tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post4662054533477356062..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: My foray into Amish territory (in a book, anyway)Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56643326795769933362012-07-15T09:22:26.961-04:002012-07-15T09:22:26.961-04:00These are excellent questions. Sometimes we shoul...These are excellent questions. Sometimes we should actually See what we are writing and how it comes across. Blessings, JanetJKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038337964341526451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55947988753719969132012-07-14T21:59:42.744-04:002012-07-14T21:59:42.744-04:00Count me in. I don't get it either. I live in ...Count me in. I don't get it either. I live in Amish/Mennonite country (and tourism and the wine industry). I love seeing the farms and the draft horses and the kids walking to school. I don't understand the forgiveness shown to some people (The shooter in the Amish school shootings) but not to others. I guess it's the lure of a somewhat secret society but as you've all said, it&#Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-14156221422018240492012-07-14T21:17:37.773-04:002012-07-14T21:17:37.773-04:00I was thinking afterward (I was in a rush when I t...I was thinking afterward (I was in a rush when I typed my comments), that legalism has a certain appeal. With a list of defined rules, you always know what is expected of you and you always know what is okay and what isn't. I come from a background with a list of rules (no dancing, no Sunday newspapers, no eating out on Sunday, no cards, etc.). And there is a certain comfort in those rules. C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60016383659801714982012-07-14T19:52:41.341-04:002012-07-14T19:52:41.341-04:00I'm not a huge fan of Amish fic, but have read...I'm not a huge fan of Amish fic, but have read one of the new Amish mysteries and have a couple more in my TBR list.<br /><br />I will say that I spent the week in the Amish section of Ohio--a place I've been before and enjoyed. The crowds weren't there this year. And I'm wondering if the fascination with Amish culture has reached the saturation point and is in the decline.<br /><Barbara Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446880500278578170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90320514833027998122012-07-14T18:29:16.531-04:002012-07-14T18:29:16.531-04:00I lived in PA for a few years, right across the ri...I lived in PA for a few years, right across the river from Dina, so perhaps we visited the same Amish communities? I used to buy baked goods from them. We looked into buying furniture, but at that point in our lives, we couldn't afford it.<br /><br />My friends who love Amish lit enjoy the simplicity, and, perhaps, the expectation of knowing the rules.<br /><br />I wonder sometimes if they Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-56627261274960552902012-07-14T18:15:23.772-04:002012-07-14T18:15:23.772-04:00I grew up near the Amish and I did find their way ...I grew up near the Amish and I did find their way of life sort of charming. When I first saw Amish books, I thought they'd be kind of interesting. It was the onslaught of Amish fiction that I found disturbing. I did read and enjoy the Annie's People series by Beverly Lewis. The heroine in that book sounds similar to the heroine in yours. I do think, though, that it would be wise for any Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-88610341733275035292012-07-14T17:14:20.529-04:002012-07-14T17:14:20.529-04:00Well, count me as another who doesn't understa...Well, count me as another who doesn't understand the appeal. I lived in central PA in high school/college -- maybe that's why? My problems with the Amish are two-fold: (1) the legalism and (2) their lack of outreach. <br /><br />That said, I'm reading a "bonnet book" right now because it was in a bag I got at a writers conference.C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66701604042986048062012-07-14T13:20:31.623-04:002012-07-14T13:20:31.623-04:00That's what my Amish-reading buddy said... she...That's what my Amish-reading buddy said... she likes the idea of their simple lives. Although I don't think it's simple, I think it's a lot of hard work! : )Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20595217887821483042012-07-14T13:19:20.512-04:002012-07-14T13:19:20.512-04:00Annette, I'm glad to know I'm not the only...Annette, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35972523864465799712012-07-14T10:27:00.482-04:002012-07-14T10:27:00.482-04:00I have never read an Amish book. I'm not oppo...I have never read an Amish book. I'm not opposed to them, I just haven't gotten around to them.<br /><br />I think the simplicity of the lifestyle may be the appeal in our crazy, unrestrained, over-busy society.DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-62017927884356865982012-07-14T07:55:36.373-04:002012-07-14T07:55:36.373-04:00I too had read this book and enjoyed it. I've ...I too had read this book and enjoyed it. I've read a few Amish fiction books and enjoyed them. But, I'm not a big reader of Amish fiction. I do not seek them out; nor do I understand the elevation of, or fascination with Amish lifestyle.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693346981997723405noreply@blogger.com