tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post1250709912775466133..comments2024-03-22T08:12:08.193-07:00Comments on BookNAround: Review: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post-82517104370703134872016-12-29T03:15:00.471-08:002016-12-29T03:15:00.471-08:00Elsa is absolutely believable; a classic example o...Elsa is absolutely believable; a classic example of a gifted child. Spending time with this quirky population would be well worth your time as gifted children make us think in different ways and realize the depth of their thoughts and feelings. The term "asynchronous development " describes how intelligence outpaces social and emotional skills and Blackman nails it.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478166895530491583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119335579919927653.post-50886747073172248022015-05-17T07:41:09.603-07:002015-05-17T07:41:09.603-07:00Sadly, I was afraid when I read the synopsis that ...Sadly, I was afraid when I read the synopsis that this book was probably not going to live up to A Man Called Ove. It sounds a bit like Lost and Found, which I also found to be so quirky as to be unbelievable. I might just look for it at the library so I won't feel obligated to finish it if I don't like it.OnDBookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118403857218410959noreply@blogger.com