Judith asked this question about Apples Never Fall:
Moriarty inserts the pandemic into the final chapters of the book. Does that totally break the mood for anyone else? Pretty much ruined the ending for me.
Cas We are on holiday in The Maldives at the moment, a much needed break that we have looked forward to for a long time, because of, well you know. I brou…moreWe are on holiday in The Maldives at the moment, a much needed break that we have looked forward to for a long time, because of, well you know. I brought the hard back version of this book with me and was so excited to open it every morning. It has taken me 4 days to read, and I absolutely loved it UNTIL that God awful pandemic was brought into the story including social distancing, face masks, hand sanitiser etc. It totally spoiled it for me, it made me so angry to be reminded of anything to do with that time. I will be leaving this book behind instead of taking it home to add to my collection. Just why was that necessary?(less)
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Judith I'm the one who asked the original question & felt the exact same way when it happened to me!! I was so angry I could barely force my way through the ...more
May 11, 2022 08:04AM
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Cas Hi James, thank you for replying to my comment. I felt so strongly about this, I think our beach neighbours might have heard me ranting to my husband. ...more
May 11, 2022 10:43AM
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Judith I agree, Moriarty trivialized the pandemic. Totally unacceptable.
May 11, 2022 03:03PM
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