tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post8338592582546448024..comments2021-08-29T03:52:38.837-04:00Comments on Sara's Holds Shelf: This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan ChambersSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-53445482508810591382012-04-24T22:58:11.930-04:002012-04-24T22:58:11.930-04:00I first read this book about 4 years ago when I wa...I first read this book about 4 years ago when I was 13. I loved it from the moment I started reading, but at the time, being so young, I didn't quite get a lot of her emotions. Now that I am older, and have a boyfriend, I understand so much more. This is definitely my favorite book of all time; so beautifully written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-48960800780778883822012-04-21T17:26:16.132-04:002012-04-21T17:26:16.132-04:00I read this book around two years ago and didnt qu...I read this book around two years ago and didnt quite understand it as much as I thought I would. Now, as I am reading it a second time, I find that everything is so much deeper and complex than I originally imagined. Thank you, Cordelia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-53250490529995450192011-10-19T15:47:24.532-04:002011-10-19T15:47:24.532-04:00There are no words to describe this book, not even...There are no words to describe this book, not even the word AMAZING is worthy of this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-65285260133825143472011-09-29T15:13:49.932-04:002011-09-29T15:13:49.932-04:00i feel i can really relate to some of the plots in...i feel i can really relate to some of the plots in this book and was gripped the whole way through.. it is a survival guide for all teenage girls...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-4293076987568091032011-02-15T14:26:05.271-05:002011-02-15T14:26:05.271-05:00I actually read the whole Dance Sequence for my fi...I actually read the whole Dance Sequence for my final exams and I think they are all worth reading! really really great. But if I hat to choose my favourite it would be The Pillow Book Of Cordelia Kenn. It is just great and so rich and full of ideas and thought!<br />Love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-92158612685443589312010-02-21T19:22:44.561-05:002010-02-21T19:22:44.561-05:00this is my favorite book and ibelive it always wil...this is my favorite book and ibelive it always will be as i was reading it it seemed like i was experenceing everything cordelia was and i loved it it was heart breaking wheni read the sith book and i was devastated when they wouldnt say what her daughter's name wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-661534532738318522010-01-25T14:51:20.985-05:002010-01-25T14:51:20.985-05:00I've read it and, yes it is amazing, but you f...I've read it and, yes it is amazing, but you find after the first few times you, or at least I, started to find Cordelia and bit patronizing and prententious. It is still a fantastic book which covers so many topics, although I feel Chmabers was a tad lazy with the ending, although it is written very well. I first read this at 13, and I thought all of these things, alhough no in quite as much detail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-91402094580124512982009-03-14T21:15:00.000-04:002009-03-14T21:15:00.000-04:00I'm a teenager too, younger than Cordelia, and I b...I'm a teenager too, younger than Cordelia, and I borrowed "this is all" from my school library.<BR/>I am in love with this book, far more so than any other book I have ever read. It has challenged me, made me change the way I think about a vast number of things in life. I cried for a long, long time after finishing it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I identified with Cordelia's thoughts on books on page 562 - I need to own this book now. I must. I want to buy this copy from my school.<BR/><BR/><B>"When I've read a book I really like, a book which <I>matters</I>, I feel it belongs to me. I mean the book itself, the copy I've read. It's as if I pour myself onto the pages as I read them, all my thoughts and emotions, so that by the time I've finished that copy holds inside it the essence of my reading."</B><BR/><BR/><BR/>I loved the length of "this is all", and I didn't want it to end. I felt that by reading slowly through its entirety, I had much more attachment emotionally, and I love books that emotionally catch me.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"this is all" is a book that has reached me at a deeper level than any other I have read. So much of it is profound. So much is true. I have no words to express the beauty of the words in this book.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't borrow it.<BR/>Buy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-10083166198166277512008-11-20T18:26:00.000-05:002008-11-20T18:26:00.000-05:00Me too! Have you read any of Chambers' other book...Me too! Have you read any of Chambers' other books? I think they're all being reprinted in the next years with gorgeous new covers that sort of match <I>This is All</I>. (Here's the Publisher's Weekly article with pictures of a few of the covers: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6609797.html?nid=2788)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-74820813334472389352008-11-19T23:33:00.000-05:002008-11-19T23:33:00.000-05:00i just loved this book, it's amazing depth... Ever...i just loved this book, it's amazing depth... Every thing. I don't think it maters how thick it is, and technicly more teenages read then adults.<BR/>~Ana 14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-47520840539040957762008-03-30T01:01:00.000-04:002008-03-30T01:01:00.000-04:00It really is a gorgeous book. It took me a long ti...It really is a gorgeous book. <BR/><BR/>It took me a long time to finish though, not because of its length or because I didn't have the patience, but because of the content. Ever few pages I found myself stopping to think about what I read. Some of things Chambers says are just so true of human beings and so profound that one can't help but dwell on them for awhile. <BR/><BR/>There's a lot of content in there that a lot of people must think of, but no one has the guts to write about. Until now.<BR/><BR/>Mmm.Ardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014336247371943141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-60749616565808723072008-02-27T14:23:00.000-05:002008-02-27T14:23:00.000-05:00I've just this minute finished it and am in awe - ...I've just this minute finished it and am in awe - it was such an amazing and beautiful book. And I so didn't see the twist at the end coming!<BR/><BR/>I haven't read any more Chambers but understand this is the 6th in a series of books exploring adolescence that he has been writing since the 70s.<BR/><BR/>Here's my review if you're interested http://www.clareswindlehurst.com/bookreviews/2008/02/27/this-is-all-aidan-chambers/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-82556639832517228002007-01-22T17:49:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:49:00.000-05:00It's so nice to hear that someone else is enjoying...It's so nice to hear that someone else is enjoying this book as much as I did. I was a little worried that most readers (teens or otherwise) wouldn't have the patience to read something this long, but it's so worth it, isn't it. <br /> <br />And I know exactly what you mean about having to take breaks to "digest" it. I usually like to read books straight through, but I really had to read this one slowly and savor it (even if I got way behind in all of my other reading). <br /><br />Have you read anything else by Chambers? I haven't yet, but now I really want to.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-61295516249015991442007-01-12T18:43:00.000-05:002007-01-12T18:43:00.000-05:00I am a very young teen and I am currently reading ...I am a very young teen and I am currently reading this book. I love it. I'm starting to think like Cordelia, not on the same level as her, mind you, but i have begun to wonder about similar things. It is the most captivating read I have ever consumed. After i read about a 100 pages in a day, I feel I have to take a break from it in order to digest all thats going on in it's pages. To me, the book is more than just a book, it has a personality of it's own and it is a beautiful thing. It's a work of art. I find myself sharing the book with everybody i meet. I LOVE this book. It is so different from anything I've ever read and it attacks and anylizes everything everybody just takes for granted or doesn't give an iota of thought to and it really releases something in us, maybe it's a creative force, but it's awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-11541614386143040052006-11-27T22:05:00.000-05:002006-11-27T22:05:00.000-05:00I know... I'm still angry with Chambers for that e...I know... I'm still angry with Chambers for that ending! I'm sure he had his reasons, but still!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236078821945648813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610366091004609539.post-37775965255737731852006-11-27T20:11:00.000-05:002006-11-27T20:11:00.000-05:00It's remarkable and all-consuming, isn't it? I rem...It's remarkable and all-consuming, isn't it? I remember just gasping in the opening lines of the sixth book. I feel like I should have seen it coming, but I totally didn't.<br /><br />Chambers really made us work for it, didn't he? I wonder a bit if it truly needed to be that long. I suppose that's a discussion for us to have later, though.Jackie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142876691306805769noreply@blogger.com