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3.16 AVERAGE
3.16 AVERAGE
A unique story, told from a first person plural perspective, with a multitude of verb tenses used, The Fates Will Find Their Way was a quick read, largely in part of Prittard's craft with words.
Why did the story of Nora need to be told? Because this one person and her disappearance became a point of demarcation in the lives of a group of teenagers coming of age in a suburban town: Before Nora Disappeared, and After Nora Disappeared.
While I can honestly say I liked this book, I can't necessarily say I'd recommend it for any one type of reader.
Why did the story of Nora need to be told? Because this one person and her disappearance became a point of demarcation in the lives of a group of teenagers coming of age in a suburban town: Before Nora Disappeared, and After Nora Disappeared.
While I can honestly say I liked this book, I can't necessarily say I'd recommend it for any one type of reader.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to like this book more than I did. Fine writing. But as another reviewer put it, unsatisfying. I will not miss the characters. In fact, I hardly knew them.
Super unique writing and "train of thought" hypotheticals. Felt like the way your brain writes entire plots in a millisecond while you're falling asleep.
The overall subject matter is pretty depressing. But I liked the unique point of view - it feels like you're reading one (unidentified) man's narration but really it's the perspective of the entire group of friends.
DNF—the plot line, missing teenage girl and the musings, rumors, and fantasies of the teen age boys from her town, did nothing for me. I quit after the movie scene with the junior and senior boys.
2 Stars because the prose was inarguably captivating… But I wish I could burn every copy of this book. The author seems to hate all women, and perhaps all men. Her condemnation for the upper middle-class life is acceptable, but she seems to torture women on every page of this book. And all of the men, she condescends about as if they are never able to emotionally mature beyond the age of 15. It’s a bleak and horrible Look at Western culture that leaves the reader asking, if this is all that there is, why keep going?
A sort of Looking for Alaska for adults, this novel followed a group of boys and how they dealt with the unexplained disappearance of one of their classmates. It was morose and melancholy, but unique in the sense that this was the first book I'd ever read told from a plural POV. The narrator was never named, it was always 'we' or 'us,' and I found that personable, almost like an unnamed member of this group of boys was sitting down telling me this whole drawn out tale from across the couch or something.
In the end, the book was depressing and a reminder that eventually everyone has to move on from, but I liked it. It was beautifully written, and while some of the boys' explanations for what happened to Nora seemed a little far-fetched, it worked.
In the end, the book was depressing and a reminder that eventually everyone has to move on from, but I liked it. It was beautifully written, and while some of the boys' explanations for what happened to Nora seemed a little far-fetched, it worked.
Loved it. Brilliant. Rarely am I moved to write a review here but this was an amazing book. Wish I had written it.