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Finally reading this. I thought I was recovered enough from reading book 1 three freakin' years ago, but it's sort of tearing my heart out again.
— Jul 03, 2013 08:48PM
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I am having a LOT of trouble with the violence against the spackle. I understand/respect what Ness is doing, but it's harsh to the point of practically unreadable to me.
Phoebe, I had the same experience. I still haven't moved on to #3. My 13.5 year old started #1 and had to put it down because the violence upset her so much. So you are not alone. :)I do think the violence serves a purpose, but I have never been able to get to the end to see the conclusion of his message.
ETA: Correction, my daughter just informed she was able to finish it but it made her cry harder than anything else she read or saw (including Dr. Who or Harry Potter!).
I'm a little over halfway done, and yeah, it's still really difficult for me to read (I even had a bit of an anxiety attack last night from it!) The hardest part is how we're clearly supposed to empathize at least to a certain extent with Todd and he's doing all these awful things--am feeling some supreme discomfort with that, whether or not he's also a victim in many ways too. I WANT to read the third book (have heard wonderful things) but at this point I also kind of want to just quickly push through the first and get it done with and read something a little less brutal.
Phoebe wrote: "I'm a little over halfway done, and yeah, it's still really difficult for me to read (I even had a bit of an anxiety attack last night from it!) The hardest part is how we're clearly supposed to em..."The second book was the most difficult to read -- not because it was bad, but because of the difficult subject matter and violence -- but book 3 is a cakewalk, so don't take a break before reading it. I think you'll both love the conclusion. :D
Damali wrote: "Phoebe wrote: "I'm a little over halfway done, and yeah, it's still really difficult for me to read (I even had a bit of an anxiety attack last night from it!) The hardest part is how we're clearly..."Thanks, Damali! I'll push through. Ness's books always kind of murder me emotionally. He is really, really skilled at pushing my buttons.
