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| Chris Whitaker(imagined) when he began writing book. |
Dear Bookclub,
Unable to join our group for the discussion of Chris Whitaker's "All the Colors of the Dark", I learned from Wanda that:
"Book not anyone's favorite. All agreed sooo long, most enjoyed beginning, the mystery, but became confusing as he wrote on and on. Author didn't seem to miss a hot topic. We missed your input."
Fear not! Here is my input (in a large nutshell):
Chapter 1 Huh...
Chapter 2 interesting
Chapter 3 interesting, interesting....
Chapter 35 wow
Chapter 90 yikes
Chapter 114 got it, uh-huh
Chapter 135 yup, yup
Chapter 172 art!
Chapter 195 yup, yup
Chapter 210 enough
Chapter 287 Sammy is funny
Chapter 290 CW is masterful at character names/nicknames
Chapter 350 wow
Chapter 420 still here
Chapter 424 prison
Chapter 576 predictable to the third
Chapter 800 I am getting old
Chapter 801 that's actually good writing
Chapter 842 plot twists exhausted
Chapter 850 uh-huh, uh-huh
Chapter 851 uh-huh, uh-huh
Chapter 852 uh-huh, uh-huh
Chapter 905 there is more to tidy-up
Chapter 1200 nearly there
Chapter 1204 another plot twist (really?)
Chapter 1205 the neatly tied bow
Chapter 1403 ta-da
Perhaps we became weary of Whitaker's novel because we are well-read. Tedium comes easily when you've read it all before. The intense characterization of Patch was most unique and entertaining to me. I also found that the range of good/bad was extremely gray and intriguing. Being a petty thief to feed oneself vs. abduction and torture for no reason. The following author's interview may shed some light on Whitaker's take on Patch; Chris has had a bumpy road growing up and even after. He seems a bit unlucky:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ch3dYDnbM
Had to check out Square Books. Definitely a place I would visit if I were in the neighborhood:
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Wanda's suggestions for an upcoming read:
"An Unfinished Love Story" Doris Kearns Goodwin *chosen
"Broken Country" Claire Leslie Hall
"The Secret Life of Sunflowers" Marta Molnar & Dana Marton
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| Chris Whitaker(imagined) at conclusion of writing book. | |
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Happy reading,
LK
