tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post2500396708957105789..comments2023-05-04T06:30:59.672-04:00Comments on Book Buddies: The Lacuna (TL) ~ November discussionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-48991741350691299242010-10-31T11:25:33.205-04:002010-10-31T11:25:33.205-04:00I'm glad I looked up a photo of Diego Rivera a...I'm glad I looked up a photo of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo before getting into the story. It made these descriptions more meaningful:<br /><br /><i>"...her face was very startling, an Azteca queen with ferocious black eyes"</i> (p. 65).<br /><br /><i>"He was as fat as a giant and horribly ugly, with the face of a frog and the teeth of a Communist"</i> (p. 66).Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-13885877797198473152010-10-30T08:45:18.411-04:002010-10-30T08:45:18.411-04:00Shirley, since some of the characters were real pe...Shirley, since some of the characters were real people, I wanted to see photos before getting into the book -- for the very reason you said, that Diego didn't look like you thought he would.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-6443837096040752682010-10-30T07:15:03.135-04:002010-10-30T07:15:03.135-04:00I read this book in April. A coworker was rather ...I read this book in April. A coworker was rather insistent that I read it. It didn't impress me nearly as much as Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible. However, it was a decent read. <br />Thanks for sharing the photo--Diego didn't look at all like I thought he would.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155188609487120887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-65578616022147267992010-10-29T23:42:11.820-04:002010-10-29T23:42:11.820-04:00I'll be picking the book up from the library t...I'll be picking the book up from the library tomorrow!alisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652716231337658058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-19125672182411807942010-10-29T22:34:45.204-04:002010-10-29T22:34:45.204-04:00Have you started our book for November? I'm o...Have you started our book for November? I'm on page 34 of <i>The Lacuna</i>.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.com