Kenneth’s Comments (group member since Sep 04, 2014)

Kenneth’s comments from the Discourse in a Digital Age group.

What did you think of the whole book? Let it all hang out here.

I was to Luisa Rey before I finally caught on to the scope of the work (though I liked Frobisher enough and even Ewing grew on me). Luisa and Cavendish were entertaining, but Sonmi rather spoke to me, as you might expect, what with me being the progenitor of a pseudo-sci-fi book club. Zachry was difficult to read, but interesting.

I had a harder time linking Zachry and Ewing to the greater story, except to say that they complimented each other well.

What common threads did you see appear in each of the six stories?

Want to talk about what you're reading now? What you've been up to recently? Some hot new library program, or any topic you're unsure about? Bring it here!

Alright, post-discussion comments. Spoiler-iffic, if you care!

I was not fond of the twist that she was alive and plotting it all. Given that premise, however, I thought it was a good read. True, it was hard to read, but also true, it kept me reading like a junkie. The ending was the only possible ending - it would have been diminished if one of them killed the other, or if she had let him leave, or if she had been killed out there in the wilderness. The characters were unlikeable and somewhat unrealistic, but the book was quite a ride.

I am interested to see what these big-name actors do with the characters, and how or whether they change the ending.

This thread is for chatter about our upcoming book. No major spoilers here, please, but feel free to talk about themes, impressions, potential digital tie-ins, or whatever you like. I'm learning that I have a lot of potential resources, and a bit of a fearless nature when it comes to finding people to talk to.

Thanks for your input, Kim! I'll post my comments after the discussion tonight, just in case somebody perusing this board hasn't finished the novel yet.

Here we go! In addition to chattering about the book, we can provide any cool thoughts we have about the format of the discussion, what we can do for the discussion, or just what treats somebody is bringing.

Did you know Gone Girl is a movie set to come out in October, starring Ben Affleck? Well, it was filmed in Cape Girardeau. I'm talking with community leaders there to see if one is willing to maybe Skype in to the discussion and share their experiences as an extra.