Amy’s Comments (group member since Jul 11, 2024)

Amy’s comments from the Reading the Chunksters group.

Pierre is just so gullible and impulsive. He believes everything he's just heard from the person he's spoken with most recently. And then he changes his mind after listening to the very next person. He is one of the most irritating literary characters I've encountered in a while.

E :) wrote: "Am I the only one who finds Pierre exasperating? Although I have sympathy for Pierre, I find his complete lack of resolve and his unwillingness to direct his own life to be quite pathetic….."

I have actually finished the book! I completed it yesterday. Feeling accomplished---whew!


And yes, I found Pierre quite exasperating. He just lets people walk all over him and use him. I wanted to shake some sense into him.

I am faithfully following along in reading the discussion, E. The problem is that I've raced ahead in the book and I'm far ahead of where the group is now. I have a hard time formulating comments and/or questions because I don't want to inadvertantly drop any spoilers. (And I didn't keep notes as I went...I supposed I should have.) But I am enjoying the dicussion as it goes! It's interesting to see people's comments about certain characters and think, yeah, that's how I felt about that person too ... but now that THIS or THAT has happened, my opinion has totally changed!

I am thoroughly enjoying reading everyone's thoughts on this book. Every comment makes me rethink what I've read. Thank you to all for enhancing my reading experience!

E :) wrote: "And off we go!! Fasten your seat belts and get comfortable… we're going to be here awhile. :)

Post your comments here for Book 1, Part 1, Chapters 1-12. I hope everyone enjoys the first section!
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Thank you for the wonderful chapter synopses and the discussion questions, E.! As I've been reading the book, I keep coming back to review your comments and questions. It's helping me to make sense of the vast numbers of characters and relationships. I look forward to following along with the remainder of the book. :)

E :) wrote: "T When I read this for the first time, I kept a notebook with a character list. I found that it helped to jot the down page numbers corresponding to the initial descriptions. ..."

That's a good idea. Thanks for the tip!