Comments on: Review: The Way We Fall http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/ by Elizabeth Burns Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Liz B http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/#comment-150402 Liz B Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:56:30 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3839#comment-150402 Hallie, yes, not a tidy ending but an ending. Good point about whether the unanswered questions are needed to enjoy the book or not. Hallie, yes, not a tidy ending but an ending. Good point about whether the unanswered questions are needed to enjoy the book or not.

]]> By: Hallie http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/#comment-150059 Hallie Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:14:43 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3839#comment-150059 I liked that it was open-ended when I thought it was a standalone. I had some questions, but I didn't need them answered to enjoy the book. (Just to be contrary!) I liked that it was open-ended when I thought it was a standalone. I had some questions, but I didn’t need them answered to enjoy the book. (Just to be contrary!)

]]> By: Liz B http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/#comment-150033 Liz B Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:45:40 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3839#comment-150033 Sondy, unanswered questions can be the toughest part of a trilogy. Sondy, unanswered questions can be the toughest part of a trilogy.

]]> By: Sondy http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/#comment-149935 Sondy Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:54:19 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3839#comment-149935 It's going to be interesting to see what she does with it. I was annoyed, because I felt like ending the book when the quarantine ended implied that now everything would be okay. But everything is definitely NOT okay! And yes, will our main characters even stay on the island with so many family members gone? What is happening in the wider world? There are so many unanswered questions. By ending it where she did, I thought she was ignoring them, so it's good to hear it's the start of a trilogy. I'm not absolutely sure I'll want to read it, having got off to such a bad start. But I'll be looking forward to your reviews of the next books. It’s going to be interesting to see what she does with it. I was annoyed, because I felt like ending the book when the quarantine ended implied that now everything would be okay. But everything is definitely NOT okay! And yes, will our main characters even stay on the island with so many family members gone? What is happening in the wider world?

There are so many unanswered questions. By ending it where she did, I thought she was ignoring them, so it’s good to hear it’s the start of a trilogy. I’m not absolutely sure I’ll want to read it, having got off to such a bad start. But I’ll be looking forward to your reviews of the next books.

]]> By: Liz B http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/#comment-149636 Liz B Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:58:11 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3839#comment-149636 Sondy, for the ending, I wonder what is happening with the outside world. Is this just one island that has been impacted? Do the characters have to react to reintegration to the real world? Or is the rest of the world also going into lawlessness? Sondy, for the ending, I wonder what is happening with the outside world. Is this just one island that has been impacted? Do the characters have to react to reintegration to the real world? Or is the rest of the world also going into lawlessness?

]]> By: Sondy http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/2012/02/20/review-the-way-we-fall/#comment-149594 Sondy Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:01:54 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/teacozy/?p=3839#comment-149594 As you know, I read this in the hospital, and it was NOT good hospital reading! I suspect I still wouldn't have liked the book at home -- way too many people die. But you've just wiped out my biggest peeve, which was the ending. If it's the first book of a trilogy, the ending is actually okay. Because I didn't like that it ends so abruptly. What kind of a future could these people possibly have with so many dead? Well, if there are more books, we can find out, and I can forgive the author for the abrupt ending. I suspect I will want to read the next book and see if things get any better. But I will NOT read it unless I'm feeling completely healthy! As you know, I read this in the hospital, and it was NOT good hospital reading! I suspect I still wouldn’t have liked the book at home — way too many people die. But you’ve just wiped out my biggest peeve, which was the ending. If it’s the first book of a trilogy, the ending is actually okay. Because I didn’t like that it ends so abruptly. What kind of a future could these people possibly have with so many dead? Well, if there are more books, we can find out, and I can forgive the author for the abrupt ending.

I suspect I will want to read the next book and see if things get any better. But I will NOT read it unless I’m feeling completely healthy!

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