Comments on: Camp Nine by Vivienne Schiffer

By: Buried In Print

Buried In Print — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:30:49 +0000

I find that quite often the books that “creep up on me” are the ones that I keep thinking back to afterwards: I love it when that happens.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:05:21 +0000

Oh! I’ll read your review when I get home – that sounds fantastic though, I love witty titles like that =)

By: Teddyree

Teddyree — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:37:21 +0000

Another wonderful review for this book; it’s obviously very special and I’m so looking forward to reading it.

You might also enjoy One Fourteenth of an Elephant by Ian Denys Peek: a memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand Railway.

If you get a chance here’s my review of it http://teddyree-theeclecticreader.blogspot.com/2008/01/view-all-my-reviews.html

By: Lydia

Lydia — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:26:26 +0000

I hope so! It’s such an unassuming book, but so incredibly good.

By: Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours

Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:07:33 +0000

I’m so glad you enjoyed this one – thanks for being on the tour! I’m featuring your review on TLC’s Facebook page today. Maybe our readers will take your suggestion and buy it for a history buff on their holiday shopping list.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:40:11 +0000

Thank you for stopping by Vivienne! I could tell through your writing that Willie held a special place for you =)

By: Vivienne Schiffer

Vivienne Schiffer — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:24:37 +0000

Hi, Lydia! Thank you so much for reading Camp Nine and for your lovely comments. I’m a musician too, and it always struck me that growing up in the Delta, I never appreciated how important a part it played in American music. It was only after I moved away from home that I realized it. And I think that may be the central theme of Camp Nine: you can never really understand your home until you see it through the eye of strangers. And Willie is my favorite character, too! Vivienne