Comments on: Book Review: Mrs. Lieutenant, A Sharon Gold Novel

By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)

Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:13:53 +0000

Hello:

I found your blog and your post about Mrs. Lieutenant and I have added your link to my review here:

http://savvyverseandwit.blogspot.com/2008/09/mrs-lieutenant-sharon-gold-novel.html

Please feel free to comment and direct readers to the contest here: http://savvyverseandwit.blogspot.com/2008/09/journey-to-publication-by-phyllis.html

By: Dawn (SheIsTooFondOfBooks)

Dawn (SheIsTooFondOfBooks) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:45:54 +0000

another note from Anna at http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com

I’m responding to your comment on my review of Phyllis Zimbler Miller’s MRS. LIEUTENANT.

You’d asked about the reading list for that Literature of the Vietnam War course I took in college.

Here it is:

FIRE ON THE LAKE by Francis FitzGerald

IF I DIE IN A COMBAT ZONE, BOX ME UP AND SHIP ME HOME by Tim O’Brien

PACO’S STORY by Larry Heinemann

IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS by Tim O’Brien

GOOD SCENT FROM A STRANGE MOUNTAIN by Robert Olen Butler

SONG OF NAPALM by Bruce Weigel

FULL MOON BOAT by Fred Marchant (who taught the class)

PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH THE VIET CONG by Kevin Bowen

DIEN CAI DAU by Yosef Komunyakaa

By: Dawn (SheIsTooFondOfBooks)

Dawn (SheIsTooFondOfBooks) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:13:42 +0000

Anna – thanks for your comments, and the link. I’ve got to start doing that (linking other blog reviews in to mine); it’s nice to read perspectives from a few readers.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:55:33 +0000

Great review! I added the link to my review of Mrs. Lieutenant.

http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/2008/07/mrs-lieutenant-by-phyllis-zimbler.html

By: Winner: Mrs. Lieutenant « She is too fond of books …

Winner: Mrs. Lieutenant « She is too fond of books … — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:59:37 +0000

[...] Random.org selected lucky #4 as the winner … Congratulations to Lori Barnes who won the giveaway of Phyllis Zimbler Miller’s Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel! [...]

By: The Week Ahead: June 23, 2008 « She is too fond of books …

The Week Ahead: June 23, 2008 « She is too fond of books … — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:38:42 +0000

[...] I’ve been corresponding with Phyllis Zimbler Miller, author of Mrs. Lieutenant (read my review here), about a guest post on my blog. I hope that we’ll have this in place in the next few days; [...]

By: Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Phyllis Zimbler Miller — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:03:39 +0000

CCMAL — I hope it’s a must read because I wanted to accomplish with the novel exactly what Dawn said above so eloquently. I wanted to open a window into the world of the U.S. military for people who have no knowledge about it.

Everyone — Thanks for all the comments above.

By: ccmal

ccmal — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:10:45 +0000

This book sounds like a must read.

Cheryl

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:50:53 +0000

Lisa, Bookroomreviews and Margay -
I enjoyed the novel because it allowed me to “experience” three things I haven’t in my life:

1. being an adult aware of the repercussions of the war in Vietnam (so I drew parallels to my own experience with the effects of the current situation in Iraq)
2. being in or involved with an active member of the military
3. moving into a culture so foreign from what I am used to, and having to figure out how far I was willing to adapt

Especially with #3 above, the main character, Sharon, had to decide whether she would actively promote her opinion, or whether she would hold her tongue and “go with the flow” (both politically and socially) for the sake of the bigger picture.

By: Margay

Margay — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:32:00 +0000

I have also read many great reviews on this book – that has put it on my need to read list. Congratulations, Phyllis!