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msbelle - Nov 07, 2013 5:47:59 am PST #21606 of 28370
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
le nubian - Nov 11, 2013 8:44:32 am PST #21607 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I finished Allegiant. Man. Not at all how I expected the series to end. I actually feel like the final book is pretty problematic. The end of the book could have been more or less achieved through other means. The mechanisms by which certain things happened seemed to contradict explanation, and the overall social/societal commentary was confusing.
This is all before I get to the really big problems with character development.
Rayne - Nov 11, 2013 12:51:49 pm PST #21608 of 28370
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
I agree with everything you just wrote, le nubian. On top of that, I had a hard time keeping track of who was narrating whatever chapter I was reading. Their voices sounded exactly the same to me.
In contrast, I just started reading Eleanor and Park, and I don't have that problem at all. (And omg, I'm only 25% into this book and I love it so much I want to hug it!)
le nubian - Nov 12, 2013 10:43:20 am PST #21609 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I had a hard time keeping track of who was narrating whatever chapter I was reading
This is a BIG problem. BIG.
Toddson - Nov 12, 2013 10:47:53 am PST #21610 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I recently finished Divergent ... it was good, and I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure if the following books are worth it for me.
Toddson - Nov 12, 2013 10:50:44 am PST #21611 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I'd meant to post this: a photographic tour of sites from The War for the Oaks.
le nubian - Nov 12, 2013 12:47:03 pm PST #21612 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Toddson,
I think the 2nd book is worth it. I think you should read spoilers for the 3rd and not the actual book.
§ ita § - Nov 13, 2013 7:16:53 am PST #21613 of 28370
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
War For The Oaks, man. Reading books doesn't feel as momentous these days as it did then. I don't know if it's the books or me, or what, but I don't remember as much about my life around my book as I do about the ones I read in university.
That's probably university and Montreal. I remember OSC in that context too. I remember my roomie and I going "What is his thing with nubile prodigy boys?" and starting to shy away from his fiction, but trying to stick it out with the Mormon stuff, of all choices.
Atropa - Nov 13, 2013 9:07:04 am PST #21614 of 28370
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War For The Oaks, man.
Exactly. I know there are some problems with the book, but my love for it hasn't diminished.
Calli - Nov 13, 2013 9:12:50 am PST #21615 of 28370
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
War For The Oaks, man.
I love that book. Hmmm. I haven't reread it in years--maybe I should change that.