tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post5481067271083600764..comments2023-09-08T09:28:17.687-04:00Comments on Jenny loves to read: Review: The Second Date - Love Italian American StyleJenny Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-83122335088790480272010-01-28T18:17:38.410-05:002010-01-28T18:17:38.410-05:00I really believe that you could substitute most et...I really believe that you could substitute most ethnicities for the Italian families in my book. In addition to having a lot of friends of Italian descent, I had many Jewish friends, and they had so much in common. As one of my characters in the book says, "With the exception of the advantages of Italian food over just about everything else, Jewish people and Italians are basically interchangeable" (paraphrased). MaryMary Simonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400923132711871703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-67762039881616031242010-01-24T13:37:54.567-05:002010-01-24T13:37:54.567-05:00sounds like a lovely, wonderful story jenny! i enj...sounds like a lovely, wonderful story jenny! i enjoyed reading books that showcase the family (and its "craziness") and culture and it's that much more better if you can relate it to your life. i'd love to read this one day. great review!Michelle Santiagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040069428575572352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-58059603782330223522010-01-18T11:46:03.586-05:002010-01-18T11:46:03.586-05:00Great review! I love reviews where the reader rel...Great review! I love reviews where the reader relays their experience in reading the book without giving it all away.<br /><br />This one sounds like a great read!Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528855840872741506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-76001950007777269192010-01-18T10:52:58.796-05:002010-01-18T10:52:58.796-05:00Sounds good. My mom grew up in a Lithuanian neigh...Sounds good. My mom grew up in a Lithuanian neighborhood like that, so I think I could relate too.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-86373469887346109982010-01-17T22:56:53.451-05:002010-01-17T22:56:53.451-05:00Sounds like a great book and one I would enjoy as ...Sounds like a great book and one I would enjoy as well! My sister-in-law is Italian and I know that of which you speak. I love, love her family and not just for the food! LOLNise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-71379648183923898282010-01-17T20:50:08.469-05:002010-01-17T20:50:08.469-05:00Jenny, Thank you for the lovely review. I'm ve...Jenny, Thank you for the lovely review. I'm very glad you enjoyed the book, esp. since you are an Italian-American. These stories come right out of my high school years (in the 1960s) where most of my friends were of Italian descent. I loved the vibrancy of their families (as well as their food). B/c of this book, I just got a call from my h.s. history teacher who I hadn't spoken to in 40 years! This book was a pleasure to write. Thanks for reviewing it.Mary Simonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400923132711871703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-22218392791732849432010-01-17T18:10:02.094-05:002010-01-17T18:10:02.094-05:00This sounds fabulous to me and you gave it such a ...This sounds fabulous to me and you gave it such a high score!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-44528010908738897672010-01-17T16:11:02.248-05:002010-01-17T16:11:02.248-05:00This book does sound great.
So the plastic cover t...This book does sound great.<br />So the plastic cover that I saw in The nanny is true, interestingBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5095577032094347475.post-11458630839311821252010-01-17T15:38:36.595-05:002010-01-17T15:38:36.595-05:00Great review Jen. This sounds like such a good bo...Great review Jen. This sounds like such a good book and I love that it's set in the 80's. I see that you're having a giveaway as well so I'm going to hop on over to that.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.com