tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post4753376117898511901..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Stone's FallSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58659753711225469782009-08-16T15:50:38.914-05:002009-08-16T15:50:38.914-05:00It very definitely required a high level of concen...It very definitely required a high level of concentration, Anonymous. I had a bit of trouble in the first few pages of Parts II and III until I could rearrange all the characters and their relationships in my mind. Going backward from generation-to-generation was a clever approach but much more demanding of the reader than going in the other direction.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84438051218818305302009-08-14T12:22:19.182-05:002009-08-14T12:22:19.182-05:00I just finished this book. While I liked it, the s...I just finished this book. While I liked it, the structure made it a bit confusing. The end took me by surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-85107822749188287222009-08-13T21:56:20.148-05:002009-08-13T21:56:20.148-05:00BookFool, do let me know what you think and how lo...BookFool, do let me know what you think and how long it took you to read it...just curious.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-52481608499345031942009-08-13T21:55:32.183-05:002009-08-13T21:55:32.183-05:00Factotum, I really admire authors who can produce ...Factotum, I really admire authors who can produce something as complicated as this and bring it all together at the end - coherently. It was like working a puzzle and I couldn't wait to fit the last piece in its spot. Thanks for recommending it.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-2317434618302489332009-08-13T21:54:11.243-05:002009-08-13T21:54:11.243-05:00I sure know what you mean, Diane. You should see ...I sure know what you mean, Diane. You should see the stack on my desk right now...not to mention the one in my bedroom closet. I'll have to post a picture sometime.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-66469079687465612322009-08-13T21:53:01.971-05:002009-08-13T21:53:01.971-05:00I hope I did it justice, Rhapsody. It deserves to...I hope I did it justice, Rhapsody. It deserves to be read by a lot of folks because it is a well-crafted book and must have been a real chore for its author.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42757210250875790422009-08-08T19:53:34.887-05:002009-08-08T19:53:34.887-05:00Well, I'm glad it's just that it's har...Well, I'm glad it's just that it's hard to describe and not that you hate the book, since it's on my towering TBR.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-88774606777327470652009-08-08T09:37:11.547-05:002009-08-08T09:37:11.547-05:00Oh I'm glad you liked it! Yes, the end left my...Oh I'm glad you liked it! Yes, the end left my jaw hanging in disbelief and admiration for how he tied EVERYTHING together in one fell swoop. <br /><br />I don't think his "The Instance of the Fingerpost" has such a dramatic end (it's been years since I read it), but it is similar in that there are plot twists you just cannot see coming but yet are perfectly logical (and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-32349733068457229692009-08-08T07:55:35.822-05:002009-08-08T07:55:35.822-05:00I've wanted to read this, but other books have...I've wanted to read this, but other books have gotten in the way, if you know what I mean ? LOL(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31028434077210320772009-08-07T23:21:37.827-05:002009-08-07T23:21:37.827-05:00I've encountered books like that too, where th...I've encountered books like that too, where the whole story practically would be a spoiler so what do you say in a review?!!! But you still managed to make it sound pretty interesting!!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.com