tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post7598195383636181139..comments2024-03-28T18:16:09.693+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Visitation Street by Ivy PochodaClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75658290558929221972014-05-05T13:04:20.336+01:002014-05-05T13:04:20.336+01:00thanks Kathy, I liked the book for all the same re...thanks Kathy, I liked the book for all the same reasons, and I am glad to hear it reads authentically to someone who knows the place.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81887711250182685332014-05-05T11:52:32.661+01:002014-05-05T11:52:32.661+01:00Oh, gosh, you're reminding me that I loved thi...Oh, gosh, you're reminding me that I loved this book, as did a friend to whom I loaned it. I even purchased a copy to loan out.<br /><br />This book was full of such humanity, human relations, how people relate to each other in a neighborhood that's multinational. It is realistic, but also some of the characters are wonderful and understanding.<br /><br />It's much about how people in a multicultural community work with each other, and some try to help each other and understand each other.<br /><br />I lived near Red Hook, and went there once, nearly got lost in the Gowanus Canal.<br />But I lived in Brooklyn, and know what that is like.<br /><br />It's a very New York book, with a lot of reality in it, including police treatment of Black youth, which we see all the time.<br /><br />But there is so much to this book. It has layers to think through. <br /><br />I cried reading this book, especially at the end with the realization of what happened and the relations involved.<br /><br />And I liked the Lebanese shopkeeper who tries to help people and understand them, even liking street art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-17583079480300616822014-05-05T09:31:38.812+01:002014-05-05T09:31:38.812+01:00Definitely, move it to the top of the pile! It'...Definitely, move it to the top of the pile! It's lurking somewhere chez Col isn't it?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34510531249220279572014-05-05T09:31:09.394+01:002014-05-05T09:31:09.394+01:00Present tense sometimes annoys me too, Tracy, but ...Present tense sometimes annoys me too, Tracy, but it didn't bother me this time.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64532924766380994902014-05-05T08:26:55.293+01:002014-05-05T08:26:55.293+01:00Moira, My gosh.....thanks for reminding me to read...Moira, My gosh.....thanks for reminding me to read this sooner rather than later!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58053680786243621282014-05-05T03:55:07.876+01:002014-05-05T03:55:07.876+01:00You keep reminding I plan to read this book... thi...You keep reminding I plan to read this book... this year I hope. The excerpt sounds good except for the present tense. I did not notice that in the first entry. Oh well, I know I am going to like the book so I won't worry about that element.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37750217078179470342014-05-04T17:50:12.097+01:002014-05-04T17:50:12.097+01:00Thank you Prashant, what kind words.Thank you Prashant, what kind words.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70357583267426992582014-05-04T16:53:02.195+01:002014-05-04T16:53:02.195+01:00Moira, your posts are imaginative. I'd never t...Moira, your posts are imaginative. I'd never think of something like this. The literary equivalent of reading between the lines.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91699956320597477872014-05-04T14:55:17.137+01:002014-05-04T14:55:17.137+01:00Yes indeed Margot, everything you say is true. And...Yes indeed Margot, everything you say is true. And I think anyone could read and enjoy, but also maybe learn from, this book.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46205763166687249382014-05-04T13:08:06.845+01:002014-05-04T13:08:06.845+01:00Moira - There's something indeed gritty and ve...Moira - There's something indeed gritty and very real about stories like this. And that's part of what keeps you drawn in. And I love the vivid description of the clothing. It says so much about the characters, about their lives, etc.. And stories like this remind us that (at least in the US), economic, social and racial factors can still create gulfs between people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com