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Bill
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The pace has quickened and the reveals are telling but ... do books have a soul? Are they storehouses of emotions? Or is the emotional engagement to a story framed by the reader's state of mind at the time?
As I close in on the story of Clive and Claire, I'm still searching for the hook, the deep layers of feelings that pull me into the pages.
Still waiting!
— Mar 01, 2022 01:51AM
As I close in on the story of Clive and Claire, I'm still searching for the hook, the deep layers of feelings that pull me into the pages.
Still waiting!
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The last 50 pages bring it all together, a long slog into a tight finish, the secret sauce that makes the challenging pace of the first ~300 pages more tolerable, acceptable. But still, something unsettles me.
— Mar 02, 2022 01:28AM
Bill
is on page 216 of 343
The pace is painfully slow. The character development is frustratingly thin despite the efforts that seem to be nibbling at the margins at best. Posh resort. Wealthy white people served by the dark skinned island people. White girl is murdered. The stab at racial inequality feels equally thin and marginal.
Will the reveal at the end be worth my literary endurance? Please say yes!
— Feb 23, 2022 04:07AM
Will the reveal at the end be worth my literary endurance? Please say yes!
Bill
is on page 183 of 343
Phantasmagoric ... she is trying way, way too hard.
Patience ... he is trying very hard to hang in there!
— Feb 21, 2022 02:17AM
Patience ... he is trying very hard to hang in there!
Bill
is on page 177 of 343
Painfully slow and deliberate thus far. My sense is the author recognizes her talent and is putting it on full display by slowing - it - down - with - way -way --- too --- many --- details ----- of ------ minutia!
I persevere!
— Feb 20, 2022 04:23PM
I persevere!
