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Firefight
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FF Part 2: Chapter 14 - Chapter 25
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Things I'm liking and not liking so much at this point in the book:Not liking: the trying to be funny with bad metaphors thing. First - and I know this will seem like a petty thing - but they are not metaphors!!! They are similes. When you use like or as to compare things it's a simile not a metaphor. Like I said it's probably a petty thing to single out, but I'm a bit of a grammar nerd and that really bugs me! And often the bad "metaphors" get in the way of the reading flow for me. Some times they are placed in the story during a more serious moment that doesn't seem that appropriate and so it's distracting for me.
Liking: My favorite part so far is reading about David's internal struggle with accepting that not all Epics are the same. He's finding he can't indecriminately hate them all. I hope this keeps getting explored even further in the story.
I'm interested to see if epics CAN stay non-evil. Because of Megan/David I want to think yes, there is something that can happen, and I feel like the book is hinting that Megan is still good. However, all the facts we know so far point to power corruption.
Suzanne wrote: "I'm interested to see if epics CAN stay non-evil. Because of Megan/David I want to think yes, there is something that can happen, and I feel like the book is hinting that Megan is still good. How..."I'm really enjoying how Sanderson explores this idea - if a person can change their fundamental personality and moral makeup.
@ Christina - I think someone pulls David up about this at some point and tells him that his metaphors are actually similies - so at least Sanderson does know that difference cos I'd be a bit concerned if he didn't! The bad metaphor's were more distracting for me in the first book, I've sort of gotten used to them now.
Laurel wrote: "@ Christina - I think someone pulls David up about this at some point and tells him that his metaphors are actually similies - so at least Sanderson does know that difference cos I'd be a bit conce..."Did that happen towards the end of the book? I don't remember reading that (still have about 100 pages left to read), but I'm so happy that he has one of the characters point that out to David. In this case it works for me then! I still find David a bit annoying though :/
Can't remember exactly but it is further on. Yeah that made me laugh, I was thinking - finally! He can get on your nerves a bit but he grew on me during the first book and this time I actually started to think he was quite sweet. In an annoying way. I think it's deliberate though cos the whole point of his character is that he is a little irritating but also his enthusiasm kind of wins everyone round in the end.
Still meh. I don't like or care what happens to any of the characters in the book. I still find the writing, story, and attempts at exploring morality all a bit pedestrian. It feels like the book was written for a middle school age group rather than young adult. The only YA I've read as an adult though is Battle Royale and Half a King, so maybe it's not a fair comparison.
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So far the book isn't bad, but it's not great either.
Yes the metaphors drove me crazy. I tried many times to excuse them, telling myself it was to show David's character, but that just made me dislike David.
All the cheezy metaphors made me think David was 15 and not 19. It made it harder to believe that Megan would be that interested in him as she is portrayed as much older and serious, and he as fairly juvenile.
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