tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439220200152384063.post3897015391928372322..comments2024-03-13T18:25:42.547-04:00Comments on AUTHOR SUZANNE DEWITT HALL: Book Review: Lullabies for Little CriminalsSuzanne Marie DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724481265474654929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439220200152384063.post-26977457127769736792011-10-03T22:09:19.371-04:002011-10-03T22:09:19.371-04:00In the book there were well meaning foster parents...In the book there were well meaning foster parents too, but the one thing that didn't change was an unstable life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439220200152384063.post-64658743098863799882011-10-03T11:24:29.281-04:002011-10-03T11:24:29.281-04:00Apologies that I didn't find your comment unti...Apologies that I didn't find your comment until now! I didn't have email notification set up.<br /><br />Good point about the inside view of LA. Definitely not a glamorous portrait.<br /><br />White Oleander has much to be admired. The central character is very real, and the character development in general is great. I thought the scenes set in the trailer with the man who becomes her first lover were also very powerful.<br /><br />I wonder what proportion of foster situations are as bad as those described in the book?Suzanne Marie DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724481265474654929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8439220200152384063.post-39665105745604071202011-09-02T18:23:49.703-04:002011-09-02T18:23:49.703-04:00What stuck with me most about White Oleander was t...What stuck with me most about White Oleander was the hidden world of Los Angeles, not a glamorous place, but a place of wire fencing on the front of (non-grassy) yards, crews of people picking up remnants of appliances on garbage day, abusive tyrants who put locks on the refrigerator as they are "fostering" young people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com