tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post1041890161630556293..comments2023-10-16T06:16:53.946-05:00Comments on Lucia has something to say: The White MasaiLuciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05295553538430945014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-1018888698022893082007-04-10T15:22:00.000-05:002007-04-10T15:22:00.000-05:00I looked the book up on Amazon, just curious to re...I looked the book up on Amazon, just curious to read a bit more about it. <BR/><BR/>It seems absurd on the surface that someone would marry a man she barely knew, couldn't communicate with and knew nothing about the culture. It seems equally odd that he would do it. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like dilettantism. Shirley Valentine. <BR/><BR/>I dunno... I'll probably end up reading it if a copy comes my way. I'm just curious enough to check it out. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-13630716266046410532007-04-10T15:06:00.000-05:002007-04-10T15:06:00.000-05:00I flipped through that book at a bookstore a coupl...I flipped through that book at a bookstore a couple of times - intriqued, but not quite enough to buy the book. There was something too strange about it that I couldn't connect with enough to really want to take the time to read it. I was most curious to learn whether she stuck with it or not, and when I found that she is now living in Europe with her daughter, that was enough information for me.<BR/><BR/>I work with a couple of women who married indigenous men, but in both cases, they brought them back to Canada. One worked out, one didn't.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-69951131400019309272007-04-10T13:12:00.000-05:002007-04-10T13:12:00.000-05:00People really do that? Huh. Crazy. Maybe it's the ...People really do that? Huh. Crazy. Maybe it's the only perfect way to escape... Put your life entirely into a stranger's hands.Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-28771279003210645942007-04-10T13:09:00.000-05:002007-04-10T13:09:00.000-05:00Just further proof that obsession with something o...Just further proof that obsession with something or someone NEVER ends well. (And I hardly ever use the word "never.")Susan as Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665517309910285209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-30225534530987115622007-04-10T09:15:00.000-05:002007-04-10T09:15:00.000-05:00I had no idea this was a 'thing' women did. I too...I had no idea this was a 'thing' women did. I too am interested in reading this book. Having taken on a different culture just in North America and had some measure of difficulty with it, I can't even imagine doing that in such a vastly different country.Lynneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255266354171825474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-62402756311263610912007-04-10T08:59:00.000-05:002007-04-10T08:59:00.000-05:00i can see it all... and i could tell it would not ...i can see it all... and i could tell it would not ususally come to a good endCitymousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491021367590323514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-37635865646139258652007-04-10T07:26:00.000-05:002007-04-10T07:26:00.000-05:00Hmmm, I'm ordering this book right away. And givi...Hmmm, I'm ordering this book right away. And giving it to my ex-wife!<BR/>:)St. Dickeybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629935510909638426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-35783761486419552832007-04-10T06:23:00.000-05:002007-04-10T06:23:00.000-05:00So, I suppose this would be different from simply ...So, I suppose this would be different from simply falling in love with a series of women on the train who just happen to look really good in boots. Hypothetically speaking, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-10597866185040272462007-04-10T04:44:00.000-05:002007-04-10T04:44:00.000-05:00Wow, I can't imagine that either! Considering the ...Wow, I can't imagine that either! Considering the stack of books I am working on now, I might have to pass as well.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-1425888762114868372007-04-09T23:37:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:37:00.000-05:00I can't imagine it, either. I'm far too cynical fo...I can't imagine it, either. I'm far too cynical for a story like that. I'll take your word for it and take a pass. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-51723217129385732142007-04-09T23:23:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:23:00.000-05:00I cannot imagine it. And because if that, i too w...I cannot imagine it. And because if that, i too will be reading this book very very soon. Thanks.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29996096.post-37907130797926463222007-04-09T23:18:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:18:00.000-05:00i am ordering this book tonight.i am ordering this book tonight.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.com