tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post2821177856768295521..comments2024-03-19T04:34:51.847-07:00Comments on Smorgasbook: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMegan Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537170023931826579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-49938526152260847362017-06-28T10:20:48.456-07:002017-06-28T10:20:48.456-07:00That's a really excellent way to think about i...That's a really excellent way to think about it, Cryssa! I would prefer some more time to soak it in before being bumped away.Megan Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537170023931826579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-88835218591116228462017-06-28T09:42:30.562-07:002017-06-28T09:42:30.562-07:00I've been conflicted over this for the same re...I've been conflicted over this for the same reasons (short chapters). That was my initial complaint. The scene ends before you can really become engrossed in the character. It's like a vignette and not entirely conducive to connecting with the characters. Now at the half way mark, the one advantage to the short chapters is that they give the reader time to sit back on the exquisite language used. But is that enough? What is more important, connecting with the story and the characters or stopping frequent enough to admire the Mona Lisa? Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-504379481718443292016-11-16T10:57:16.557-08:002016-11-16T10:57:16.557-08:00Completely understandable! I was afraid the scowl...Completely understandable! I was afraid the scowl on my face the day (week?) (month?) after would never go away.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101597469337048001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-37994011024856791882016-11-16T09:46:19.940-08:002016-11-16T09:46:19.940-08:00That's fair, Steve. Honestly, if it had been a...That's fair, Steve. Honestly, if it had been any other day than the one when I wrote it, I probably wouldn't have been so cranky. Megan Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537170023931826579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3763088504707951697.post-86984291648146755122016-11-16T08:28:00.381-08:002016-11-16T08:28:00.381-08:00You make some compelling points, Megan, as is your...You make some compelling points, Megan, as is your habit. I thought the ending was weak, too. It added virtually nothing. One area where I was probably a bit more accepting than you was in young Werner's role in the war. I think at that point standing up to an SS officer (or whoever was in charge of murdering those who don't toe the line), was not an option you'd survive. (Please don't think that makes me a Trump apologist, though.) What may be your best point is how good "Life and Fate" must be. I haven't read it, but I now know I should.<br /><br />Steve H.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101597469337048001noreply@blogger.com