4.5 - I finished this last after after only picking up the same morning. I'm shocked how how intense this was. I have to admit this, I kept flipping back to the author picture and wondering how in the world he got this so right. But, I have a idea how.
I think Bishop is a Tim. I think Bishop had a Liz. And I think it effected him so deeply that he thought and thought and then thought some more. Now, maybe I'm reading too much into this and maybe not, either way I'd love to know. I think some of the logistics have been dramatized for effect but that the soul of the story might just be Bishop's.
This is beautiful - so very beautiful. The book is one long "letter" although sometimes Liz is being spoken to directly about current events and other time's she's hearing her mother reminisce.
What took away the half a star for me? The ending. And to be fully honest I'm not even sure whether this is a full five stars or not because I can't get a grip on how I feel about the ending.
I think the book may have been "better" had Bishop not ended the book the way he did. (Can anyone tell I'm trying to not add a spoiler here? lol) I think leaving the ending in the manner that the rest of the book was written would have been more powerful in a way. That's what I was expecting, for some reason, so I was surprised at the "tidy" ending.
Read for yourself, no doubt in my mind that I'll pick up Bishop's next book. If he gets better with each book than we have a lot to look forward to!
I think Bishop is a Tim. I think Bishop had a Liz. And I think it effected him so deeply that he thought and thought and then thought some more. Now, maybe I'm reading too much into this and maybe not, either way I'd love to know. I think some of the logistics have been dramatized for effect but that the soul of the story might just be Bishop's.
This is beautiful - so very beautiful. The book is one long "letter" although sometimes Liz is being spoken to directly about current events and other time's she's hearing her mother reminisce.
What took away the half a star for me? The ending. And to be fully honest I'm not even sure whether this is a full five stars or not because I can't get a grip on how I feel about the ending.
I think the book may have been "better" had Bishop not ended the book the way he did. (Can anyone tell I'm trying to not add a spoiler here? lol) I think leaving the ending in the manner that the rest of the book was written would have been more powerful in a way. That's what I was expecting, for some reason, so I was surprised at the "tidy" ending.
Read for yourself, no doubt in my mind that I'll pick up Bishop's next book. If he gets better with each book than we have a lot to look forward to!
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