My first impression of this book can be summed up in three words, I hated it.
Three Day Road was simply something that I wouldn't read on my own outside of school. It had one redeeming quality in my eyes which was the fact that it had sections talking about the war. These interested me but seemed to be few and far between off the start. The flashbacks didn't grab my interest at all and the characters did not seem to be people that were interesting in my opinion. To some it may have grabbed their interest because it was a unique story but even with this it did not grab my interest.
As the story progressed it became much better. Mainly because the setting of most of the story line turned into the duo of Xavier and Elijah in World War 1 but also because the flashbacks began to make much more sense and it seemed that they were placed much better. The flashbacks were used very well to progress the story while not confusing the reader making them wonder if it is past or present. Perhaps the most important was that the characters became more likeable. Their development was great throughout the chapters, especially Xavier and Elijah.
Kane Charnstrom
I agree with you very much, the flashbacks were very confusing and were not placed very well at the start of the book. At the start I could also not wait to put the book down, however as you said it had gotten better as the book progressed.
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with you Kane, some parts of the story are highly confusing. Most of the confusing parts had to have been when they switched characters. It was hard to distinguish sometimes between Niska and Xavier when they have their flashbacks. I have to agree with you Kane that the story gets better. Thanks for writing this inspirational blog, it greatly opens up the eyes of the reader.
ReplyDeleteI found that it took a while to really understand the point of view in which the story was being told. i am almost half way done and i just started liking the book. What i found is reading a book for a class is much different than choosing a book yourself and reading for joy.
ReplyDeleteI agree the flashbacks were confusing and it was very hard to follow and track the book. As the book went on it became better and the book got greater. It was more interesting when reading about the war and it was more interesting now that X talks about his experiences.
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