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I give up. I love Connie Willis, but this book is not where it's at. Generations have come and gone since I started this book. I'd read two pages, get bored, play sporcle. Read two more pages wherein the three identical main characters blather about what? Navy colored skirts and not finding an automobile? Then my child would wake up from a nap and Blackout would sit forgotten until I 'd fire up iBooks again and groan inwardly.
I gave her the benefit of the doubt for 400 pages because I dearly love her, but no more.
The two stars I give this book are for the description of inflatable tanks used by the British army as a decoy for German planes. I'd never heard of that and found that totally awesome.
I gave her the benefit of the doubt for 400 pages because I dearly love her, but no more.
The two stars I give this book are for the description of inflatable tanks used by the British army as a decoy for German planes. I'd never heard of that and found that totally awesome.
I fail to believe that the son of a high ranking officer in the SS would not know that his country was at war, that the 3rd reich hated Jews, have such glaring problems pronouncing words in his own language. I could go on. The story was moving, this I cannot deny.
There is an absolute wealth of good WW2 lit for kids, this is not it. Why was this adapted for film?
There is an absolute wealth of good WW2 lit for kids, this is not it. Why was this adapted for film?
Ultimately, 1q84 reminded me of LOST as a whole. I had great hopes, it was beautifully described, completely enigmatic, and absolutely less complicated than it seemed. There's about a bajillion reviews since the book was so hyped. So in the interest of being short and sweet (unlike the book, jeez) I will say: the characterization was damn good, the storyline, for all it's initial weirdness, was actually pretty pedestrian? I definitely had a, "that's all?" moment toward the end there. I loved certain elements. Tengo's dad, his mistress (what happened to her, that's my great mystery). I loved the stuff about Chekov. There's a lot to like really. It could have been at least 200 pages shorter. I'm going to have to read six or so kids books as palette cleanser, but I'm glad I read it.
This was pretty wicked. I cannot wait for the movie.
