The Year They Fell 3
What components does your book have to make it a page-turner? Or was this book a little slow to get started? Was there a point where you just couldn't put it down? Or did you struggle getting through it? Please provide examples.
Heroine 2
Do you believe in 100 years, this novel will be considered a "classic"? Will it stand the test of time and be something that students will be reading in an English class of the future? Why or why not?
Right away in the book it started with Dayana getting high out of her mind and telling her old best friends from preschool that their parents all died in a plane crash so it really got straight to the point.
ReplyDeleteI agree to some levels. It did get straight to the point with their parents dying but we already knew that happened from the back of the book. I feel like the point of the book was to show how they really got closer and that didn't really start happening until a ways into the book. Ye sit got to the point with the plane crash but I personally don't think that was the main point of the book which is what makes me think it started off slow.
DeleteIt took a while for the book to gain momentum. I did not care for the chapters being based on the viewpoint of one person at a time. Once Josie snapped out of her "underwater coma," so to speak, the book started to pick up and the friends began to find their way back to each other on personal levels. I felt the development of Josie and Archie's relationship, as well as Jack's concussion and recovery made the book gain momentum. Also, Harrison's father returning to his life added interest, as well. Still, much more could have been done by the author to add to this novel; perhaps, by rounding out the development of the characters, which would have made it more of a page-turner.
ReplyDeleteIt started off kind of slow with Dayana's point of view and then it already started to pick up when she found out the plane had crashed. There wasn't a very big pull for me to keep reading though and I'm not sure why. It could've been the fact that it never really went into depth with some events. Such as, how Jack really felt under his anger or how Harrison really felt during his glitches other than panic of someone seeing. It was very obvious to tell that there was some major character development but that happens in almost every book anyway. I think it would have been a better book if it went more into depth about their thoughts and feelings and if it were just in a third-person point of view instead of a different point of view every chapter, especially when they were all in the same place.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it started out kind of slowly. I think maybe if the author had shown some of the teens interacting with their parents before the plane crash then the plane crash happening, maybe there would have been a faster start because we would understand more about what types of relationships they had with their parents.
DeleteI think that leaving characters somewhat vague makes them much more relatable to readers, as people can imprint themselves as the characters making the book more enjoyable (or disturbing). I agree that the initial pull was very weak, I thought it came too fast and didn't set up just how important that one event was. Throughout the book you read minor backstory that could've been set at the beginning, like the Sunnies at elementary school, or other events involving their parents. I disagree on the third person point of view, though. I believe the point of having these different views when they're together is meant to make it so you can compare what they're thinking of to their outward appearance. Good response, though.
DeleteThe book started kind of slowly but then instantly gained speed for me after the "Sunnies" found out their parents died and started coming back together again and supporting each other. This book was a page-turner for me. I really liked how they examined the story from each of the teens views. I was very intrigued at the start by the "trance" Josie was in and how Jack helped her. Harrison's investigation really pulled me it too, to the point where I wondered if the book was becoming a mystery. When they started talking about going to Anguilla, I wanted to see there reaction to getting there so that really compelled me to keep reading. The last component that made me want to keep reading was the ending and wanting to see how all of the "Sunnies" lives turned out. I think this book started out a little slow but turned into a page turner for me.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the book did start out little slow. It took some time for each character to be established and for the reader to understand their backstories.
DeleteI also agree that Jack and Josie's relationship was intriguing, as well as Harrison's investigation. The ending of this book was much more fulfilling than some others because the reader got to see how each of the characters grew and developed.
I had no trouble at all getting through this book because it has so much happening at all times. It was kind of slow in the beginning but still was pretty easy to get through because Dayana was "stalking" her classmates online. But as soon as she ran to the party and broke the news to all the other people at the party that the plane went down it was full of twists and turns. From Josie confronting to her old Coach to Dayana getting friends again. I started to struggle a very little bit when after they found out about the plane that Josie and Jack were trying to help each other get through the tough time that the reader knew that they were possibly making it worse and hurting each other. All together though this is a great book and a page turner.
ReplyDeleteThe way it began instantly drew me in because Dayana's high took my by surprise. To me, it seemed to get to the point fairly quick and to immediately see the characters in a vulnerable state was very intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I thought the way it started was interesting and I wanted to see where it went. And the beginning was really good because almost immediately it had me hooked.
DeleteAt first I was confused because I didn't notice that each chapter changed perspectives, which is my fault. After that, it was much more enjoyable to read (obviously) and I respected the author's choice to use these stereotypes (popular girl, sporty bulky kid, the academic, the artist, and the drug addict) to emphasize certain vulnerabilities and issues. I've noticed a sort of hook technique in the writing, where the author shows something about to happen in one perspective, switches to another somewhere else in the aftermath, then explains what actually happened after connecting the two together. The example I thought of was when Harrison punched Cody what's-his-face. Before it happened you can tell something was up with Harrison, just by his behavior (or lack thereof). Then the event happens, which I consider the "aftermath" in this example, and you are cut to a perspective who notices Harrison is extremely high and is certainly not in his right mind. Overall I thought the story structure was good and I enjoyed it to the end.
ReplyDeleteIt is made a page-turner because of how something is always a problem going on, there isn't a whole lot of down-time for the characters. It wasn't slow to get started at all, Dayana going over to tell Josie & Jack about there parents happened almost immediately. Never at any point did I struggle getting through a section of the novel.
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree ! There is never a dull moment in this book
DeleteAt first this book was a little slow because it took a while for me to understand each character and their backstories. However, once I established each of the characters' role in the story, the book definitely picked up the pace. Something new was always happening; parties, breakups, love, pregnancy, cheating, etc. Every chapter introduced a new issue to the plot.
ReplyDeleteWhen Archie discovered the affair between the parents, I found myself unable to put the book down. I could almost feel what the Sunnies were feeling; confusion, betrayal, and so many other emotions. The same goes for when Josie's pregnancy was revealed and Jack wanted to fight Archie.
Overall, the author did a great job keeping the readers interested by incorporating in plot twists and new issues throughout the story.
What made this book a page turner for me is the different perspectives. I was always eager to see what each character was thinking and seeing in the different scenarios and how each person reacted.
ReplyDeleteWhat made this book a page turner for me was the different view points in the book. Each character had their own way with dealing with their parents' deaths and to see the way some of them reacted was a bit interesting. The point where I couldn't put the book down was when Jack started to rip the pages out of Archie's sketch book. It made me really sad and want to keep reading so I could find out how Archie reacted.
ReplyDeleteIt was kind of slow in the beginning. It didn't really feel like it was really going anywhere. Like yeah there parents died like right away, but then nothing else really big happened for a while. The point of this story was like a found family and that didn't really happen until near the very end, when they are all on the island together and finally work through their problems. It was also kind f hard to read because the point of view kept changing.
ReplyDeletei agree. There weren't really any big events after their parents died, and the point of veiw switching really confused me on the characters.
DeleteThe book was for the most part pretty slow. In the beginning nothing really happened then the plane crash happened and everything was all crazy, but after that nothing really happened. They had lots of school and friend group drama but no big exciting events. I had a hard time getting through this book.
ReplyDeleteFor me, this book started off slow, but then you found out that their parents died, and things sped up as the kids started reconnecting. For me, the book was a page turner because you saw different events told from different people's points of view. As the book went on, you started connecting the pieces of the puzzle, which I liked a lot. For example, in one scene in Archie's point of view, Josie ran off without any explanation and the reader thought nothing of it. Later, when in Josie's point of view, the reader finds out that she ran off because she found out that she was pregnant.
ReplyDeleteI also liked how you saw all the charaters develop throughout the book. You saw how they changed and adapted their personalities/ lifestyles to deal with the grief of their parents losses and the shock of all the other events that happened to them. One thing I didn't like, though, is that it didn't really go in depth on the characters emotions that much. During Harrison's panic attacks, it didn't really express how he was feeling, just that he was experiencing a panic attack.
The book took a while to get going but once it did it was very interesting. I think what makes this book a page tuner is the relationships between the characters and how they were constantly shifting; that is what really helped me keep interest in the book for example Archie and Jack. Jack was ready to rip Archie's head off half the time but then in other parts they got along. This book definitely was not my favorite it was a decent book it just really couldn't keep my attention.
ReplyDeleteFor me this book was very hard to put down, esspicaly at the begining. At the beginging of the story it was very interesting because all of the kids parents died, so it was a page turner because everyone was handling there parents death in diffrent ways (good and bad ways) and then after the parents funreal it was still a page turner becuase the kids were having problelems at school, and then figuring out one of them is pregent. This book was a big page turner.
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