tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post6067764271381384160..comments2023-12-31T04:10:51.667-06:00Comments on Books for Mom: _The Story of the Trapp Family Singers_: Seven Reasons to Read It Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06476773781607280471noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-41350528928779236442014-10-25T16:04:09.165-05:002014-10-25T16:04:09.165-05:00Thanks-- I hope that you enjoy it!!Thanks-- I hope that you enjoy it!!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476773781607280471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-12216642969573318142014-10-25T13:03:11.936-05:002014-10-25T13:03:11.936-05:00Sounds like a winner! I'll have to check our l...Sounds like a winner! I'll have to check our local library on our next visit.CatholicMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891482933710549819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-80830197364381465352014-10-24T23:11:16.579-05:002014-10-24T23:11:16.579-05:00Thanks, Melissa!!Thanks, Melissa!!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476773781607280471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-70555805240171460032014-10-21T09:45:53.465-05:002014-10-21T09:45:53.465-05:00Your list of reasons is very interesting! I enjoy...Your list of reasons is very interesting! I enjoyed the movie, this sounds like a great book.<br />Pinned!My Recent Favorite Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702153252721844389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-12798481236492383252014-10-07T16:05:35.858-05:002014-10-07T16:05:35.858-05:00Thanks! I'd describe the book's tone as u...Thanks! I'd describe the book's tone as upbeat, optimistic, humorous, sincere... However, I found it much less romantic than the movie! (That wonderful tension between Georg and Maria during the folk dance? It wasn't lifted from the book.) And the characters encounter some prosaic difficulties, such as illness and financial distress... For escapism, I'd go to the movie-- but I'd reread passages from the book for inspiration.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476773781607280471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-46402910757517184842014-10-07T15:53:45.346-05:002014-10-07T15:53:45.346-05:00Me too! I found myself fantasizing about life in ...Me too! I found myself fantasizing about life in a society that supported Catholic culture to this degree (although of course this situation would have its own disadvantages).Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476773781607280471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-65005134921582055732014-10-06T17:09:28.074-05:002014-10-06T17:09:28.074-05:00I like your list of reasons. The movie musical is ...I like your list of reasons. The movie musical is excellent so I wonder if the book has the same feel to it.Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462386948229063576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642971378671689512.post-32707876837691508272014-10-05T14:10:18.984-05:002014-10-05T14:10:18.984-05:00I love all Maria's books! I love the catholic ...I love all Maria's books! I love the catholic life permeating throughout. Jennifer Gregory Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677077951743177153noreply@blogger.com