Okay so, lets see so far I’m not sure how I am going to like this new book. I think that it is going to be very different from Zia. The one thing that bothers me about the book is that the book bounces back and forth between present time, and what happend, and then trying to connect everything, unless you are paying attention THEN your screwed.
I am not a huge fan of the wife, shes a crazy person. I’m not sure, but if you have to keep a list of everything that bothers about your husband, then maybe you should consider to not marry this dude. It is also a very bad way to break up with someone. Oh I am going away to a forgin country, I hate you and heres a list about why I don’t like you…
another reason why it is taking me time to adjust to the new novel is that its annoying to not be able to uncover his new job. I feel that if we findout what his job is then, we will be able to understand more things. One of the reasons why is that on the list that his wife gave him a list which called him a spy and traitor.
I would also like to find out about his son, he was mentioned onced and then we didnt’ really hear about him for the rest of the chapter.
Its going to be an interesting book, it kind of reminds me of the Eric Lu reading, about finding out what their idenity is.
tor0584 said,
November 2, 2008 @ 5:34 am
i do not really like the bouncing back and forth either… it confuses me most of the time. and for your opinion of the wife I agree 100% she is CRAZY!!!! good connections
1american said,
November 3, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
I agree with how it is confusing to have to go back and forth with the reading and remember the events and when they occured. I also agree that the wife seems a little crazy. As I continued to read, she seems to becoming more normal, especially when it comes to her reactions to loosing her son, but still she seems to have a screw loose.
LeAndra said,
November 4, 2008 @ 12:05 pm
It is definately confusing,I have never liked books that bounce back and forth unless they make it very clear what they are doing to tell the story. The list was very strange, I don’t know how someone could write a list like that if you were supposed to love them.
lindsey07 said,
November 13, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
Agreeing with you and everyone else, I don’t like the bouncing back and forth and I hate being confused, especially when a story is just beginning. And the wife..definitely crazy, I don’t understand how you write a list like that about your husband..just seems so weird.