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Post by janetandjohn on May 26, 2017 19:39:42 GMT
Ellie - not planning to read this one, but looking forward to seeing what the next one is!
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Post by elliej84 on May 26, 2017 19:57:30 GMT
Ellie - not planning to read this one, but looking forward to seeing what the next one is! I'm still trying to decide between 2 different ones, I think one of them you have already read though so I may choose the other one as I cannot see that anyone else has read it  |
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Post by janetandjohn on May 27, 2017 7:55:17 GMT
Ellie - not planning to read this one, but looking forward to seeing what the next one is! I'm still trying to decide between 2 different ones, I think one of them you have already read though so I may choose the other one as I cannot see that anyone else has read it Ellie, if you choose the one I have read I will willingly make comments! Otherwise, well...... yes, I will probably make comments  . Save |
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Post by sarita on May 27, 2017 11:46:07 GMT
I quite liked this book and the difference in style between the two parts worked well for me. The first part being flamboyant, erratic and OTT just like Lotto is and the Mathilde part colder and quieter.
Both characters are quite unlikable so I couldn't completely get into the story.
I'll give it 4/5 and another one I surely wouln't have chosen myself.
ETA I watched a literature program on french TV the other night and this book was mentioned as needing to belong to the summer reading suitcase
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Post by dramioneforever on Jun 3, 2017 14:51:30 GMT
My comments on Fates and Furies are as follows:
"I thought it was a okay read I enjoyed some sections more than others. I agree with other comments that lotto's section was quite tough to get through and most of the plays went over my head. I found Matilda's section a lot easier to read but it did not really increase my enjoyment of the book. I also at the end disliked Chollie a little for his actions, he was acting like a child I thought in his vindictiveness towards Matilda I think.
The book was slow-going but I am glad I read it although it did put me in a bit of a slump afterwards due to the difficulty of the writing."
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Post by windysisters on Jun 19, 2017 9:11:07 GMT
First of all I’d like to thank elliej84 for choosing this book. It’s one of those that I would never have picked up and yet it turned out to be a brilliant read. Secondly, I’d like to say that if anyone doing the 40 Books Challenge hasn’t found their “book with a character I hated” yet they could try this one! Whilst nearly all of the characters are unlikeable, I suppose the author did show that everyone has two sides, a good side and an evil one. Thankfully most of us are able to keep our evil parts in check which was not the case for some in this book. I thought it was a very good portrayal of the simple fact in life that we never know everything about everyone – not even those closest to us. Line from the song “I Know Him So Well”: no one in your life is with you constantly. No one is completely on your side.
I found the first part took a really long time to read. It was an easy enough style and I found it compelling so I don’t know why. Then I flew through the second part. The only difference I can make is that the first part was very linear whereas the second part flitted between Mathilde’s childhood and the later part of the story which increased the intrigue and made me want to fit the puzzle together so maybe, subconsciously, I was reading it more quickly. I’ve made all the above comments without reading any of the discussion so now I’ll read everyone else’s comments and report back! |
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