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Strangers in Paradise Pocket Books #3
Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Book 3
SiP Pocket Book 3 continues the Strangers In Paradise story with a brief glimpse at middle age for Katchoo and Francine. And with Katchoo's past buried with Darcy, things should be looking up for our trio, but will David soon follow in Darcy's footsteps? Don't miss the dramatic results of years of pushing back at the Parker organization!
372 pages, Paperback
First published December 28, 2004
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About the author
Terry Moore
824 books649 followersFollowing the examples of independent comic creators such as Dave Sim and Jeff Smith, he decided to publish Strangers in Paradise himself through his own Houston-based "Abstract Studios" imprint, and has frequently mentioned a desire to do a syndicated cartoon strip in the authors notes at the back of the Strangers in Paradise collection books. He has also mentioned his greatest career influence is Peanuts' Charles Schulz.[1] Some of Moore's strip work can additionally be found in his Paradise, Too! publications.
His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You".
It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2]
On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]
His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You".
It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2]
On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]
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May 2, 2017
So this volume heavily concentrates on the crime aspect of Moore's story. Its the plot device Moore uses to keep Katchoo and Francine apart.
It's an action packed volume with crashes and violence. I'm sure in Moore's head its a better fleshed, more fully formed aspect to the story. but the motivations of the criminal element boiled down is pretty much standard James Bond villain. It's not exactly clear but its clearly internet related. I imagine, put in today's terms the criminals wanted to be some giant amalgamation of Alphabet (Google), Facebook and Amazon. If you could get into a time machine and go back to 1998, when Moore was writing, and start each of those companies, and stop at nothing to do it, to become a gazillionaire, you'd probably do it.
Francine and Katchoo spend a majority of this book apart, while Katchoo and David, due to traumatic events, grow very very close. I have found myself invested in Katchoo and Francine.
There are plenty of examples littered throughout pop culture of keeping up the dramatic tension in a will they get together or won't they. Much of it depends on the plot device used to keep them apart. Moore's plot device the criminals, isn't the worst example, and it works for as far it goes. Like I said its very standard James Bond villain. Success in keeping that dramatic tension for as long as the story requires, boils down to the writers abilities. Moore can write some terrific relationship stuff, he's not exactly Dashiell Hammett when it comes to crime. He might not even be John Grisham, who pretty much specializes in a person vs a big bad.
There are two others issues, one really isn't in Moore's control, and one is. Moore is working in black and white and he can draw about three female facial structures. He can't help the black and white. Back in 1998, doing a color book was stupidly expensive. But his limitations as an artist hinder things a little during the climatic moments of this volume. There were already about three or four blonde athletic women in this story, they all face off at the end. The lack of differences in their appearance or facial structures make it insane to keep track of what the hell is going on. Add to that the two dark haired characters also faced off, which was slightly easier to follow.
We are left at the end of this volume to believe the criminal element of the story is pretty much over, and the only thing between Francine and Katchoo is interpersonal stuff. Look people are in the way of Francine and Katchoo. I'm good with that, because that's Moore's strong suit. He can write the hell out of that.
This volume was probably 2.5 stars for me really, but there are a handful of very strong, memorable scenes that really bump it up to three stars for me.
(I didn't read this in a day, like I've lied to GR. I don't note the days I start books. I put this down for days on end. I can't even guess how long it took me.)
It's an action packed volume with crashes and violence. I'm sure in Moore's head its a better fleshed, more fully formed aspect to the story. but the motivations of the criminal element boiled down is pretty much standard James Bond villain. It's not exactly clear but its clearly internet related. I imagine, put in today's terms the criminals wanted to be some giant amalgamation of Alphabet (Google), Facebook and Amazon. If you could get into a time machine and go back to 1998, when Moore was writing, and start each of those companies, and stop at nothing to do it, to become a gazillionaire, you'd probably do it.
Francine and Katchoo spend a majority of this book apart, while Katchoo and David, due to traumatic events, grow very very close. I have found myself invested in Katchoo and Francine.
There are plenty of examples littered throughout pop culture of keeping up the dramatic tension in a will they get together or won't they. Much of it depends on the plot device used to keep them apart. Moore's plot device the criminals, isn't the worst example, and it works for as far it goes. Like I said its very standard James Bond villain. Success in keeping that dramatic tension for as long as the story requires, boils down to the writers abilities. Moore can write some terrific relationship stuff, he's not exactly Dashiell Hammett when it comes to crime. He might not even be John Grisham, who pretty much specializes in a person vs a big bad.
There are two others issues, one really isn't in Moore's control, and one is. Moore is working in black and white and he can draw about three female facial structures. He can't help the black and white. Back in 1998, doing a color book was stupidly expensive. But his limitations as an artist hinder things a little during the climatic moments of this volume. There were already about three or four blonde athletic women in this story, they all face off at the end. The lack of differences in their appearance or facial structures make it insane to keep track of what the hell is going on. Add to that the two dark haired characters also faced off, which was slightly easier to follow.
We are left at the end of this volume to believe the criminal element of the story is pretty much over, and the only thing between Francine and Katchoo is interpersonal stuff. Look people are in the way of Francine and Katchoo. I'm good with that, because that's Moore's strong suit. He can write the hell out of that.
This volume was probably 2.5 stars for me really, but there are a handful of very strong, memorable scenes that really bump it up to three stars for me.
(I didn't read this in a day, like I've lied to GR. I don't note the days I start books. I put this down for days on end. I can't even guess how long it took me.)
May 13, 2017
The third Pocket Book of Strangers In Paradise continues the roller-coaster saga of Katina "Katchoo" Choovanski, Francine Peters, and David Qin, their complicated relationships with not only one another but also their intertwining circle of friends and foes. Although Darcy Parker is dead and buried, the Mafia still won't let go of "Katchoo". Meanwhile, her relationship with Francine comes to a head when she is no longer able to tolerate Francine's indecisiveness. Years later, a despondent Francine finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage. Hardships and regrets abound in this volume that will take an irreparable toll on Katina's and Francine's life-long friendship.
It's so easy to get caught up in these stories and the remarkably vivid characters that author Terry Moore brings to life through his consistently magnificent artwork; each panel is as emotionally charged as it is beautiful. The true splendor of Moore's expert storytelling lies in his ability to seamlessly blend run-of-the-mill livelihood with high-concept corporate intrigue. But what's especially unique to this series is the smooth, almost flawless transitions from conventional comics format to eloquent prose to songs and poetry, all without missing a beat. If that's not enough, readers will find themselves heavily engrossed in the these characters' lives. I was most fascinated by those brief glimpses at "Katchoo" and Francine in their middle years, having been separated for ten years. There's a lot of story left to cover with many unanswered questions that will likely be addressed in subsequent volumes. What happened to David during that period?
Readers who enjoyed the first two volumes would do well to pick up this book—though be warned, there's more emotional turmoil in this book than the first two combined. While more loose ends are tied up, plenty more awaits. I look forward to devouring Books 4, 5, and 6 in short succession.
It's so easy to get caught up in these stories and the remarkably vivid characters that author Terry Moore brings to life through his consistently magnificent artwork; each panel is as emotionally charged as it is beautiful. The true splendor of Moore's expert storytelling lies in his ability to seamlessly blend run-of-the-mill livelihood with high-concept corporate intrigue. But what's especially unique to this series is the smooth, almost flawless transitions from conventional comics format to eloquent prose to songs and poetry, all without missing a beat. If that's not enough, readers will find themselves heavily engrossed in the these characters' lives. I was most fascinated by those brief glimpses at "Katchoo" and Francine in their middle years, having been separated for ten years. There's a lot of story left to cover with many unanswered questions that will likely be addressed in subsequent volumes. What happened to David during that period?
Readers who enjoyed the first two volumes would do well to pick up this book—though be warned, there's more emotional turmoil in this book than the first two combined. While more loose ends are tied up, plenty more awaits. I look forward to devouring Books 4, 5, and 6 in short succession.
September 13, 2012
May be the worst one of all. I understand American comics enjoy retcon, but this had some moments of rewriting history that just completely derailed any valuable plot development. There were TWO different scenes where a third person walks in on two people in "compromising positions" which were completely artificially constructed, which in my opinion is the most cliche, bullshit trope of all time. Then there were the SURPRISE family revelations (Tambi has a twin! Katchoo is related to Tambi! Ugh!), and maybe worst of all ... David is Japanese? WHAT? Why would a Japanese person go by David Qin, even if he was undercover? PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE. Yeah, this book definitely marks the beginning of a Japan fetishization from Moore that is incredibly unflattering to the entire series.
That said, the art continues to improve. It's so frustrating to watch art get better and better (when it was already pretty masterful!) only to have the story transform from shit into diarrhea.
That said, the art continues to improve. It's so frustrating to watch art get better and better (when it was already pretty masterful!) only to have the story transform from shit into diarrhea.
August 5, 2016
I'm just a little obsessed with this series. This could be my favorite pocket book overall. I eventually want to re-read all of this in the individual volumes because reading it in these pocket books is convenient but it also is frustrating because I'm reading this series in huge chunks with these volumes. So I can't even really say it's my favorite volume because this has like 4 volumes inside of it. I love the route that they went on with the flash forwards. It adds even more weight to it all. Even though the plot is more of a do over of Darcy Parker I think it still works really well. Moore is brilliant at really fleshing these characters out and I feel like I know them so well it's ridiculous. I fucking love this series so much and it just continues to amaze me even though a lot of the situations are ones we've seen before between Katchoo and Francine. I love this!!!!!!!!!!!1
September 19, 2021
Ma che gli vuoi dire a Terry Moore?!
Si piange, si ride, si resta col fiato sospeso e si fanno dei sospironi da groppo in gola.
Personaggi meravigliosi, tutti, non c’è un comprimario che non sia caratterizzato alla perfezione…
Madonna santissima, leggete SiP subito!!!
Ps nota per il me stesso che rileggerà questa recensione in futuro: hai iniziato a rileggere il volume da fidanzato e l’hai finito una settimana dopo da sposato! 🤣
Si piange, si ride, si resta col fiato sospeso e si fanno dei sospironi da groppo in gola.
Personaggi meravigliosi, tutti, non c’è un comprimario che non sia caratterizzato alla perfezione…
Madonna santissima, leggete SiP subito!!!
Ps nota per il me stesso che rileggerà questa recensione in futuro: hai iniziato a rileggere il volume da fidanzato e l’hai finito una settimana dopo da sposato! 🤣
April 27, 2012
Terry Moore, Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book 3 (Abstract Studio, 2004)
Volume 3 takes us into the future, and a bleak future it is. Katchoo, finally fed up with Francine's indecision, has gone off into her own little world, leaving Francine to get herself stuck in a loveless marriage. Neither of them is happy, of course. And where's David in all this? (Hint: there's been foreshadowing of where David is all the way through the first two volumes.) My first two experiences with SiP were good, though it always seemed like there was unrealized potential to be had there. In volume 3, Moore has finally stripped the dustcover off that potential and gotten to work on it, tweaking things here and there and finally bringing equal weight to both the series' main storylines. Strangers in Paradise is getting better by the volume; 4 should be a classic. 3 is pretty darned close. **** ½
Volume 3 takes us into the future, and a bleak future it is. Katchoo, finally fed up with Francine's indecision, has gone off into her own little world, leaving Francine to get herself stuck in a loveless marriage. Neither of them is happy, of course. And where's David in all this? (Hint: there's been foreshadowing of where David is all the way through the first two volumes.) My first two experiences with SiP were good, though it always seemed like there was unrealized potential to be had there. In volume 3, Moore has finally stripped the dustcover off that potential and gotten to work on it, tweaking things here and there and finally bringing equal weight to both the series' main storylines. Strangers in Paradise is getting better by the volume; 4 should be a classic. 3 is pretty darned close. **** ½
August 28, 2011
Well, this started out marginally more bearable than the last two... but nope, wound up sucking just as much in the end!
PS: If "The Company" (SUPER original name for a crime organization, by the way) is so powerful and in control of everything, how come in the last volume they got taken down by a guy they apparently forgot to kill (Veronica's boyfriend)? Wouldn't it seem kind of obvious that guy would see his girlfriend on the TV dating a senator and alert somebody?
That plotline might be "retconned" into being "all part of the plan," but the one from this volume is equally as insipid: get the big mob boss to sign a bunch of papers relinquishing control of his organization. Genius! And a genius use of my time too, reading this wonderful crap!
PS: If "The Company" (SUPER original name for a crime organization, by the way) is so powerful and in control of everything, how come in the last volume they got taken down by a guy they apparently forgot to kill (Veronica's boyfriend)? Wouldn't it seem kind of obvious that guy would see his girlfriend on the TV dating a senator and alert somebody?
That plotline might be "retconned" into being "all part of the plan," but the one from this volume is equally as insipid: get the big mob boss to sign a bunch of papers relinquishing control of his organization. Genius! And a genius use of my time too, reading this wonderful crap!
February 6, 2010
These books should come with a warning! Danger! This series is HIGHLY addictive! Do not read any further unless you're willing to give your life and responsibilities a rest until you reach the end! Phoar. I am thoroughly enjoying this series...now I have to hunt down the rest of the series to read. Katina, Francine and David are so different from one another and yet make up the most amazing band of friends. The story is so well thought out and intricate. I HIGHLY recommend picking this seris up!
February 4, 2016
Well, David's Asian. That answers my question hooray.
November 6, 2024
4.5⭐️
Another great pocketbook in this series. Wow it’s addicting! I find myself flying through and wanting to binge these. This pocketbook was very dramatic, exciting, and suspenseful. Katchoo and Francine were separated most of the book and that made me sad, but I was so happy when they reunited. My only critique is that sometimes the timeline is a bit confusing, and the blonde women’s faces are all drawn very similarly. However, I had a great time with this one and I’m excited to continue.
I absolutely love that the author allows the characters to just love how they want to love. It’s not always black and white but why does that have to matter? The way David loves Katchoo and doesn’t expect her to ever choose one or love him the same way she loves Francine is so beautiful. The way they all love each other is very moving. 🥹❤️
Another great pocketbook in this series. Wow it’s addicting! I find myself flying through and wanting to binge these. This pocketbook was very dramatic, exciting, and suspenseful. Katchoo and Francine were separated most of the book and that made me sad, but I was so happy when they reunited. My only critique is that sometimes the timeline is a bit confusing, and the blonde women’s faces are all drawn very similarly. However, I had a great time with this one and I’m excited to continue.
I absolutely love that the author allows the characters to just love how they want to love. It’s not always black and white but why does that have to matter? The way David loves Katchoo and doesn’t expect her to ever choose one or love him the same way she loves Francine is so beautiful. The way they all love each other is very moving. 🥹❤️
January 28, 2024
This entire story is going through an identity crisis. Is it a story about Love and Obsession? Is it a book about homosexuality/bisexuality? About Body Positivity? Art? Organized Crime? Family? The masks we wear to get by?
The author might have thought of it as layered, but it’s coming off as fractured and confusing.
Add to that the fact that there aren’t regular, obvious breaks in the book where the next story picks up, there’s just a different plot line from one page to the next. Oh, and don’t get me started about the font that’s impossible to read except in daylight or the weird poems and song lyrics that show up unexpectedly…this is a hard book to like.
The author might have thought of it as layered, but it’s coming off as fractured and confusing.
Add to that the fact that there aren’t regular, obvious breaks in the book where the next story picks up, there’s just a different plot line from one page to the next. Oh, and don’t get me started about the font that’s impossible to read except in daylight or the weird poems and song lyrics that show up unexpectedly…this is a hard book to like.
February 6, 2025
Katina e Francine di nuovo insieme. La storia parte da dove si era interrotto il capitolo precedente. Le due ragazze con David affrontano numerosi litigi che le allontanano, ma le catene che le uniscono sono troppo dure da spezzare. Per la prima volta scopriamo come sia nato l'amore tra Brad e Francine e i veri sentimenti di Katchoo per i due ragazzi. Scopriamo più cose sul passato di Katina nel finale, che ho trovato in alcuni punti molto confusionario. Nonostante ciò sono contenta di aver dato una seconda possibilità a questa serie, dopo la delusione del libro precedente.
January 15, 2017
This volume tied up a lot of loose ends and also served as a starting point for the rest of the series. This series is still a little too soap operish for me overall, but it does have some of the most realistic portrayals of human relationships you'll ever find in a graphic novel. Lot going on in this volume, and I'm very curious to see where things go next as nothing seems obvious right now as far as direction goes.
May 31, 2021
I just really enjoy this series! It's not without its problems, nothing is, but I'm just... extremely attached to the main characters, and it's pretty refreshing to read. It's "real" - not necessarily in the thriller/crime elements, but in the emotions of the characters - in a way that's almost unique to this series, as far as I've found in graphic novels.
May 20, 2022
This volume was a very challenging one for our main characters. Francine has a decision to make about her future, while Katchoo and David have their pasts come back to haunt them once again. Terry Moore puts his characters through the wringer in this volume, and it was an excellent read.
October 6, 2021
So many funny moments but also the ending to Veronica
June 20, 2023
There are no words that can explain how much I love this series, and especially this volume. This here, kids, is angst done right!
December 27, 2023
holy shit
November 27, 2013
First thing I gotta say is this book / series is not for everyone-- and if it didn't arrive at me at the right time in life, it probably wouldn't have been for me either.
When I was first handed this book (actually the first 3 pocket books) and paged through, I thought it looked like a crummy romance / high-school drama comic. And I was confused by scenes of kung fu violence here and there. It wasn't until I started hearing that there are those who become obsessed and addicted by this series that I decided to go ahead and give it a try.
If I were to put this series in a collection with a theme of some kind, I'd group it together with Thompson's Habibi and call it "Misunderstood Folks Fighting for the Right to Love" or just "Forbidden Loves" for short-- See what I think I like about this series and also Habibi (my fave graphic novel) is that it concerns seriously downtrodden people who are in desperate, gripping passionate love with unlikely others, and have to go to extremes to just be in a normal situation together because the world doesn't approve of them, their love, their sheer existence even. And this relates to glbt / queer issues for sure-- but it doesn't end there. These loves & lives were forbidden, even cursed, from the start, for being (and forgive me for talking about Strangers in Paradise and also Habibi at the same time here) polyamorous, multi-racial, amongst slaves and amongst social rejects, girls who won't play nice; families with a blood on their hands. To me, these stories are about how the hell to live decently-- and people who are living in a world that does everything in its power to prevent them from living decently.
It's true the two main characters bawl and wail a bit frequently, but to me that's part of the comedy... And to me, another thing that stands out about this book is actual comedy on behalf of female characters. You don't see that everywhere. Often you'll see casts of characters in which the males are free to be comic, but the females are stuck upholding roles of poise or hotness, and hardly can be seen clowning around (I had a class about Jim Henson and the Muppets in college in which we talked about this phenomenon). But the gals in this story, Francine especially, are allowed to be funny-- absurdly funny and funny enough to make fun of themselves. You don't find that alot, I feel. That in itself is another really notable thing about this series.
So who-loves-whom in this book is slippery ground: the characters seem to want more than they can have. David seems to be certain what he wants: he loves Katchoo, has loved her since he first saw her, has known since they met that they'll be married. He will openly tell Francine that he loves her also, and to me that inexclusive, honest and sloppy open admission is very real... I feel like this book / series is very honest about the fact that there's nothing cut-and-dry, nothing simple and clean-cut about love between people. And thus what *looks* by the surface like a romance novel is really unlike any romance novel you've ever read: the dire, burning love between Katchoo and Francine, and also between Katchoo and David, the mutual understanding of this and the way these characters make it work, re-inventing the rules and living those rules in their own way, it feels like something of an unspeakable truth. Now, I might be a bit of a sucker for stories about intense, irrational love, especially when the object of that love is *not* your average dashing or ravishing or gorgeous or dreamy lover, in fact is anything but these ordinary expected things-- and that makes the love all the more intense and also beautiful. Maybe these kinds of stories are wishful thinking in their own way. But also, these kinds of stories tell me that there's others out there fascinated by the idea of a thoroughly beloved being, the object of a gripping and unending desire and need, the center of another being's whole universe, soulmates indeed. And also that humble beings, not glamorous or even wanted by their societies, can demonstrate loyalty and caring enough to overcome the worst the world can shell out.
Or maybe, as I'm told is the case with ordinary romance novels, I just find myself wanting to believe :)
But like I said, all that said, the book isn't for everyone. Or at least, not unless its just that moment in life, when you can look back over dire times and recall a person or two who played a huge part in pulling you through, in making you who you are... Well, that's how I personally relate this book to my experience anyway. Surely others will have their own way of relating, or also of not-relating, to this. The world built inside these books is very different from the one we normally watch portrayed on TV, I'll just say, and I don't expect everybody will get into it.
When I was first handed this book (actually the first 3 pocket books) and paged through, I thought it looked like a crummy romance / high-school drama comic. And I was confused by scenes of kung fu violence here and there. It wasn't until I started hearing that there are those who become obsessed and addicted by this series that I decided to go ahead and give it a try.
If I were to put this series in a collection with a theme of some kind, I'd group it together with Thompson's Habibi and call it "Misunderstood Folks Fighting for the Right to Love" or just "Forbidden Loves" for short-- See what I think I like about this series and also Habibi (my fave graphic novel) is that it concerns seriously downtrodden people who are in desperate, gripping passionate love with unlikely others, and have to go to extremes to just be in a normal situation together because the world doesn't approve of them, their love, their sheer existence even. And this relates to glbt / queer issues for sure-- but it doesn't end there. These loves & lives were forbidden, even cursed, from the start, for being (and forgive me for talking about Strangers in Paradise and also Habibi at the same time here) polyamorous, multi-racial, amongst slaves and amongst social rejects, girls who won't play nice; families with a blood on their hands. To me, these stories are about how the hell to live decently-- and people who are living in a world that does everything in its power to prevent them from living decently.
It's true the two main characters bawl and wail a bit frequently, but to me that's part of the comedy... And to me, another thing that stands out about this book is actual comedy on behalf of female characters. You don't see that everywhere. Often you'll see casts of characters in which the males are free to be comic, but the females are stuck upholding roles of poise or hotness, and hardly can be seen clowning around (I had a class about Jim Henson and the Muppets in college in which we talked about this phenomenon). But the gals in this story, Francine especially, are allowed to be funny-- absurdly funny and funny enough to make fun of themselves. You don't find that alot, I feel. That in itself is another really notable thing about this series.
So who-loves-whom in this book is slippery ground: the characters seem to want more than they can have. David seems to be certain what he wants: he loves Katchoo, has loved her since he first saw her, has known since they met that they'll be married. He will openly tell Francine that he loves her also, and to me that inexclusive, honest and sloppy open admission is very real... I feel like this book / series is very honest about the fact that there's nothing cut-and-dry, nothing simple and clean-cut about love between people. And thus what *looks* by the surface like a romance novel is really unlike any romance novel you've ever read: the dire, burning love between Katchoo and Francine, and also between Katchoo and David, the mutual understanding of this and the way these characters make it work, re-inventing the rules and living those rules in their own way, it feels like something of an unspeakable truth. Now, I might be a bit of a sucker for stories about intense, irrational love, especially when the object of that love is *not* your average dashing or ravishing or gorgeous or dreamy lover, in fact is anything but these ordinary expected things-- and that makes the love all the more intense and also beautiful. Maybe these kinds of stories are wishful thinking in their own way. But also, these kinds of stories tell me that there's others out there fascinated by the idea of a thoroughly beloved being, the object of a gripping and unending desire and need, the center of another being's whole universe, soulmates indeed. And also that humble beings, not glamorous or even wanted by their societies, can demonstrate loyalty and caring enough to overcome the worst the world can shell out.
Or maybe, as I'm told is the case with ordinary romance novels, I just find myself wanting to believe :)
But like I said, all that said, the book isn't for everyone. Or at least, not unless its just that moment in life, when you can look back over dire times and recall a person or two who played a huge part in pulling you through, in making you who you are... Well, that's how I personally relate this book to my experience anyway. Surely others will have their own way of relating, or also of not-relating, to this. The world built inside these books is very different from the one we normally watch portrayed on TV, I'll just say, and I don't expect everybody will get into it.
November 9, 2024
Katchoo and Francie are once again kept apart by Katchoo’s criminal ties, and of course David is right there with Katchoo while they are separated.
I loved that this fleshed out more of the back stories and the potential future of Katchoo and Francie… but I just want to see them happily together 💔
I loved that this fleshed out more of the back stories and the potential future of Katchoo and Francie… but I just want to see them happily together 💔
March 31, 2024
Amo STiP, es esa telenovela que miraban en casa mientras esperábamos que empiecen los dibujitos (que tiempos aquellos donde uno estaba supeditado a una grilla inamovible) y había que tragar todas esas escenas imposibles donde un tercero veía un beso traicionero detrás de una puerta y situaciones así de cronometradas.
Lo que empezó como un triángulo amoroso fue incorporando nuevos participantes que entran y salen constantemente.
Lo que me gusta. La forma de narrar de Terry Moore y su puesta en página. Las expresiones faciales que dota a sus personajes, los agregados de pinturas, páginas de texto, canciones.
Lo que no me gusta, toda lo relacionado al espionaje y la mafia, le resta credibilidad, si uno concede las idas y vueltas entre caracteres, escenas poco creíbles de que justo se crucen y se expongan, agregar mafiosos que resisten castigos mortales, que sabotean un avión en vuelo y mueren todos menos dos que son protagonistas en esta historia... por un lado eso.
Por otro, tiene santos temporales confusos, tanto que da a pensar en diferentes líneas narrativas, porque contradicen un pasado ya relatado.
Así y todo, tiene el toque suficiente para seguir enganchado y, volviendo al principio de este texto, por más irreal que resulte el capítulo de hoy, ahí estaremos mañana para ver como siguen nuestros personajes, como esas telenovelas que se veían en casa.
Lo que empezó como un triángulo amoroso fue incorporando nuevos participantes que entran y salen constantemente.
Lo que me gusta. La forma de narrar de Terry Moore y su puesta en página. Las expresiones faciales que dota a sus personajes, los agregados de pinturas, páginas de texto, canciones.
Lo que no me gusta, toda lo relacionado al espionaje y la mafia, le resta credibilidad, si uno concede las idas y vueltas entre caracteres, escenas poco creíbles de que justo se crucen y se expongan, agregar mafiosos que resisten castigos mortales, que sabotean un avión en vuelo y mueren todos menos dos que son protagonistas en esta historia... por un lado eso.
Por otro, tiene santos temporales confusos, tanto que da a pensar en diferentes líneas narrativas, porque contradicen un pasado ya relatado.
Así y todo, tiene el toque suficiente para seguir enganchado y, volviendo al principio de este texto, por más irreal que resulte el capítulo de hoy, ahí estaremos mañana para ver como siguen nuestros personajes, como esas telenovelas que se veían en casa.
December 31, 2008
This is all so good and well done. The pacing of the different timelines is excellent. Katchoo is awesome! (I'm ever susceptible to the strong, vulnerable, beautiful type). And Francine too - there's a lot of depth to her past the surface scatterbrain. But Katchoo is definitely my favourite. The threesome dynamic is brilliantly balanced. I'm just devouring these books.
July 3, 2007
I'm hooked on this series now. In my opinion, as the three friends Francine, Katchoo, and David age, their relationships get more believably complex. There is some real heartbreak this time around, and the series is getting better and better.
October 22, 2008
The 3rd pocket book was, in my opinion, so far the best.
I had enough background on the three to appreciate the emotional turmoil and not get lost in the back an forth. I really enjoy reading about Katina, Francine and David and each book puts more lyers to their characters.
I had enough background on the three to appreciate the emotional turmoil and not get lost in the back an forth. I really enjoy reading about Katina, Francine and David and each book puts more lyers to their characters.
June 25, 2012
Partway through this book, my mental review went down to three stars, but by the end, I changed my mind. I didn't like the flash-back, flash-forward device as much this time, but Terry Moore tied up a bunch of loose ends - even ones I didn't realize were loose. Some interesting surprises here.
August 21, 2007
The series is ending; I've got to catch up!
August 2, 2008
(See review of book 1)
August 23, 2009
Francine and Katchoo's story just seems to get better with each passing book.
December 28, 2010
If you can make it through the first 30 pages without tearing up, you may not have a soul.
May 26, 2011
So much love for Terry.
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