40 PM
I don't know if feminists would be able to ever teach a class about relationships and the movement using this book, but there definitely seemed to be a message in the book regarding traditional role models.
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Wanda
posts on 11/16/2009 2:41:37 PM
I really enjoyed that the book was not sentimental, when it easily could have been. The story didn't focus on cutesy things, but instead seemed real, whether that reality was harsh or not. I like the honesty in this book.
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Patty
posts on 11/15/2009 2:43:28 PM
Still Waiting For The Sun was more than just another romance or mainsteam book for me. I found so much that I could relate to, especially Jane's dilemma of being of a certain age and feeling lost. I have been in that position and it is not an easy thing to deal with. I loved the way her story turned out, and mine didn't work out too bad either.
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Samara
posts on 11/15/2009 2:39:06 PM
This was a very satisfying read indeed. I loved it.
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Joanna
posts on 11/15/2009 1:15:42 PM
I felt alot of the same emotions that others on here have mentioned, but my overall emotion, and I suspect it is different for different people, was happiness and hope. I totally looked forward to reading every word in this novel. It was that good.
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Denise
posts on 11/14/2009 3:11:31 PM
I cried through a good chunk of this book. There are some portions of it that will make you think. There are some that will make you smile. There are some that will make you laugh like a lunatic. And there are some that will make you cry as if you've lost the best friend you ever had. And when you reach the end of this novel, that's exactly what you will have achieved....you will have lost a friend. I wanted for this story never to end.
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Corrine
posts on 11/14/2009 3:07:50 PM
I thought the most amazing characteristic of nearly all of the characters in this book, on top of the story itself and how they were treated in it was the compassion. Compassion permeated every single line in this book. No character was more important that the next and each and every story of their lives was worth telling.
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Jean
posts on 11/14/2009 11:32:15 AM
The entire book was like a fairytale to me. It had a nice light quality -- one which I have not found since I was a child reading children's books. But I was totally delighted to find this one, and I am sure many more people find this book entertainin as well.
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