tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post2989079974690489010..comments2024-01-17T04:33:08.243-08:00Comments on My Friend Amy: The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley GiveawayAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-73807493536503666282008-10-16T06:48:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:48:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for the memoir. I really enjoyed...Thank you so much for the memoir. I really enjoyed it. =)<BR/><BR/>http://c-alexis.livejournal.com/21674.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-44403034180391223842008-09-22T17:16:00.000-07:002008-09-22T17:16:00.000-07:00This book looks good-sounds like some of the stuff...This book looks good-sounds like some of the stuff is like my life. I would love to win.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769348919608645446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-47813377067525431582008-09-21T15:19:00.000-07:002008-09-21T15:19:00.000-07:00Sounds good. Please enter me for 'adoption' of th...Sounds good. Please enter me for 'adoption' of that book.Cheyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839519239427648151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-69376118451803786802008-09-20T22:05:00.000-07:002008-09-20T22:05:00.000-07:00I think that adoption is such an amazing thing, an...I think that adoption is such an amazing thing, and I wish more people would do it. I also feel like I'm going to end up like the woman in the book--marrying at a later age. It would be interested to me to see how someone else deals with it. The book just sounds amazing overall.Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516633480445477001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-27593661589046341782008-09-20T21:49:00.000-07:002008-09-20T21:49:00.000-07:00Sorry - that last comment was me. I didn't realize...Sorry - that last comment was me. I didn't realize I hadn't signed in.ikkinlalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832919596884346022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-74152439103958246672008-09-20T21:47:00.000-07:002008-09-20T21:47:00.000-07:00This book looks interesting to me because one of m...This book looks interesting to me because one of my neighbours is trying to adopt right now.<BR/><BR/>ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT caAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-89400584844242339912008-09-20T18:44:00.000-07:002008-09-20T18:44:00.000-07:00I love reading about people's personal struggles, ...I love reading about people's personal struggles, and how they've grown through them. I always find them insprirational! Also we have friends who are trying to adopt right now, and perhaps I would gain some perspective as to their struggles/feelings right now. Thank you for the chance to win a copy!<BR/>natasha_sacopaso[at]hotmail[dot]comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-86616287151298972642008-09-20T14:13:00.000-07:002008-09-20T14:13:00.000-07:00I'm interested in this book because I'm also fast ...I'm interested in this book because I'm also fast approaching the big 5-0. Nice review!<BR/>brightmyer249(at)hotmail(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334812243182354729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-11633439231304514242008-09-20T13:53:00.000-07:002008-09-20T13:53:00.000-07:00Congratulations on your well-deserved blogger awar...Congratulations on your well-deserved blogger award! This book cover is just too cute. I would really love to win and read this book. I think it would make a wonderful keepsake book for the right person. Thanks, Cindi<BR/>jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]comwindycindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094662150428102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-81527395028554568742008-09-20T13:32:00.000-07:002008-09-20T13:32:00.000-07:00Definitely enter me. I love stories about people's...Definitely enter me. I love stories about people's lives and the idea of seeing the drawings is cute as well. :)<BR/><BR/>-Lauren<BR/><BR/>lauren51990 at aol dot comShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-55776461484066678152008-09-20T10:14:00.000-07:002008-09-20T10:14:00.000-07:00I love stories about mothering, and this one looks...I love stories about mothering, and this one looks particularly poignant.<BR/><BR/>nnjmom at yahoo dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-59736869037986203952008-09-20T09:23:00.000-07:002008-09-20T09:23:00.000-07:00This sounds very interesting! I would love to read...This sounds very interesting! I would love to read about how one feels going through the vast amount of procedure involved in international adoption!Christi Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667980399378358248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-40909939574150206502008-09-20T09:15:00.000-07:002008-09-20T09:15:00.000-07:00It sounds like a beautiful story and I would very ...It sounds like a beautiful story and I would very much like to read this.<BR/>doot65{at}comcast[dot]net<BR/>ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-71150232028210734192008-09-20T08:44:00.000-07:002008-09-20T08:44:00.000-07:00Please don't enter me, I already have a copy. I j...Please don't enter me, I already have a copy. I just wanted to say what a wonderful book this is and how much I LOVED it!!!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-78464716435037020412008-09-20T08:10:00.000-07:002008-09-20T08:10:00.000-07:00Sounds interesting to me because I dated my husban...Sounds interesting to me because I dated my husband for 10 years before marrying, and we have been trying to have a child...he has 2 grown children. Adoption is something we have considered. Thanks for another great chance at a book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-1217364869101096362008-09-20T07:41:00.000-07:002008-09-20T07:41:00.000-07:00Having a child, at any age, is a wonderful thing! ...Having a child, at any age, is a wonderful thing! It sounds so interesting!Traceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006384589210256536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-54445197436515275932008-09-20T07:35:00.000-07:002008-09-20T07:35:00.000-07:00oh this sounds like a wonderful book. I have a fri...oh this sounds like a wonderful book. I have a friend who is in her early 40's dealing with this right now!Tarasviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750633944607986537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-27123982108317680922008-09-20T06:30:00.000-07:002008-09-20T06:30:00.000-07:00well, firstly, i think that the concept of adoptio...well, firstly, i think that the concept of adoption is interesting.. i have always wondered about it.. but what excites me the most about the book is the combination of graphical images(which i always associate with something light) and a heavy subject matter.. i'd be curious to see how that works out!! anyways, do enter me for the giveaway!<BR/>ramyasbookshelf(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-56677223085253206612008-09-20T05:11:00.000-07:002008-09-20T05:11:00.000-07:00I am new to graphic novels also so I think this wo...I am new to graphic novels also so I think this would be a good one to start with. I think it would be a very heart warming story.Jackie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16125065614086555496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-80247004180544665402008-09-20T05:05:00.000-07:002008-09-20T05:05:00.000-07:00I'm interested -- both because I really like graph...I'm interested -- both because I really like graphic novels and because I'm considering adoption as a path to having kids. ... well, eventually, anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-73755434472447422922008-09-20T04:39:00.000-07:002008-09-20T04:39:00.000-07:00I think it would be interesting to read a story ab...I think it would be interesting to read a story about father/daughter relationships. So much of our books are about mother/daughter ones. I think it would be very refreshing!Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-47132196456248765022008-09-19T22:59:00.000-07:002008-09-19T22:59:00.000-07:00I love stories about family dynamics, and have a s...I love stories about family dynamics, and have a special interest in adoption stories since my mom was adopted.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-37597972728316014762008-09-19T21:43:00.000-07:002008-09-19T21:43:00.000-07:00I have friends who've gone through the ups and dow...I have friends who've gone through the ups and downs of international adoption and I think I could relate to that. And my relationship with my father was bumpy. I'd love to find out how her mother resolves this for her. I read my first graphic novel recently and it was fantastic. It really does depend on a good story and this sounds like one. Please enter me. Thank you.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-61298729198844021742008-09-19T21:29:00.000-07:002008-09-19T21:29:00.000-07:00I haven't the faintest clue on understanding my fa...I haven't the faintest clue on understanding my father and I'm not about to have kids to do it (in fact, he's a large part of why I'm not having kids. Reading for perspective and insight, on the other hand, I'll do. <BR/><BR/>I'm always interested in memoir and parent-child relationship issues (it's a large part of the non-fiction reviewed on my blog, in fact).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11303971.post-29662222468109797082008-09-19T21:28:00.000-07:002008-09-19T21:28:00.000-07:00I think this sounds interesting because my sisters...I think this sounds interesting because my sisters in law are both intl adoptees from China. Plus the drawings sound cute.<BR/>Thanks for the entry.<BR/>Rebekah C<BR/>littleminx at cox dot netRebekah (monkeygirlsmama)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10270995294530238163noreply@blogger.com