Marrow by Tarryn Fisher → Start Date: November 20th, 2015

[Clementine]

Join Trisha and me for our second try at Tarryn Fisher! :P

[Vicki]

Can't resist a psychological thriller with you two AND Tarryn Fisher!!! :o)

[Clementine]

Yayy! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yikes, I hope we like her more this time! LOL

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters

oooh, this one is good so far
I just have one note...

Margo(view spoiler)[ I noticed the day Naveah went missing, Margo said the bus would get her there on time
and yet she was 30 minutes late. did I miss why?
and I wonder if the police officer that is "seeing" her mom is also one she talked to in the police station (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

I will catch up during the week. :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

20 chapters

woah this took a (view spoiler)[ very dark turn
she just killed Vola like it was nothing (hide spoiler)]

mom(view spoiler)[ I'm still kind of shocked she suddenly died too. I'm glad she's over 18 but why isn't she taking the money and running. she wants revenge first? (hide spoiler)]

dad(view spoiler)[ uhhh.....so she tried to kill him too? HOLY MOLY! who poisons someone? jeez
but....who's bones did he take? who was in the oven?if I'm remembering right, they looked old...so not Neveah's right? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

25 chapters

(view spoiler)[ WOW, so it WAS the mom. holy moly
and she's going to killer her
Margo don't mess around anymore (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

30 chapters

Judah(view spoiler)[ wow, with him leaving.
I wonder if anything will hold Margo back
I wonder if she will find more people she needs to hurt or take vengeance for.... (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

41 chapters
and I'm honestly scared to keep reading :O

OMG (view spoiler)[ all that... ALL THAT
and he got her. HOLY Crap.
I don't condone what she's doing. no matter how flawed our system is (and it IS flawed) Vigilante justice scares me more. (hide spoiler)]

Judah(view spoiler)[ I'm so so sad
so sad that he has an annoying Cali girlfriend.
but I can see now....Margo took a turn when she killed Mo/Miles mom...and turn that Judah couldn't have taken her back from
he wouldn't be able to be with this Margo now (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

50 chapters
and I'm completely baffled....

Judah(view spoiler)[ is he real or no?
I can't tell what's real and what isn't...
is she really killing these people?
and how did her boyfriend meet Judah? was he not real?
was Judah girlfriend not real? is she really not taking these drives?
ugh...I'm so confused (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm done

OMG I need you guys to read this...because I'm deeply, completely confused.....

Judah(view spoiler)[ so...he's real? (hide spoiler)]

and(view spoiler)[ she became a truck driver? (hide spoiler)]

This was(view spoiler)[ good...if I knew Judah was real
if Judah is all made up..part of her dis-associative disorder (did I get that right? I'm so sorry if I didn't...)
then I'm not sure I like this

I definitely don't like that I feel like I missed something (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

GAWWWD! I don't know how or when, but it seemed that my ebook got corrupted. O.O I bought it a while back on kobo along with three other books, but it's the only one of the bunch that refuses to open. I called Kobo customer service and they were not useful. At all. -_-' I will try to fix this over the weekend by going over directly to Indigo.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ugh, I'm sorry. that sucks.
I hope they figure it out!

[Vicki]

Clementine, I haven't started yet but I do still want to read it. Are you able to or do you not have a book that works for you?

[Vicki]

Clementine, are you still going to be able to read it?

[Clementine]

(I'm sorry! I'm following the thread, but I received no emails? o_O)

I'm able to open it on my computer, but not on my ereader. :( I have an older version they don't make anymore and they want me to upgrade. I'll probably begin Monday or Tuesday? Again, sorry for the delay, I wasn't ignoring you! :O

[Clementine]

Huh never mind, I just read the prologue and two chapters. :P

Chapter 2: (view spoiler)[I'm not sure I get the reference to the bone? I get why you would be so confused about finishing this book, Trisha. The writing style is confusing at times. (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 4:(view spoiler)[Ah! So the bone isn't a metaphor after all! It,s the real name of the place. LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 6: (view spoiler)[I find it really hard to connect with characters who are from a rough neighbourhood and call those in needs of social services 'parasites'. I mean they are so 'insightful' (there's loads of telling) about the Bone being "their marrow". That doesn't resonate with my experience at all. Or maybe it's just the writing style? I don't know... (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 10: (view spoiler)[Is there a hint of fantasy in there or did I just imagine it? (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Trisha wrote: "10 chapters

oooh, this one is good so far
I just have one note...

Margo..."

I think what happened is (view spoiler)[the bus would have brought her in time had it not been late. :) (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Trisha wrote: "10 chapters..."

I think what happened is [spoilers removed]"

Yes! (view spoiler)[ see how suspicious I am of everyone though lol! I've become a jaded reader! LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Chapter 6: [spoilers removed]"

gah(view spoiler)[ I completely agree... (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Trisha wrote: "Clementine wrote: "Trisha wrote: "10 chapters..."

I think what happened is [spoilers removed]"

Yes! [spoilers removed]"

LOL Trisha! I think (view spoiler)[ a psychological thriller is meant to make you suspicious. :P (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 16: (view spoiler)[I really need Judah to stop with his philosophical musings or whatever those are. They feel fake and plastic, as if the author is trying to shove down our throat that she has thought this through. I feel like this is more melodramatic than realistic, in fact. I don't think Tarryn Fisher is for me. (hide spoiler)]

[Dominique]

I finished it last night and that was a really good book. Evn at the end you still have questions.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Chapter 16: [spoilers removed]"

YES! I'm so sorry I'm not the only one(view spoiler)[ I just don't think I like this author.... (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Dominique (Dom) wrote: "I finished it last night and that was a really good book. Evn at the end you still have questions."

right?? So...what did you decide? (view spoiler)[ is he real? or no? (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Trisha wrote: "Clementine wrote: "Chapter 16: [spoilers removed]"

YES! I'm so sorry I'm not the only one[spoilers removed]"

Well, we can't win them all, I guess. :) I'm at peace with that. ;)

[Clementine]

Dominique (Dom) wrote: "I finished it last night and that was a really good book. Evn at the end you still have questions."

Glad you enjoyed it, Dominique! :)

[Clementine]

Chapter 18: (view spoiler)[Wait, what?!? She just poisoned him?! O.O (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 19: (view spoiler)[Why would she say that to Paul unless she wanted to get caught and arrested?! (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 20:(view spoiler)[That 'non-murder' scene is impossible physically speaking. Oh my god. (hide spoiler)]

Trisha: (view spoiler)[Yeah! I was suprised she didn't take the money and start over somewhere else too... These bones can't be Neveah's because her body had been found and the bones were the one of a baby anyway. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 25: (view spoiler)[Why would she have kept the money for so long? That sounded bloody convenient to me. (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 30: (view spoiler)[She has 70k, she can leave. What the hell? That melodrama was unnecessary. Nothing is holding her back. I just don't understand her need for revenge. Gawd, she didn't even care about her mother and then, she's blaming her father and trying to poison him? It all makes zero sense to me. (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 35: (view spoiler)[What in God's name am I reading? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Chapter 35: [spoilers removed]"

Just wait...the train hasn't even derailed yet!

gah.... :/

[Clementine]

Trisha wrote: "Clementine wrote: "Chapter 35: [spoilers removed]"

Just wait...the train hasn't even derailed yet!

gah.... :/"

I just finished chapter 42. I get what you mean now. (view spoiler)[I'm sorry to say that clearly Fisher has done no research. Besides, this feels rushed. (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Chapter 43: I'm flipping a table. (view spoiler)[THIS IS NOT how it works. Internement doesn't happen like that anymore. It takes legal proceedings and a psychologist and/or a psychiatrist doing an evaluation. None of that here. Ugh. (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Chapter 43: I'm flipping a table. [spoilers removed]"

LOL! (view spoiler)[ Okay, I thought this was off and not done right. it felt rushed and not explained. it felt like an easy out to jump to and I hated it! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Clementine wrote: "Chapter 35: [spoilers removed]"

Just wait...the train hasn't even derailed yet!

gah.... :/"

I just finished chapter 42. I get what you mean now. [spoilers removed]"

no no...it derails around chapter 50

[Clementine]

Chapter 47: (view spoiler)[Hold on. What the hell? Judah, no Judah... Fisher should make up her mind, goddamn it! (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Ugh I'm done.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

ugh.....Yeah, I wasn't sure if you'd like this one Clementine

so...(view spoiler)[ this "Judah is real, he's not" line is completely wrong, right? I felt like whatever diagnosis she was supposed to have wasn't explained NEITHER was how she had all those times and moments that other people saw him.....or am I misunderstanding?! (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

I'm sorry in advance for the lenght of my answer. I trued not to be too "name-dropping-ly". (view spoiler)[There was a mention of "psychotic episodes" as a result of "dissociation" following a traumatic incident, which is utter and complete nonsense. Hallucinations don't work that way; they affect one sensory pattern at a time (for example, visual hallucinations and auditory hallucinations) and visual hallucinations are extremely rare among Caucasians. In a clinical POV, there were grandiose delusions, meaming Margo thought she was "more important" and "more omnipotent" than the rest of the general population that she felt obligated to "avenge" (this concept disgusted me too much in its execution for me not to use quotation marks) victims. Hmm. I have issues with all of this because clearly the author was aiming for some "schizophrenian-like" symptoms and has done zero research on the matter. I really wish people would stop using the traumatic past trope to explain why someone is killing and how "crazy" that makes them. There's a BIG distinction between mental illness and criminals. Mentally ill people are statistically speaking more frequently the victims of violent crimes, not the cause of them. And yes, you're totally right. There were consistencies around Judah.

What did you think of the social comment? It made me cringe so hard... (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

No, your answer is great! I completely agree (view spoiler)[ I finished the book thinking I didn't understand if the whole book was a lie or if the narrator was lying. Ugh! It was so frustrating! And yes, I thought the mental health part was so poorly done I wanted to throw the book (but it was my kindle, so no throwing...)

isn't this her second book where she did ZERO research on whatever flavor disorder she was trying to claim? I don't remember the name of it but the MC was a liar....and she used people. Anyway, I remember I skipped that one because you guys didn't like it so much. I think I'm done with this author. (hide spoiler)]

Social comment? (view spoiler)[ it seems like there were so many? I cringed during most of the book. which one? lol (hide spoiler)]

[Clementine]

Oh! You mean ? (view spoiler)[I still can't believe she got it wrong. I mean the answer is in the name: selective amnesia means a type of amnesia that is selective. -_-' I feel like she's aiming for a Leah Raeder's feel with the way she throws things in her stories that are supposed to make us cringe, but really she can't pull it off. I'm SO done with this author. LOL (hide spoiler)]

For the social comment, I meant (view spoiler)[the whole "avenger" thingy. I had trouble understanding her point because in her Author's note at the end she says something like "don't hurt yourself and don't hurt or kill other people". I must admit that I had the smug reflex to think: "Really? And who's gonna say that to Margo?" (And can we talk about the fact that she watched a whole video about a woman hurting a child without once thinking that she should pause it and report her?) (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Clementine wrote: "Oh! You mean ? [spoilers removed]

For the social comment, I meant [spoilers removed]"
OH YES! Her Note?!?! (view spoiler)[ That was awful. I thought the same thing. There is no way I could watch a whole video of it!

LOL and I love your Margo comment! ha! Who IS going to tell Margo?! (hide spoiler)]

Yeah...I'm not sure this author and I are well matched either.....