Wait, are there editions of the novel with only 3 books in them? Because mine was def split into five...
AND SPEAKING OF, I am back with notes/thoughts for the last two sections!
BOOK 4
BOOK 5
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AND SPEAKING OF, I am back with notes/thoughts for the last two sections!
BOOK 4
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RIP Ramy, you were my favourite. (Don't tell Victoire).
Letty sucking was always inevitable to me. She came across to me as someone who seriously thought she was the main character and was willfully ignorant of her friends' lived experiences. She is someone who needs a lot more intersectionality in her dang feminism, and to stop trying to play White Saviour (very much seemed that she was trying to save the others from themselves).
Letty sucking was always inevitable to me. She came across to me as someone who seriously thought she was the main character and was willfully ignorant of her friends' lived experiences. She is someone who needs a lot more intersectionality in her dang feminism, and to stop trying to play White Saviour (very much seemed that she was trying to save the others from themselves).
BOOK 5
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Speaking of Letty, this really stuck out (p. 502). I think it says a lot about Victoire's character and/or circumstances that she was willing to keep putting energy into this relationship:
'It was like an exercise in hope,' [Victoire] said after a pause. 'Loving her, I mean. Sometimes I'd think she'd come around. Sometimes I'd look her in the eyes and think that I was looking at a true friend. Then she'd say something, make some off-the-cuff comment, and the whole cycle would begin all over again. It was like pouring sand into a sieve. Nothing stuck.'
I really enjoyed that chapter 30 was just a newspaper article—it was nice to get an outside perspective on the events of the story, not just filtered through Robin's lens. I will say, though, that making it a footnote really bugged me stylistically as there was soo much empty space on the page.
I'm going to be honest, I stopped liking Robin by the end of the book. It became really clear how desperately he just needed to play martyr, which had only been hinted at before, and I'm with Chakravarti: I am not here for willful destruction, even by doing nothing, of innocent life. That bridge was, pun intended to lighten the mood, a bridge too far.
I actually really like that it's open-ended—with the fall of the tower, the whole world is full of possibility now, and I feel that writing a solid ending for Victoire limits that in some way. Then again, this is coming from someone who now struggles with series (which I loved as a kid) as I lose momentum between entries but still can't read them back to back??? so I think it would bug me if we had something added on later.
UNLESS THAT ADDITION WAS WHATEVER WAS IN GRIFFIN'S LETTERS. Robin's lack of curiosity was a greater sin than his martyr complex. >.>
I really enjoyed that chapter 30 was just a newspaper article—it was nice to get an outside perspective on the events of the story, not just filtered through Robin's lens. I will say, though, that making it a footnote really bugged me stylistically as there was soo much empty space on the page.
I'm going to be honest, I stopped liking Robin by the end of the book. It became really clear how desperately he just needed to play martyr, which had only been hinted at before, and I'm with Chakravarti: I am not here for willful destruction, even by doing nothing, of innocent life. That bridge was, pun intended to lighten the mood, a bridge too far.
(August 30, 2023 – 2:47 PM)Elisabeth Champagne Wrote: First, I'm probably the only person who HATES open ended endings so it honestly frustrated me that we never get to see what exactly happens with Victoire, but that’s my own thing. However, I definitely would love maybe a short story where we can follow her a bit? Maybe one of those mini novellas that are companion books to the main story? Idk if it work though. As much as I want to Know ™, sometimes when the author tries to add on more to a finished story it ends up terrible.
I actually really like that it's open-ended—with the fall of the tower, the whole world is full of possibility now, and I feel that writing a solid ending for Victoire limits that in some way. Then again, this is coming from someone who now struggles with series (which I loved as a kid) as I lose momentum between entries but still can't read them back to back??? so I think it would bug me if we had something added on later.
UNLESS THAT ADDITION WAS WHATEVER WAS IN GRIFFIN'S LETTERS. Robin's lack of curiosity was a greater sin than his martyr complex. >.>
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